01
Order visibility
Summarize order status, open exceptions, and follow-up needs.
Distributors
Make complex inventory, vendor, and account work easier to triage. with control.
Datum helps distributors use AI around operational visibility, branch support, vendor coordination, exception handling, and account growth.
01 / First workflows
Start where AI creates leverage first.
These are not finished automations handed away for free. They are the safest first categories to map, test, and operationalize inside the cohort or Discovery process.
02
Vendor coordination
Draft structured requests, escalation notes, and issue summaries.
03
Branch support
Turn repeated operational questions into searchable internal guidance.
04
Account growth
Identify patterns in requests, delays, and customer segments.
02 / Guardrails
Grounded, reviewable, and useful.
Datum teaches AI as controlled workflow design, not an open-ended assistant wandering through the business.
Ground the AI in sources.
Order exports, ERP reports, vendor emails, inventory notes, branch questions, account history, and approved SOPs.
Keep the risk boundary clear.
Do not let AI make commitments on inventory, pricing, delivery, credit, or vendor terms without human approval.
03 / Related verticals