Why Corvadex
Automating order entry is not a new idea. Large distributors have been doing it for twenty years, which is the best evidence that the problem is worth solving. So where does Corvadex sit among the options, and who is it not for?
The three kinds of tool
If you look at this market you will find three of them
Enterprise automation platforms
Built for the largest distributors. They work by mapping each customer's document layout in advance, which adds delays when you have a new customer or a new PO format
Self-serve tools
You pay, get a login, connect your systems, configure the rules, and do the rest yourself. Whatever it gets wrong is yours to figure out
Corvadex
You get the done-for-you setup, onboarding and support of an enterprise platform. And the engine underneath needs no templates and gets sharper with every order it runs
The work you never have to do
- Nothing to set up per customer. No layouts to define, and nothing to request when a customer redesigns their PO. A format you have never seen is just another order.
- Nothing to teach twice. Correct a part number once and it's remembered. Corvadex works out the pattern behind it too, so codes from that customer it has never seen still match. And when a line still does not match, it searches your catalog and that customer's past orders before asking a person.
- Nothing to untangle by hand. Several orders in one email thread, a zip of attachments, a note like "skip the white sizes" - all handled without anyone separating them manually.
What Corvadex is not
- Not a replacement for your ERP. It sits in front of it and does the data entry. Your ERP stays your system of record and nothing about it changes.
- Not self-serve. There is no sign-up button, because setup involves your ERP, your catalog and your real orders, and that is work I do.
- Not proven at enterprise scale. The enterprise platforms process order volumes Corvadex has not seen yet. If that is your scale, that is a real difference and you should weigh it.
- Not a portal or an EDI project. Your customers keep emailing exactly as they do now. Nothing changes on their side, because getting customers to change how they order is the thing that usually fails.
When you should choose something else
If you are running thousands of orders a day across several ERPs and multiple regions, the enterprise platforms were built for exactly that, and you should buy one.
If you would rather pick a tool, learn how it works in depth, set it up yourself over a couple of weeks, and deal with a vendor only through a support inbox, the self-serve tools will suit you better than I will.
If your orders arrive as a handful of clean, identical files each week, you may not need any of this.
What is left is what Corvadex is for: a distributor or wholesaler whose orders arrive by email in whatever shape the customer felt like sending, with enough lines and enough volume that retyping them is a real cost.