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HULFT Order Management

AI-powered sales order automation

Current Order Processing

  • How do you receive sales orders today? (Email, fax, EDI, portal, phone)
  • What percentage of orders require manual data entry?
  • How many orders do you process per day/week/month?
  • How many people are involved in order entry?
  • What is the average time to process a single order?

Document Types

  • What types of documents do you receive? (POs, invoices, RFQs, contracts)
  • How standardized are the documents you receive?
  • How many different document formats/templates do you deal with?
  • Do you receive handwritten or poor-quality scanned documents?

Order Complexity

  • How many line items on a typical order?
  • Do orders require validation against product catalog, pricing, credit limits, inventory?
  • What percentage of orders have exceptions requiring review?
  • What are common exception types?

ERP / Backend Systems

  • What ERP system do you use? (SAP, Oracle, NetSuite, Microsoft, etc.)
  • Is the ERP cloud-based or on-premises?
  • How are orders entered into the ERP today?
  • Does the ERP have API access available?
  • Is there a bulk import or CSV import feature for sales orders?
  • Who is your internal ERP administrator or technical contact?

Pain Points

  • What are the biggest challenges with current order processing?
  • What is the error rate in order entry?
  • What is the cost of order entry errors?

Volume & Seasonality

  • What is your average order volume?
  • What is peak order volume?
  • Are there seasonal spikes? When?
  • How do you handle volume spikes today?

Success Metrics & Pilot

  • What would success look like? (Reduce time by X%, errors by X%, achieve X% straight-through)
  • What ROI would justify this investment?
  • Do you have a specific document type or workflow for a pilot?
  • Can you provide sample documents (sanitized)?