Valve and both hoses ready for will-call at 2:00 pm today.
Earliest is the 14th.
To your buyer
PO 52617 is on time.ExpediteSwitch supplier
The full process
Hydraulics and fluid power: every step
What the agent does, where you decide, and the rules it checks.
I run every blue box.
Machine-down repair order
Read spec from notes, drawing
In stock, unallocated?
No → source outside
Inquire with approved suppliers
Read each quote
Thread type & size match?
No → hold for specialist
Pressure & dimensions match?
No → hold for specialist
Cert included if required?
No → quote incomplete
Meets will-call time?
No → show buyer the gap
Buyer approves supplier & spend
Key will-call PO
Reopen PO, send it
Tell counter pickup time
Part on its way
Agent does it You decide Rule check
Built for you
Built for fluid power
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1Thread typesJIC, ORFS, NPT, BSPP, SAE
2Pressure ratingsCompared as numbers, not words
3Hose specsSize, class, length, ends
4Branch stockAllocated units stay put
5Spec PDFsEvery value linked to source
Your controls
Your rules. Exactly.
Written once in plain English. Followed every time.
Thread differs?Hold for specialist
Pressure below spec?Hold the line
Required cert missing?Quote incomplete
Never, on any run
Call two fittings equivalent
Order a part off spec
Edit the item master
Pull another customer's stock
Skip approval because it's urgent
When a rule says no
It stops and asks you.
Every held item lands in one queue with the documents, the values read and the rule that fired.
Approvals · 4 waitingDemonstration data
Source outsideIn stock, unallocated?2 min
Hold for specialistThread type & size match?14 min
Hold for specialistPressure & dimensions match?1 h
Quote incompleteCert included if required?3 h
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Source outside
RuleIn stock, unallocated? No
Source PDFPO as savedRule result
I stopped here. Everything I read is attached. Your call.
ApproveSend back
The difference
Your team, before and after
Your team today and with the agent
Today
With your agent
Spec lookup
Notes and memory
Read from the PDF
Thread check
Eyeballed under pressure
Field by field
Supplier calls
One at a time
Sent in parallel
Counter update
Phone call
Pickup time sent
Your existing systems
No new systems!
The agent runs where you work.
Distribution ERP
Epicor Prophet 21
Infor SX.e
Epicor Eclipse
DDI Inform
NetSuite
Dynamics 365 Business Central
SAP Business One
AS/400
Supplier channels
Supplier portals
Supplier catalogs
Email quotes
Phone-backed approvals
Inbox & documents
Outlook
Gmail
Teams
Excel
Acrobat / PDF
Drawings
Screens differ by version and setup; we confirm the exact steps on your system before a pilot. Logos and product names identify systems only and belong to their owners; they do not imply a partnership or endorsement.
Hours back for your team
Your numbers
How many hours can you get back?
Your volume, your times, your labor cost. Estimates, not results.
92staff hours per month returned to buying work
$4,125labor capacity per month
$49,500labor capacity per year
Urgent sourcing requests × (minutes today − minutes with the agent) ÷ 60 × hourly cost
These are example assumptions, not results. Example assumptions: minutes cover stock checks, supplier inquiries, spec comparison and PO entry for one request. They are placeholders; substitute your own branch numbers.
Demonstration
Watch recorded runs
This recording is manufacturing sales quoting in Epicor Kinetic, not hydraulic parts purchasing. It is shown because it includes the agent spotting an expired supplier price, raising a supplier RFQ and waiting for a buyer to approve the new price in Teams. It does not show technical spec comparison.
No, and the agent is built not to. It compares the thread, size, pressure and material fields of a quoted part against the requirement and highlights any difference. Whether a different fitting is acceptable is decided by your product specialist, and that decision is recorded.
Can it use technical PDFs?
Yes. It reads catalog pages, drawings and supplier spec sheets to pull the attributes it compares, and links each value back to the page it came from. If a PDF doesn't state a required attribute, the value is marked unknown and the quote can't be selected on that line.
Does it change the item master automatically?
No. The agent reads your item records and cross-references but does not create or edit them. If it finds a supplier number that isn't cross-referenced, it reports it so your team can decide whether to add it.
How does it handle same-day urgency?
It runs stock checks and supplier inquiries in parallel and puts the comparison in front of the buyer as soon as replies arrive. Urgency doesn't change the rules: a mismatched part still waits for technical sign-off.
Epicor Prophet 21 
Infor SX.e 
DDI Inform 
NetSuite 
Dynamics 365 Business Central 
SAP Business One 
Outlook 
Gmail 
Teams 
Excel 
Acrobat / PDF