route-D deploys Route-D AI Data Input at Asahi Fiberglass to automate order-entry and reduce labor bottlenecks
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Route-D, represented by President and CEO Mitsumoto Mitsuki (Mitsumoto Mitsaki)? Wait no, keep as kanji name: 松本光暁, has introduced "route-D AI Data Input," its next-generation OCR solution, to Asahi Fiberglass Co., Ltd. (President/Managing Executive Officer: 一郎 荒木), hereafter referred to as "Asahi Fiberglass."
**Background**
At Asahi Fiberglass, administrative staff manually enter large volumes of order data. The company faces multiple complications due to varied document formats and complex registration rules by trading partner, including:
- Incoming order documents differ by customer, making conversion to internal codes and related system input procedures highly complex and implicit in staff know-how.
- Because input rules became person-dependent, administrative responsibilities were fixed by individuals, making flexible staffing difficult.
**Implementation overview**
Asahi Fiberglass had previously evaluated several OCR solutions but had not adopted them at the time. After re-evaluating, the company selected route-D AI Data Input based on two key points.
1) High digitization accuracy without prior configuration
The AI can read content and automatically identify fields even when order forms have different wording and layouts. It can achieve high accuracy without upfront configuration, and it was confirmed that the AI can reach a "new employee" competency level.
2) Ability to learn tacit order-entry rules
Beyond plain text recognition, it can learn business-specific special rules, including internal code conversions for special notations used in day-to-day operations. Route-D considered that by "developing a new-employee-level AI into a veteran-level AI," true operational efficiency gains—difficult with conventional AI-OCR—become achievable.
**Outlook**
With the continuous deployment of the learning-oriented OCR solution route-D AI Data Input, Asahi Fiberglass is now training specialized rules and complex code conversions in parallel with normal operations. The company plans to scale usage further and standardize order workflows that are currently fragmented by area through AI. Route-D will continue to support Asahi Fiberglass in addressing labor shortages and dependency on individual know-how.
**About route-D AI Data Input**
route-D AI Data Input automates system entry for documents with diverse formats, such as order forms, delivery notes, and quotations. Its core value points are:
- AI understands and normalizes documents without coordinate setup
- The more it is used, the more it learns business rules and becomes smarter
- It converts read content to internal master data, with support for variation-tolerant notation search
- No row limit, pricing remains unchanged
- Fast go-live in production is enabled through expert guidance and AI batch-learning capabilities
Product page: https://route-d.co.jp/service/lp
In Japan’s manufacturing and distribution sectors, workforce shortages are deepening and analog inefficiencies remain in many workflows, while operational data remains underutilized. Route-D aims to solve such issues through AI and enable manufacturing and distribution firms to continue growing sustainably despite labor shortages.
**Route-D company profile**
- Founded: December 2022
- Representative: 松本光暁
- Business: Development and sales of Generative AI products focused on manufacturing and distribution
- Employees: 25 (including contractors)
- Capital: JPY 373 million (including capital reserves)
- Headquarters: 4-6-10 Kudanminami, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Kudanminami Building 4th Floor
- Route-D AI Data Input page: https://route-d.co.jp/service/lp
**Background**
At Asahi Fiberglass, administrative staff manually enter large volumes of order data. The company faces multiple complications due to varied document formats and complex registration rules by trading partner, including:
- Incoming order documents differ by customer, making conversion to internal codes and related system input procedures highly complex and implicit in staff know-how.
- Because input rules became person-dependent, administrative responsibilities were fixed by individuals, making flexible staffing difficult.
**Implementation overview**
Asahi Fiberglass had previously evaluated several OCR solutions but had not adopted them at the time. After re-evaluating, the company selected route-D AI Data Input based on two key points.
1) High digitization accuracy without prior configuration
The AI can read content and automatically identify fields even when order forms have different wording and layouts. It can achieve high accuracy without upfront configuration, and it was confirmed that the AI can reach a "new employee" competency level.
2) Ability to learn tacit order-entry rules
Beyond plain text recognition, it can learn business-specific special rules, including internal code conversions for special notations used in day-to-day operations. Route-D considered that by "developing a new-employee-level AI into a veteran-level AI," true operational efficiency gains—difficult with conventional AI-OCR—become achievable.
**Outlook**
With the continuous deployment of the learning-oriented OCR solution route-D AI Data Input, Asahi Fiberglass is now training specialized rules and complex code conversions in parallel with normal operations. The company plans to scale usage further and standardize order workflows that are currently fragmented by area through AI. Route-D will continue to support Asahi Fiberglass in addressing labor shortages and dependency on individual know-how.
**About route-D AI Data Input**
route-D AI Data Input automates system entry for documents with diverse formats, such as order forms, delivery notes, and quotations. Its core value points are:
- AI understands and normalizes documents without coordinate setup
- The more it is used, the more it learns business rules and becomes smarter
- It converts read content to internal master data, with support for variation-tolerant notation search
- No row limit, pricing remains unchanged
- Fast go-live in production is enabled through expert guidance and AI batch-learning capabilities
Product page: https://route-d.co.jp/service/lp
In Japan’s manufacturing and distribution sectors, workforce shortages are deepening and analog inefficiencies remain in many workflows, while operational data remains underutilized. Route-D aims to solve such issues through AI and enable manufacturing and distribution firms to continue growing sustainably despite labor shortages.
**Route-D company profile**
- Founded: December 2022
- Representative: 松本光暁
- Business: Development and sales of Generative AI products focused on manufacturing and distribution
- Employees: 25 (including contractors)
- Capital: JPY 373 million (including capital reserves)
- Headquarters: 4-6-10 Kudanminami, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Kudanminami Building 4th Floor
- Route-D AI Data Input page: https://route-d.co.jp/service/lp