Automated Email Quote Processing for International Logistics
๐ฏChallenge
A freight forwarding company received 400+ quotation request emails daily across multiple regional offices. Each email contained shipping details in various formats (tables, plain text, attachments) from customers worldwide. Manual processing took 5-8 minutes per email, causing delays in quote delivery and lost business opportunities.
๐กSolution
Implemented a custom email extraction pipeline powered by NLP and computer vision. The system automatically processes incoming emails, extracts structured data (origin, destination, cargo details, dimensions, delivery requirements), validates information, and integrates directly with their quoting system.
Implementation Details:
- โMulti-format email parsing (MSG, EML, PDF attachments)
- โEntity extraction for shipping details using custom NER models
- โTable detection and extraction from embedded images
- โIntegration with existing CRM and ERP systems
- โReal-time Slack notifications for anomaly detection
๐Results
Technologies Used
โWhat used to take our team hours now happens in minutes. The system handles complex email formats we never thought could be automated. ROI achieved in under 2 months.โ
Operations Director
International Freight Forwarding Company