MicrosoftProductionEvidence: Medium65/100

New Belgium Brewing streamlines business operations with AI-powered automation

New Belgium Brewing implemented KnowledgeLake’s Hyperautomation platform, built with Azure AI, to overhaul its document management. The brewery faced challenges from rapid growth, manual processes, and outdated paper workflows. By leveraging Synthetic Labor™, which combines advanced Large Language Models (LLMs), Machine Learning, NLP, and Computer Vision, the platform transformed invoice processing, document classification, and validation. Within two weeks, invoice processing time was cut by more than 70%, enabling automatic processing of 100% of invoices. The automation reduced manual data entry, decreased errors, and enhanced productivity by allowing employees to focus on higher-value tasks. KnowledgeLake’s technology improved document searchability, benefitting audit processes and remote work. The brewery continues expanding the use of AI-driven automation to other departments, minimizing errors and supporting strategic focus areas. KnowledgeLake’s integrated platform supports intelligent document processing, workflow automation, and content management tailored to complex business needs. Human feedback is incorporated for continuous learning and improvement of the AI systems. The overall result was a significant increase in operational efficiency, faster approvals, improved accuracy, and reduced costs across business operations.

Published
October 2024

Reported outcomes

−70%

timeTime & speed

100%quantified impact

Strategic outcomes

Speed & agilityAutomated invoice processing workflowsScale & capacityScaled productivity without extra staffingRisk & complianceImproved audit readiness and searchabilityCost efficiencyReduced manual data entry and errors
Why do we believe this?Outcome claims, sources, and evidence checks

Normalized claim

Time: 70% decrease

knowledgelake.comOct 16, 2024News articleInferred claimMedium evidence strength

Reduced invoice processing time by more than 70%.

Normalized claim

Quantified impact: 100%

knowledgelake.comOct 16, 2024News articleInferred claimMedium evidence strength

100% of invoices now processed automatically.

Why do we believe this deployment?Customer identity, provider attribution, maturity, and source checks
Customer
New Belgium Brewing
Provider
Microsoft
Maturity
Production
Linked source
knowledgelake.com

The overall result was a significant increase in operational efficiency, faster approvals, improved accuracy, and reduced costs across business operations

Customer identity supportedSource describes one deploymentMaturity supported

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Use case focus

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  • 1Automated Invoice Processing with AI
  • 2Intelligent Document Classification and Validation
  • 3AI-Driven Workflow Automation for Business Operations
  • Outdated, manual document management workflows across finance, EHS, and HR departments.
  • Processing thousands of invoices required time-intensive human intervention.
  • Frequent data entry errors and audit bottlenecks.
  • Increasing production volume and growing workforce aggravated inefficiencies.
  • Legacy document capture solutions could not scale or adapt.
  • Adopted KnowledgeLake’s Synthetic Labor™ AI platform powered by Azure AI, Machine Learning, NLP, and Computer Vision.
  • Automated invoice processing workflows for finance.
  • Integrated intelligent document processing, workflow automation, and content management.
  • Enabled AI-based classification, extraction, and validation of both structured and unstructured documents.
  • Provided digital labor augmentation, scaling productivity without extra staffing.
  • Reduced invoice processing time by more than 70%.
  • 100% of invoices now processed automatically.
  • Less manual data entry and fewer errors.
  • Improved document searchability supports faster audits.
  • Significant increase in operational efficiency and productivity.
Architecture

KnowledgeLake’s Synthetic Labor™ platform combines AI elements such as LLMs, Machine Learning, NLP, and Computer Vision with intelligent document processing and workflow automation. Data is captured, classified, and validated automatically. Human feedback enables adaptive learning and oversight, supporting end-to-end content management.

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Sources & evidence1
Evidence: Medium65/100Evidence strength
  • Customer explicitly identified
  • Deployment status explicitly supported
  • Independent source available
  • Quantified outcome available
  • Technical implementation details available
Type: News ArticlePublished: Oct 16, 2024Publisher: knowledgelake.comEvidence: SecondaryConfidence: Low

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