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Small Errors Cost More Than Slow Workflows

In logistics, everyone obsesses over speed.

Faster order entry.

Faster invoicing.

Faster shipping.

But most revenue leakage doesn’t come from slow workflows.

It comes from small errors.

The Problem With “Good Enough” Data

A single wrong quantity or SKU doesn’t stop operations.

The order ships.

The invoice goes out.

Everyone moves on.

Until:

  • The customer disputes the invoice

  • Payment is delayed

  • Ops spends hours reconciling documents

All because one line item was typed incorrectly.

Why Manual Entry Breaks at Scale

Invoices and Purchase Orders still arrive as PDFs.

Someone has to:

  • Read dense tables

  • Switch between screens

  • Copy values line by line

Even great operators make mistakes — especially when documents change layout.

This isn’t a people problem.

It’s a process problem.

Why OCR Isn’t Enough

OCR reads text, not structure.

It struggles with:

  • Tables

  • Wrapped rows

  • Misaligned columns

The result looks automated — but the data is often wrong.

How Scanny AI Helps

Scanny AI understands documents visually.

It detects table structure, extracts each line item correctly, and outputs clean, structured data you can trust — even when formats vary.

No templates.

No manual cleanup.

The Real Win

Fewer disputes.

Faster payments.

Less rework.

Accuracy scales better than speed.

If invoices or POs are still being typed in manually, that’s the real bottleneck.

Try it on a real document:

👉 https://scanny-ai.com

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