B2B trade & distribution · Field, warehouse & production
Rolling stock count by phone, differences explained
Instead of a two-day year-end shutdown, the AI picks 30 bins a day to count, the worker reads the quantities into the phone, and every difference is matched to recent receipts, picks and returns to show whether it is a posting error or real shrinkage.
- Avg. time saved
- 4–8 h/week· ≈ 26 h/month
- Rollout
- CoreDays 15–35
- Who it is for
- Wholesalers, importers, distributors
In short
Rolling stock count by phone, differences explained: Instead of a two-day year-end shutdown, the AI picks 30 bins a day to count, the worker reads the quantities into the phone, and every difference is matched to recent receipts, picks and returns to show whether it is a posting error or real shrinkage. It typically gives back 4–8 hours a week to whoever does this by hand today. Built for: Wholesalers, importers, distributors.
Typical hours saved per week for the people doing this by hand today, from the 2026 report's ranges. The AI writes what that time makes possible.
Example
Comes in
Voice: “Bin C-14, item 3310: 118 pieces.” The ERP says 130.
The AI
- Finds yesterday's pick of 12 that was confirmed on the handheld but never posted
Comes back
Difference explained and the posting fixed, no write-off; 30 bins done in 40 minutes, every bin counted 4 times a year
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