AI-driven order entry with PDF To Order in e-Lips TMS
In container transport and sea container logistics, everything revolves around speed, accuracy, and continuity. Every day, transport companies process large numbers of transport orders, often delivered as PDF files via email. For Henk Dammes B.V., a container carrier from Bleiswijk, manual order entry was becoming an increasingly significant bottleneck.
To solve this challenge structurally, Henk Dammes automated the entire order entry process with the AI-driven PDF To Order Tool, integrated into Erniesoft's e-Lips TMS.
Automatic order entry
PDF To Order is an innovative AI tool from Erniesoft that automatically recognizes, reads, and converts transport assignments into full-fledged orders in e-Lips TMS. Without complex connections, without dependency on clients, and without manual entry. Vincent Schouten, International Container Transport Planner at Henk Dammes, explains:
“For us, the tool is incredibly helpful. We have been using PDF To Order since we started working with e-Lips TMS.”
The AI automatically recognizes relevant order data from PDF transport orders and immediately converts them into an order that is visible in the planning system.
Fast implementation, immediate results
The PDF To Order tool is implemented by default in e-Lips TMS; all e-Lips TMS users can make use of it. We already have ready-to-use templates for a number of companies. You can convert the transport orders from these companies into orders in e-Lips TMS in just a few seconds: JCL, Khuene Nagel, Schenker, BDP, DSV, Share Logistics, P&O, Eimskip, JSL, Artmarine, Sibelco, Newport, and Combines Cargo Terminal. Is the client for whom you want to automatically enter the transport orders not listed? That is no problem. Within a few weeks, we built a template so that you no longer have to manually retype orders.
Vincent Schouten: "We are currently using automatic entry for two of our clients. With this method of entry, after dragging and dropping, it is simply a matter of dotting the i's and crossing the t's with missing data." Henk Dammes opts for fast order processing!
How does the automatic order entry tool work?
The PDF To Order tool is integrated into e-Lips TMS. This means you do not need to invest in expensive connections or modules to automate the order entry process. With this tool, you are not dependent on your client or a software company to have a connection built. Transport orders from the same customer usually have the same sequence and structure. This ensures that we can convert the transport orders into orders that become visible in the planning system. By using templates, the tool is ready to use for converting assignments into orders within Erniesoft's transport management system. You drag the PDF transport order into the system and the order is successfully created. Before saving the order, it is possible to make changes or additions to it.
Within a few seconds, the order is imported and visible in Erniesoft's planning system. Planners no longer waste time manually entering orders, but can actually focus on the planning work. With the automatic order entry tool, the entire order processing process is accelerated by 200%. Why type orders manually, then? This tool is the solution for efficient order processing.
Fast order entry within a short timeframe without typing errors
"The risk of typing errors is significantly reduced, as customer information is transferred one-to-one. Additionally, it helps with the speed of order entry. This makes it easier to enter a large number of orders in a relatively shorter timeframe," says Vincent Schouten about the PDF To Order Tool.
Transport companies that choose e-Lips TMS are aware of the cost advantages and improved profitability through digitization and automation. Automation saves companies in the transport sector time, convenience, and money.
Investing in reliable automation solutions is essential to strengthening one's competitive position. In the era of connected commerce, clients expect fast transactions. To keep up with this, transport companies must invest in automation. The automatic order entry tool provides a solution for the thousands of orders that need to be processed every day.
Result for Henk Dammes
Henk Dammes benefits from the advantages of the PDF To Order tool; orders are imported and visible in Erniesoft's transport management system within seconds. No manual entry, no unnecessary typos, no expensive investments in an integration; you are not dependent on your client. The enormous pressure to manually type in orders is eliminated, allowing Henk Dammes to focus on proper planning!
