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People-Centric Automation

People-Centric Automation

Unleash human potential through smart automation for bigger impact and results.

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Life and Work Made Easier, for Everyone

People-centric automation simplifies routine tasks so employees and teams can focus on creativity and complex problem-solving. Epicor industry solutions simplify every stage in manufacturing, retail, and wholesale distribution with user-friendly, low-code tools that help:

  • Eliminate time-consuming manual data entry
  • Accelerate responses to key business events
  • Improve activity workflow management
  • Use Generative AI-assisted tools to reduce dependency on IT for custom solutions

94%

of small and medium-sized businesses perform repetitive, time-consuming tasks

Source: Kissflow

30%

lower costs by 2024 on avg. for orgs incorporating hyperautomation

Source: Advsyscon

3.3%

up to 3.3% added to productivity growth annually from generative AI use

Source: Mckinsey

79%

of corporate strategists see AI and Analytics as critical to success

Source: Gartner

People-Centric Automation for Makers, Movers, and Sellers

Manufacturers
Distributors

Automation capabilities extend from sales orders to accounts payable, minimizing manual input, and consequently, the risk of errors. These automations allow staff to pivot towards strategic tasks that require a human touch.

Automotive

Optimize operations from parts identification to payment. Real-time data analytics fine-tune inventory management, ensuring the right parts are at the right locations. E-cataloging reduces errors, while automated AP functions streamline payments.

Retail

Let automation streamline inventory management, order fulfillment, and financial processes behind the scenes—so teams can focus on customers, face-to-face. Advanced algorithms assist in pricing optimization, easily balancing customer satisfaction with revenue goals.

Building Supply

ERP functionalities designed for your industry address unique challenges like custom orders and specialized pricing, streamlining operations, and enhancing market adaptability. Real-time analytics offer insights for better inventory and demand management.

Challenges We Help Solve

Epicor ECM workflow modules streamline everyday tasks, reducing manual entry errors. Sales Order Automation swiftly imports orders from fax, email, scanner, or file drop. AP Automation seamlessly captures, matches, and verifies invoices, while PO Acknowledgment automates vendor response confirmations in your system, minimizing paperwork and communication hassle. Epicor CPQ aids in the automatic configuration, pricing, and quoting of customizable products, making sales processes more efficient. These tools significantly enhance process efficiency, allowing staff to focus on crucial tasks.

Epicor solutions deliver the information teams need when they need it. Real-time notifications from Epicor Collaborate enable quick responses to changes like customer credit holds or stock adjustments. Epicor IDC (Intelligent Data Capture) automates data capture from fax, email, scanner, or file drop that empowers staff with critical information.

Automated workflow systems help solve bottlenecks in various departments so you can streamline operations and improve productivity. With Epicor ECM Workflow, you can easily create and edit content-driven workflows using an intuitive graphical canvas. Additionally, Epicor Automation Studio lets you craft custom workflow designs to tackle specific operational challenges, like generating an expense approval email with accept and reject buttons, adding a layer of efficiency and control. Epicor CPQ further streamlines workflows by automatically producing optimized configurations, prices, and quotes for complex products.

Anticipate issues before they escalate by setting up custom notifications for key operational events. With Epicor Collaborate, you can customize notifications for inventory shortages, order status changes, or payment delays, promoting proactive discussions and task management. Use Epicor Automation Studio to set up custom triggers and automations based on external or internal app events, webhooks, or APIs—transitioning from a reactive to a proactive operational model without relying on IT.

Automation Studio empowers non-IT staff to build custom solutions using Generative AI-assisted low-code tools for activity workflow, RPA, and integration. Similarly, Epicor Collaborate lets users choose their own notification rules from a self-serve menu, covering a broad spectrum of business processes. This accelerates deployment and fosters process ownership by department experts, diminishing the need for IT resources.

Epicor CPQ aids in the automatic configuration, pricing, and quoting of customizable products, making sales processes more efficient.

Are You Using Emerging Technologies to Simplify Your Supply Chain?

The 2025 Agility Index paints a picture of how companies are creatively leveraging these new tools to make smart decisions in changing markets. The report also lets you benchmark your AI readiness using our Maturity Model—are you at the Initial Exploration stage, or already at an Industry Leader?

One thing’s for sure: AI is here, and it’s ready to make things easier for your processes, your customers, and your business

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