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AI Order Desk

Sales Order Inbox That Turns RFQs into Quotes and POs into Sales Orders

For HVAC/R, plumbing, electrical, chemical and industrial distributors. Clear the sales inbox with quotes and orders drafted for your team to approve.

Starts on your own data, at no cost

>90%
of orders need no touchRefrigeration Technologies
<1 min
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.

  • 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

  1. Connect Your Inbox

    Point the desk at the mailbox where orders arrive.

  2. Review the Drafts

    Each quote and order waits for a person to approve.

  3. 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

Refrigeration Technologies

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 minprocessing time per order
85%staff effort reduction
3 monthsto ROI

Mike P.

Owner/President

Dempsey Corporation

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 minfrom 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 minfrom 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.

Benefits and ROI

  • Fewer Order Errors

    Lines and prices are checked before an order is filed.

  • Faster Quotes

    Answer an RFQ while the customer is still waiting.

  • Customer Trust Kept

    Customers get the right items and a clear answer.

  • Less Rekeying

    Your team checks drafts and stops typing orders by hand.

Estimate Your Savings

Customer orders a month, 0 to 1,000,000

Minutes of handling, 0 to 600

In your currency, 0 to 1,000

Share of customer orders a person still reviews, 0 to 100

Errors Today (Optional)

Errors that reach a customer or a regulator today, 0 to 100,000

In your currency, 0 to 1,000,000

An estimate from your inputs, not a quote

How This Is Calculated
  • Hours today = monthly volume × minutes each ÷ 60.
  • Hours with the product = monthly volume × still reviewed ÷ 100 × minutes each ÷ 60.
  • Monthly saving = (hours today − hours with the product) × cost per hour, and the annual saving is the monthly saving × 12.
  • Cost of errors today = errors per month × cost per error: a cost you carry today, not a saving.
  • The starting values are examples, so replace them with your own.
  • A transaction a person still reviews takes as long as it does today.
  • The subscription is not included.
  • Results are plain numbers in the currency you entered.

Try It on Your Own RFQs and Customer Orders

The free offer runs on UpBrains Records, with quotes and orders over your Outlook mailbox. ERP connectors are on paid plans.

  1. Create Your Account

    Sign up with your work email and name your company.

  2. Turn It On

    Setup opens with customer orders on UpBrains Records pre-selected, and you can change it.

  3. Try It Yourself

    Send your own RFQs and customer orders and review what comes back.

Frequently Asked Questions

What does a sales order inbox do?

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.

Does 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.

Does 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.

How 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.

See It Work on Your Own Transactions

Create your account and run your own transactions, or book a walkthrough with our team first.