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The future of distribution is intelligent.
We build it.

We partner with distributors across 6 industries to discover where AI creates the highest-value impact — then we design, build, and deploy production-grade intelligence integrated into the systems you already run.

INDUSTRIES

Deep expertise across 6 distribution sectors.

Each industry has unique economics, unique workflows, and unique AI opportunities. We've studied the data and mapped the possibilities for all of them.

Intelligence built on top of your ERP — not around it.

You've invested years and millions into your ERP. Replacing it isn't realistic. But the data inside it — transaction history, pricing structures, customer behavior, inventory positions — is generating limited intelligence today.

We automate what's manual, predict what's coming. and surface the intelligence your teams never had access to — all inside the systems they already use.

SAP
Epicor
Infor
Oracle NetSuite
Microsoft Dynamics 365
Acumatica
ENGAGEMENTS

Intelligence That Moves Metrics

Representative engagements demonstrating applied intelligence in distribution environments.

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IndustryHVAC & Plumbing
Scale$155M Revenue
Duration20 Weeks
LocationDenver, Colorado
EngagementAI Studio

Mechanical Takeoff Intelligence

CHALLENGE: Each mechanical takeoff took 4–6 hours. The 6-person estimating team was turning down 30–40% of commercial quote requests because they couldn't keep up.

SOLUTION: We built AI-powered takeoff that reads mechanical drawings, counts fittings, and generates priced BOMs at 97%+ accuracy. Takeoff time dropped from hours to minutes, tripling quoting capacity.

68%Faster mechanical takeoff completion
82%Reduction in fitting count errors
3.1xIncrease in RFQs quoted per month
$390KMargin improvement from increased quoting volume
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IndustryIndustrial & MRO
Scale$145M Revenue
Duration20 Weeks
LocationEdmonton, Alberta
EngagementAI Consulting

SPA & Rebate Intelligence

CHALLENGE: 80+ supplier rebate programs tracked by 2 people on spreadsheets. Missed tier thresholds and qualification deadlines meant earned rebates were left uncollected every quarter.

SOLUTION: We automated rebate tracking across all programs — tiers, deadlines, and qualification gaps monitored in real time. $340K in previously missed rebates recovered.

$340KAdditional rebate value captured
94%Reduction in manual tracking effort
0Missed tier thresholds after deployment
12Supplier programs optimized through purchasing adjustments
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IndustryElectrical & Electronics
Scale$290M Revenue
Duration20 Weeks
LocationCharlotte, North Carolina
EngagementAI Consulting

Technical Design Assist Intelligence

CHALLENGE: A $380K project lost because the engineering team took days to respond. With only 5 engineers supporting 800 accounts, response time was the bottleneck.

SOLUTION: We built AI-powered design assist that delivers cross-manufacturer technical specifications same-day, directly inside the ERP. The team now handles the full pipeline without added headcount.

$1.4MRevenue from previously unsupported technical accounts
67%Faster first response on specification inquiries
52Accounts activated from the unsupported queue into regular technical engagement
74%Of routine specification inquiries resolved without engineer involvement
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Two tracks of intelligence.
Every workflow that matters.

Commercial Intelligence

Commercial Intelligence

Everything that makes the customer journey
intelligent.

Customer Onboarding • CPQ & Quoting • Pricing Intelligence • Order Management • E-Commerce Intelligence • Sales Enablement • Credit & Risk Management

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Operational Intelligence

Operational Intelligence

Every workflow that powers growth behind the scenes.

Procurement & Supplier Management • Demand Planning & S&OP • Warehouse Operations • Inventory Optimization • Logistics & Route Optimization • FP&A • Workforce Planning

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These two tracks frame everything we do. They structure our discovery workshops, our intelligence assessments, and every solution we build.

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DistributorIntelligence ScoreTM

A 20-minute assessment that scores your distribution business across commercial and operational intelligence — benchmarked against top performers in your sector — and identifies your highest-value AI opportunities.

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Three ways to partner.
One shared commitment to impact.

How we engage depends on what we discover — and how you want to build. Every partnership starts with understanding your business first.

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AI Consulting

Dedicated AI expertise for your business. Full ownership of everything we build.

You engage our team as your dedicated AI partner — from discovery workshops through production deployment. Solutions are designed around your specific workflows, your data, and your competitive position. Every deliverable belongs to you. No licensing fees. No restrictions.

AI Studio

We invest in building. You shape the product and get first access.

When we discover a challenge that exists across an entire sector — not just one company — we invest our own capital to build a product that solves it. The founding distribution partner shapes every feature, operates with it months before anyone else, and receives permanent preferential terms. This is how Monaro.ai was born.

Co-Innovation

Shared investment. Shared ownership. Shared upside.

For distribution leaders who want to co-own the AI products built for their industry. We form a jointly owned entity — you contribute capital and domain expertise, we contribute AI development and go-to-market. Products are owned by the entity. Revenue flows back to all equity partners.

How we engage depends on what we discover — and how you want to build. Every partnership starts with understanding your business first.

When consulting goes deep enough, products happen.

We partnered with one of the largest HVAC and plumbing distributors in North America. Through our discovery workshops, we identified that manual mechanical takeoffs from construction drawings were costing commercial sales teams thousands of hours annually. It wasn't one company's problem. It was an industry problem. So we built Monaro.ai — an AI platform that reads mechanical drawings, extracts complete bills of materials, and compresses the quoting process from hours to minutes at 95% confidence. The founding distribution partner shaped every feature. They were the first to use it. Today, Monaro.ai serves HVAC & Plumbing distributors across North America.