The Order Channel

OCR seemed like the answer. Then customer number seven sent a slightly different PO layout, and the whole extraction fell apart. In this episode: - Why OCR works for 6 customers and breaks on the 7th - How AI reads documents like a human (layout understanding vs zone mapping) - When OCR still makes sense and when to move to AI Resources mentioned: - Free EDI Inspector: https://ordersync.io/edi-inspector - Full blog post: https://ordersync.io/blog/ai-order-processing-vs-ocr - Book a demo: https://ordersync.io/book-call The Order Channel is produced by OrderSync (https://ordersync.io), AI-powered order automation for B2B.

What is The Order Channel?

The Order Channel breaks down how AI is changing B2B order processing. If your team manually keys in orders from emails, PDFs, spreadsheets, and fax machines, this show is for you. Each episode covers a specific problem in order operations and shows exactly how AI solves it. No theory, no buzzwords. Just practical automation for supply chain and operations pros. Hosted by James Darby, founder of OrderSync.