Pet Supplies Retailer Uses Microsoft AI to Automate Its A/P Processes

Our client operates 14 store locations. Across all of them, teams had trouble viewing store-specific financial information. Each store followed its own procedures, and tracking and communication took up valuable time. The result was a string of reporting problems rooted in manual, outdated A/P processes managed in Excel.

• Entirely manual processes to update A/P information and generate sales reports
• Too many competing Excel procedures and spreadsheets, with many opportunities for error
• No visibility into store-specific financial and operations data

Kumo built an integrated solution combining Microsoft AI, Power Apps, and SharePoint:

• AI document processing (Microsoft AI Form Recognizer): significantly reduced the time required to complete A/P processing by reading documents automatically instead of keying them in.
• Store operations app (Power Apps): gives every store a consistent way to manage its own finances.
• Central data (SharePoint): brings every store's data together so leadership gains insight into company-wide performance.

All stores can now manage their finances independently while the company sees its overall data seamlessly.

• 44% return on investment
• 3,822 hours saved annually
• Fully automated A/P process
• Key insights into store sales data