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Technical Spec Comparison for Procurement

AI workflow that extracts technical parameters from supplier datasheets, compares them against project requirements, and flags deviations before they turn into procurement mistakes or engineering delays.

Validated conceptEngineering and procurement team2025

Client identity kept confidential

Architectural elevation and floor-plan drawings — technical specs as craft
~85%
Review time reduction
Measured
15
Spec sheets tested
Observed
4
Missed deviations caught
Observed

Evidence

Validated on 15 supplier specification sheets. Review-time reduction and detected deviations refer to the tested set.

The challenge

The solution

Technology stack

Azure OpenAILangGraph

The result

The workflow reduced initial spec review from roughly 2 hours to 15 minutes per document on the tested set. Engineers still verify the outcome, but they start from a structured comparison instead of a raw PDF hunt.

It also surfaced 4 deviations that the engineering team said they would likely have missed manually. That is where the business case gets real: less review time, fewer procurement mistakes, and fewer downstream surprises in delivery.

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