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The Hidden Cost of a Missed Shipping Cut-Off

Every logistics team has heard it:

“Sorry — it’ll ship tomorrow.”

What’s frustrating is that the order didn’t arrive late.

It arrived hours earlier.

So what went wrong?


Where the Delay Actually Happens

Here’s a common timeline:

  • 9:10 AM — Customer emails a PDF Purchase Order
  • 9:12 AM — Sales sees it
  • All day — Meetings, calls, follow-ups
  • 4:30 PM — Someone finally enters the order
  • 5:00 PM — Shipping cut-off is missed

The warehouse did nothing wrong.

The delay happened before they even knew the order existed.


Why PDFs Cause This Problem

Purchase Orders usually arrive as PDFs or scans.

That means:

  • Someone has to open them
  • Read them
  • Re-type SKUs, quantities, and customer details
  • Then save everything into the CRM

Until that happens, the order is invisible to operations.


The Fix: Instant Order Intake

Teams using Scanny AI remove this gap.

When a PO arrives:

  • The PDF is uploaded or saved to Drive
  • Scanny AI extracts the order details automatically
  • The CRM is updated instantly
  • Operations sees the order minutes after it’s received

No waiting.

No re-typing.

No missed cut-offs.


Shipping on the Same Day Becomes Normal Again

When orders hit your system in real time:

  • Warehouses plan earlier
  • Pick-and-pack starts sooner
  • Same-day shipping becomes reliable again

The fastest way to improve fulfillment speed isn’t hiring more staff — it’s fixing order intake.

See how it works at scanny-ai.com

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