Six manual steps.
Removed in sequence. Count drops to zero.
The manual PO workaround runs six sequential human steps per order: order review, spreadsheet entry, approval routing, manual SAP entry, error correction, and delayed supplier confirmation. At activation, the parallel layer eliminates all six in sequence — order intake, signal recomputation, supplier routing, PO generation, and bidirectional reconciliation — and the manual PO count returns to zero. No coverage gap. No dropped orders. Team members redeploy to higher-value work.
Watching the manual PO count drop from peak load to zero as each automated path is verified against real order volume. The count updates continuously.
Watch six steps drop out.
Each step transitions through three states: manual, eliminating, eliminated. When all six are eliminated, the manual PO count is zero. Play the simulator to watch the transition run.
Order review by hand
Procurement staff open the queue and read each new order manually. Nothing is computed.
Spreadsheet entry
The PO is built in a spreadsheet before it ever touches SAP. The workaround layer for the failed system.
Approval routing
Every manual PO routes through a supervisor. The wait adds hours to order-to-cash that automation never accumulates.
Manual SAP entry
Once approved, the PO is entered into SAP by hand. Every field typed, every quantity verified, every supplier code cross-checked.
Error correction
Manual POs have a ~12% error rate. Every error requires a correction cycle on top of the original.
Delayed supplier confirmation
Once SAP accepts the manual entry, the supplier is notified — hours later than automated POs would arrive.
Five sequential steps. Then zero.
Elimination runs in sequence, not all at once. Each automated path is verified against real volume before the manual step is retired. No coverage gap. No dropped orders. Click any step for its role in the transition.
Connect
Integration begins. The layer connects to SAP Adapter, IRIS, and Pro-Panel. No orders move yet — the paths are established and validated.
Signal
Demand signal recomputation starts. The layer reads live order intake and IRIS telemetry, computing signals in parallel to the manual path. Manual POs continue.
Route
Supplier routing activates. The layer routes suppliers from its computed signal. Steps 01–03 (order review, spreadsheet, approval) start being eliminated as the automated path takes the volume.
PO
Automated PO generation activates. Steps 04–05 (manual SAP entry, error correction) drop out as POs issue directly from the layer. Manual PO count reaches single digits per day.
Reconcile
Bidirectional reconciliation activates. Step 06 (delayed supplier confirmation) drops out as the layer notifies suppliers within seconds. Manual PO count reaches zero.
Before elimination.
After elimination.
Before: six manual steps per PO, ~14 minutes of labour, ~12% error rate, ~160 POs per day, ~280 hours per week. After: zero manual steps, ~2s automated, <0.1% error rate, zero manual POs, labour redirected to higher-value work.
Before Elimination
Manual Path- 6 manual steps per PO
- ~14 min combined labour per PO
- ~12% error rate requiring correction
- ~45 min median approval wait
- ~160 POs issued manually per day
- ~280 hrs/week procurement labour consumed
- ~$14.47 labour cost per PO
After Elimination
Automated Path- Zero manual steps per PO
- ~2s automated end-to-end
- <0.1% error rate from the layer
- No approval step — auto-routed
- Zero manual POs per day
- ~280 hrs/week redirected to higher-value work
- ~$0 per-PO labour cost
Elimination events · live
Every elimination event is logged: steps eliminated, automated paths activated, POs issued automatically, and team redeployments. When the stream shows zero manual events, the count has reached zero.
2.1s from signal
14 / day · down from 160
0 / day · elimination complete
Hours. Cost. People.
Elimination reclaims 280 hours per week of procurement labour, ~$2.8M per year in labour cost, and redirects team members to higher-value work: supplier strategy, exception handling, reconciliation oversight.
Elimination, answered.
0/day at the completion of elimination. Every PO flows through the automated layer until SAP resumes primary control at H1 2027. When SAP recovery completes, the layer hands back — and no manual POs come back with it.