Cimplify.AI Case Study

Turning ERP chaos into instant answers for support and sales

A manufacturing enterprise replaced screen-hopping and tribal knowledge with a conversational AI agent that talks to the ERP directly, so any rep can answer any customer in seconds.

Manufacturing ERP RAG Agent Customer Support Sales Enablement
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UNIFIED
INTERFACE
Dispatch history
Item specs
Documentation
The Challenge

Every answer lived behind a maze of ERP screens

The data support and sales teams needed was already in the ERP. Getting to it, fast, was the problem.

  • ×Multiple screen navigations just to answer one customer question
  • ×Deep knowledge of ERP structures and internal codes required
  • ×Heavy dependency on a handful of experienced employees
  • ×Manual searching through documentation and historical records
  • ×Delayed response times that frustrated customers

What the business actually wanted

  • Reduce response time for customer queries
  • Improve first-call resolution
  • Give sales teams instant customer and product insight
  • Cut dependency on ERP specialists
  • One interface for structured and unstructured information
At a Glance

What the platform brought together

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Architecture layers
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Natural-language query types
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Dashboard data points per lookup
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Interface for every data source
The Solution

An AI agent that speaks ERP, fluently

Cimplify.AI designed and deployed an AI-powered ERP intelligence assistant, a Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) agent wired directly into the client's ERP ecosystem. It combines conversational AI, structured data retrieval, and live dashboards in one place.

  • Ask a plain-English question and get a contextual database query, run instantly
  • Type a customer name, part number, item code, or document reference for an instant dashboard
  • Bridges ERP databases, documentation, and historical records into one answer
  • Synonym, alias, and fuzzy matching handle imperfect, real-world input
ERP Intelligence Assistant
Technology Architecture

A modular stack built for ERP-scale data

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Chat Interface

AI-powered conversational front door for support and sales.

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ERP Data Pipeline

Direct, structured integration with the client's ERP ecosystem.

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RAG Retrieval Framework

Pulls relevant records and documentation into every answer.

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Dashboard Presentation

Turns query results into instant, readable dashboards.

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AI-Generated SQL Engine

Converts natural language into contextual database queries.

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Synonym & Alias Matching

Recognizes customer and product references however they're typed.

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Fuzzy Search

Handles incomplete or approximate inputs without dead ends.

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Data Dictionaries

Improves query accuracy with shared context across teams.

How a Query Travels

From plain-English question to ERP-backed answer

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Ask or type

A question, customer name, part number, or document reference

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Interpret

The agent parses intent and generates a contextual query

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Retrieve

ERP records, documents, and history are pulled together

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Present

An easy-to-read dashboard or conversational answer appears

The Shift

From ERP specialist to anyone on the team

Before
  • Reps navigate multiple ERP screens per query
  • Answers depend on a few experienced power users
  • Documentation searched manually, system by system
  • New hires need long ramp-up time on ERP structure
After
  • One question or lookup returns a complete answer
  • Any team member can self-serve, no specialist needed
  • Structured and unstructured data unified in one place
  • New support staff productive in plain English from day one
Inside the Platform

What the agent actually does, expanded

Conversational ERP Intelligence

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Users ask natural questions, "Show recent dispatches for Item Code 186191475," "Give me all details for Customer XYZ" and the agent interprets the request, builds a contextual database query, retrieves the relevant information, and presents it in an easy-to-consume format.

Instant Dashboard Retrieval

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Typing a customer name, part number, item code, or document reference automatically generates a quick-access dashboard: customer information, dispatch history, order details, product specifications, related documentation, transaction summaries, and ERP-linked insights.

Unified Access to Structured & Unstructured Data

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The platform bridges ERP databases, product documentation, historical records, customer information, and operational data, so teams get answers without switching between systems.
Business Impact

What changed for support and sales

The AI assistant became a centralized intelligence layer that simplified ERP access and accelerated customer communication.

CS

Higher customer satisfaction

Faster, more complete answers improved the overall support experience.

FC

Better first-call resolution

Reps resolve more queries on the first interaction, without escalation.

RT

Faster response times

Customer queries on orders, dispatches, and specs answered in moments.

ER

Less ERP specialist dependency

Any team member can retrieve accurate answers independently.

PR

Higher team productivity

Less time spent searching for documentation and historical records.

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Faster onboarding

New support personnel become productive without deep ERP training.

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Instead of building another reporting tool, Cimplify.AI designed an experience centered on how people naturally search for information, plain English in, the right answer out.

Key Takeaways

Why this approach worked

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Design for how people search

The interface mirrors natural language, not ERP terminology.

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Unify, don't replicate

One layer over structured and unstructured data beats another standalone tool.

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Handle imperfect input

Synonyms, aliases, and fuzzy search make the agent usable by everyone, not just power users.

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Make dashboards instant

A single typed reference should be enough to surface the full picture.