processing time per orderRefrigeration Technologies
85%
staff effort reductionRefrigeration Technologies
Among the Companies Using UpBrains
What You Get
RFQ Processing
Each RFQ is read and a quote is drafted for your team.
Sales Order · Draft
ItemQtyPrice
Awaiting Approval
Order Processing
Each customer PO becomes a sales order, with lines and prices checked.
Quote Approval and Conversion
Approved quotes go out, and accepted ones become orders.
Ask AI About Orders
Ask AI to find or change orders in your ERP or UpBrains Records.
Records Without an ERP
UpBrains Records stores your quotes and orders, so the desk runs with no ERP.
Advanced Item Matching
Each order line is matched to the right item in your catalog, even when the customer writes it their own way.
Partial and Fuzzy Matches
Typos, abbreviations and partial descriptions still find the right SKU.
Alternate Codes and Names
Customer part numbers, manufacturer codes and old product names map to your SKU.
Product Mappings
A mapping confirmed for a product applies on every order for that product.
Customer Mappings
Each customer’s own codes and names are remembered for that customer.
Learns Under Supervision
Your team confirms each new mapping, and the next order uses it.
Unsure Lines Flagged
A line with no confident match waits for a person instead of a guess.
2–5%
of manually entered orders carry an error
78%
of B2B buyers choose the vendor who responds first
How It Works
01
Connect Your Inbox
Point the desk at the mailbox where orders arrive.
02
Review the Drafts
Each quote and order waits for a person to approve.
03
Send and File
Approved quotes go out, and approved orders are filed.
Who It Is Built For
HVAC/R Distributors
Plumbing Distributors
Electrical Distributors
Chemical Distributors
Industrial Supply and MRO
Works With Your ERP
AI Order Desk runs on UpBrains Records with no ERP at all, and ERP connectors are on paid plans.
Oracle NetSuite
SAP Business One
SAP ECC
SAP S/4HANA
Dynamics 365 Business Central
Dynamics 365 Finance & SCM
Epicor P21
Sage X3
Odoo
Acumatica
Infor
Intact iQ
Zoho Inventory
Datacor (Chempax)
Custom ERP
Results for Our Customers
Featured customer
AI Order DeskCustomer Order ProcessingRefrigeration products manufacturing & distribution
Challenge: Processing orders manually took up to 48 hours and led to errors and delays.
Solution: Agents read any order format and create the order in the ERP, with the team reviewing only exceptions.
Results for Refrigeration Technologies
>90%
of orders need no touch
<1 min
processing time per order
85%
staff effort reduction
3 months
to ROI
AI Order DeskService Inbox and Order ProcessingSpecialty chemicals & ingredients distribution
Challenge: A busy customer service inbox, and customer POs whose lines ship from different warehouses, so one PO can become several sales orders.
Solution: AI Order Desk works the customer service inbox and turns each incoming PO into one or more sales orders, split by the warehouse that holds each item.
Results for Dempsey Corporation
>90%
of purchase orders need no touch
<2 min
from PO to sales orders ready to review
>90%
line-level match accuracy
A UK food and hygiene supply manufacturer
AI Order DeskTotal Sales Inbox ManagementFood and hygiene supply manufacturing
Challenge: One sales support inbox carrying requests for quote, purchase orders and customer questions, against a third-party ERP for its sector.
Solution: AI agents classify each incoming message, answer RFQs with quotes, process purchase orders, convert accepted quotes into orders, match every line to the catalog, and send confirmations and drafted replies.
Results for A UK food and hygiene supply manufacturer
>90%
of quotes, orders and conversions need no touch
<2 min
from RFQ or PO to a record ready to review
>90%
line-level catalog match accuracy
Point us at your order inbox, read-only, and compare our filings to yours.
It reads the RFQs and customer orders that arrive by email. It drafts a quote for each RFQ and a sales order for each order, and your team approves them.
02Does it handle quotes and orders in the same place?
Yes. Quotes and orders are worked from one inbox. When a customer accepts a quote, the order is linked to it.
03Does a person check each quote and order?
Yes. Every draft waits for a person to approve it. Your team can edit a line before it is sent or filed.
04How much does the AI Order Desk cost?
You can try it at no cost with UpBrains Records and your own mailbox. Paid plans add ERP connectors and are priced on the quotes and orders you handle.