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Manufacturing Deployment

Accounts Receivable Operations System

Deploying an agentic system to manage invoice tracking, follow-up sequencing, and escalation logic for a mid-market industrial manufacturer.

Pilot Duration
6 weeks
Measurement Window
12 weeks
Status
Production — ongoing
Methodology
Audit-Ready

Client Context

Mid-sized industrial components manufacturer operating domestic sales across three billing entities.

Annual revenue approximately ₹85 Cr.

Finance team of six responsible for receivables management and month-end close.

Operational Problem

  • Collections follow-up was managed in a shared spreadsheet updated manually every two to three days.
  • No structured escalation logic existed beyond a weekly review meeting.
  • Two finance staff members spent most of their time on follow-up calls and reconciliation work.
  • Overdue invoices represented approximately 18% of monthly receivables.
Delayed collections created unpredictable cash flow visibility for the finance leadership team.

Operational Workflow

Before Deployment

  • Invoice issued
  • Manual spreadsheet entry
  • Weekly review meeting
  • Follow-up calls
  • Manual escalation

After Deployment

  • Invoice issued
  • System captures invoice record
  • Payment tracking initiated
  • Handled by the system follow-up sequence
  • Threshold breach
  • Human escalation with context

Deployment Timeline

Pilot

6 weeks covering a single billing entity.

Calibration

Weeks 7–8 used to refine escalation thresholds.

Full Deployment

Week 9 across all billing entities.

Measurement Window

12 weeks post deployment.

Operational Impact

Collection cycle
34% reduction
47 days
31 days
Manual follow-up hours
~63% reduction
28 hrs/week
10–12 hrs/week

Metrics measured during the first full quarter post-deployment against a four-week pre-deployment baseline.

Scope Limitations

Cross-border billing was outside deployment scope.

Business Impact

Receivables reports became available four days earlier each month.

What Stayed Human

  • Credit risk decisions
  • Payment term negotiations
  • Complex dispute resolution

What We Learned

During the pilot we observed that escalation thresholds required recalibration after week three due to seasonal order spikes. Threshold logic was adjusted in week four, which delayed projected results by approximately two weeks.

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