FROM CLIPBOARD TO DATABASE IN ONE SNAP

Customer Profile

The Challenge

Workers identify each core by eye, sort it into a box by part family or customer requirement, and write the model and count by hand on the label taped to the outside of the carton. Before the end of the shift, the inventory manager types the day's records into a Google Sheet.

Every step from identification to entry is manual, and errors surface only at the end of the chain. When a handwritten model turns out not to match the contents of a box, the whole box has to be pulled back out and checked core by core. The handwritten paper label is sometimes left outdoors, where sun and rain can fade the writing completely, making the record harder to read when it is time to reconcile.

The Solution

CorePilot is an AI agent built for automotive core businesses. It reads your labels from a photo, turns them into inventory records, and answers questions against that inventory. At Berkeley, it can take over the manual entry of records into the Google Sheet.

OCR converts the handwritten label into a digital record automatically, and can connect to an inventory management system to update quantities without manual input. This is what Berkeley is looking for: let the tool handle identification and recording. Beyond the labour hours it saves, it can reduce counting errors as new staff join the team.

The Results

Once a sorter photographs the label, the inventory record is created on the spot and the inventory manager only needs to confirm it. Stock counts and sorting results come together faster, and a box left standing for a while — with a label scraped, torn or sun-faded — no longer puts the record at risk of never reaching the database.

When a local customer asks to buy a single core out of a box, staff can check the box code and contents in the system first and then decide whether to open it, instead of unpacking to find the answer. Inventory questions can also go directly to CorePilot, rather than scrolling a spreadsheet or waiting for a colleague to be free.

Why CorePal

Berkeley's stated requirement:

• Return the data-entry step to the staff who did the sorting, instead of leaving all of it to the inventory manager to clear before the end of the shift.