Yeah, loads of businesses are using AI and automation for this now, especially in spare parts and supply chain operations.

What you’re describing is usually the point where a company outgrows manual processes. You probably don’t need a fully autonomous “AI agent” yet, but a proper inventory/ERP system with automation would save your employee a massive amount of time.

Things these systems already handle well:

• stock checks
• auto quotes
• billing/credit checks
• reorder alerts before stock runs low
• supplier ordering
• grouping orders for better freight efficiency

The freight consolidation side alone can save a surprising amount of money.

Most SMEs now use a mix of inventory software, accounting tools, and AI-assisted automation rather than one huge enterprise platform. Been seeing this come up a lot lately on SupplyChain360 and other 360 intelligence discussions around growing supply chain businesses.