See what AI actually automates in distribution, wholesale and 3PL operations.
A searchable index of real case studies with measured results: orders, invoices, inventory and exceptions. Every case links to its source.
ACR (AmerCareRoyal) automates 2,000 PDF/email POs a month
PO processing cut from ~8 min to <60 sec (87% faster); ~99% straight-through for structured POs; ~267 hrs/month freed
wholesalepurchasingLemvigh-Müller uses AI agents to check supplier confirmations against POs
>90% of supplier confirmations processed touchless; ~98% matching accuracy
distributioninvoicesState Electric Supply automates invoice processing
~1,500 hours saved per year; AP team went from 5 clerks to 1 exception manager
distributioninventoryState Electric Supply automates inventory rebalancing across 42 branches
~2,200 labor hours saved per year; rebalancing went from yearly to monthly across all 42 locations
distributionordersKrystal Produce processes 50+ line orders in 13 seconds
Large orders processed in 13 sec (was 10 min); ~15 hrs/week saved; $23K/yr saved on one client
distributioninvoicesSilver Eagle Distributors automates 150,000 invoices a year
90% of invoices processed automatically; 18-hour average approval lead time
wholesaleinvoicesLTP Sports gets AP invoice processing down to 1.19 days
Average invoice processing time of 1.19 days
wholesaleinvoicesBaldwin Supply goes nearly paperless in AP
98% of paper eliminated; 75% of non-PO invoices touchless; invoice turnaround cut to 3 days
distributioninvoicesSouthern Pipe & Supply sends half of 20,000 monthly invoices straight through
>50% of invoices straight-through; manual processing cut from 3-4 min to <30 sec each
distributioninvoicesImperial Dade cuts invoice processing time 90% across 31 subsidiaries
Invoice processing cut 90% (7-10 days to 1 day); 60% fewer missed early-payment discounts
3PLwarehouseGlobal 3PL uses ML slotting and pick-path optimization
Pick accuracy 97.2% to 99.8%; labor cost -28%; throughput +34%
3PLwarehouseMas Logistics replaces email/WhatsApp ops with an AI WMS/OMS
+30% productivity; -70% order and inventory errors
3PLordersMid-market 3PL runs AI agents on its cloud ERP
Order processing 18 to 2.4 min per shipment; operations cost -45%; $420K in carrier overcharges found
distributioninventoryIndian FMCG distributor automates demand planning
Stockouts -40%; 18% of working capital freed; forecast accuracy 65% to 92%
wholesaleinventoryWholesale distributor swaps spreadsheet forecasts for ML
Stockouts -73%; carrying costs -28%; EUR 450K/yr in savings
distributioninventoryPRO-DOMA centralizes branch replenishment with AI forecasts
+3% product availability; inventory turnover time -15%
distributioninventoryFarmer Bros reaches 82%+ SKU forecast accuracy across its DCs
82%+ forecast accuracy; 5-8% lower inventory; 95% faster forecast generation
distributioninventoryDigi-Key scales by 70,000 SKUs with automated replenishment
95%+ in-stock maintained; added 70,000+ SKUs with minimal inventory increase
distributionordersADI Global removes manual entry for 1,700 orders a day
1,700 orders/day automated; 142 hours/day saved
distributionordersSonepar automates 200,000 order lines a month
~200,000 lines/month automated; >1,000 hours/month saved
wholesaleordersStandard Electric speeds up order processing 88%
Order processing 88% faster; order accuracy 97% to 100%
distributionordersGems Setra gets 36% of orders touchless
36% touchless; 5.5 to 2.9 min per order; 65% faster order processing
distributionordersNorth West Meat automates nightly order entry
Automates order entry that took up to 3 hours a night
distributionordersReach Food Group gets 96% order accuracy in 3 weeks
Processing time 40 to 4 hours; 96% order accuracy in 3 weeks
distributionordersColony Foods gives reps 2+ hours a day back
At least 2 hours saved per day
3PLexceptionsAxle Logistics automates freight audit
Reallocated nearly half the audit team; absorbed ~30% more load volume
3PLinvoicesSteam Logistics auto-matches 97% of carrier invoices
97% of carrier invoices auto-match to loads in the TMS
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