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MANUFACTURING CASE

Industry
Manufacturing · high-unit-value goods · SAP ERP
Workflow
Customer and supplier invoicing

US$2.2M invoiced in SAP in five weeks, with zero manual data entry

US$2.2M
in sales invoices processed first five weeks
72 invoices
generated from 38 purchase orders same five weeks

The challenge

Every approved order triggered an email to the tax team, which then entered the invoice into SAP line by line. Each invoice required serial numbers, payment terms, installments and down-payment reconciliation. Supplier invoices added NCM tax classification and case-by-case tax substitution calculations. Because the products were high value, each posting error carried real financial risk. The tax team had become the bottleneck.

The solution

An AI agent monitors the invoicing inbox, reads the approval email and its attachments, retrieves the order in SAP and prepares every invoice line. It resolves serial numbers, installments, payment terms and down payments automatically. After each run, the agent emails the team an auditable confirmation with the draft number, customer and amount. A second workflow handles supplier invoices using a validated knowledge base of state and NCM tax rules. The tax team keeps final approval, and the AgentHub records every step.

Deliverables

  • Automated intake of approval emails, attachments and images
  • Line-by-line invoice drafts in SAP, including serial numbers, installments and down payments
  • Supplier invoice workflow with a validated knowledge base of state and NCM tax rules
  • Auditable email confirmation after every completed invoice
  • Immediate alerts when an error requires attention

The result

During the first five weeks in production, the agents processed US$2.2 million in sales invoices: 72 invoices from 38 orders, with zero manual data entry. The operation also reduced tax risk. Classification no longer depends on one person's memory, and every posting has an audit trail from the start.

Questions about this case

Does the agent issue invoices without approval?

No. The agent reads the order, prepares the invoice in SAP and sends a confirmation email. The tax team keeps final approval, with the manual preparation already completed and checked.

Does it work with my SAP?

SmartOS already operates SAP-integrated agents in production. We assess compatibility with your version, configuration and business rules during discovery.

What if the tax classification is wrong?

The agent uses tax rules validated by the team. Any case outside those rules goes to a person before an invoice is issued. The AgentHub records errors and escalations so nothing fails silently.

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