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Staff retype customer PDF POs into the ERP/MRP; typos and delays.
Building inspection sheets from drawings by hand is slow.
Manual visual inspection misses defects and doesn't scale.
Commercial vision is too expensive for a low-volume line.
Fixed cameras don't suit lines that change SKUs often.
Quotes and schedules rely on tribal knowledge.
Planners pull and format the same MRP report every morning.
No real-time view of WIP and on-time delivery.
Operators can't find the right work instruction fast.
Buyers manually compare PDF quotes for price/lead time.
Unsure which MRP/ERP actually has useful AI and good data export.
Unplanned machine downtime.
AP keys in vendor invoices by hand.
Order status questions flood the inbox.
Hard to monitor PPE/zone compliance continuously.
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