Data Transformation for Logistics: Automating Contract and Invoice Processing with LLM

Overview

Sirma has developed an advanced AI-powered data transformation tool specifically for logistics companies, leveraging the GPT-4 API to automate the processing of complex contracts and invoice data. Designed for non-technical users, this solution eliminates manual data entry and validation, streamlining financial document handling while improving accuracy and operational efficiency. By harnessing state-of-the-art natural language understanding and generation capabilities, the tool transforms unstructured contractual and invoicing information into clean, structured formats ready for enterprise workflows.

The Challenge

Logistics and supply chain organizations frequently grapple with vast volumes of contract and invoice documents, varying formats, and complex terminologies. Manual extraction and processing are time-consuming, error-prone, and require significant domain expertise, limiting scalability and increasing operational costs. Non-technical staff often face difficulties managing these intricacies, leading to delays, inaccuracies, and audit risks. The challenge was to build an intuitive AI-driven system that leverages cutting-edge language models to automate and simplify contract and invoice data transformation for end users without specialized IT skills.

The Project Scope

The scope comprised:

  • Developing a GPT-4 API-based solution capable of understanding, extracting, and structuring key information from logistics contracts and invoices;
  • Creating an easy-to-use interface enabling non-technical personnel to upload documents and obtain transformed data without manual coding or complex configurations;
  • Ensuring compliance with relevant logistics and accounting standards;
  • Integrating the tool with clients’ document management, ERP, and financial systems for seamless downstream processing;
  • Providing ongoing AI training and tuning using client-specific data to enhance accuracy and contextual relevance.

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The Solution

Sirma’s solution leverages GPT-4’s powerful natural language processing capabilities, combined with domain-specific tuning, to interpret contractual clauses, line items, pricing, delivery terms, and payment details from unstructured text. The AI efficiently transforms this data into consistent, structured formats through configurable extraction templates and validation pipelines. The user-friendly interface empowers logistics operators to process documents effortlessly while reducing human error. Integration APIs connect the transformed outputs to clients’ backend systems, accelerating invoice reconciliation, contract management, and decision-making workflows.

Results

  • Significant reduction in manual data entry and associated errors across contract and invoice processing;
  • Enhanced operational efficiency with faster document turnaround times and increased throughput;
  • Empowerment of non-technical staff to independently manage complex document transformation tasks;
  • Improved compliance and audit readiness through consistent, verifiable data extraction;
  • Scalable solution adapting to diverse document templates and evolving business needs.

Technologies

  • GPT-4 API for advanced natural language understanding, text extraction, and data transformation;
  • Custom AI training and fine-tuning pipelines leveraging client-specific logistics and finance datasets;
  • User-friendly web interfaces and dashboards for easy access by non-technical personnel;
  • Integration middleware supporting connections to existing ERP, document management, and financial systems;
  • Data validation and error checking modules ensuring accuracy and integrity of extracted data.

Sirma’s Relationship with Client

Sirma collaborates closely with logistics clients during deployment and ongoing operations, addressing their unique business challenges. With extensive expertise in logistics and transportation, Sirma customizes AI training, adapts workflows for automation, and has successfully completed numerous software upgrades and integration projects. Our team utilized the GPT-4 language model and advanced AI technologies to automate data transformation in complex logistics environments, delivering measurable improvements in efficiency and accuracy. The company offers continuous support and knowledge sharing, fostering trust and accelerating adoption, while driving operational enhancements through innovative AI solutions.

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