<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title>Trion automation library</title><link>https://withtrion.com/guides/</link><description>Practical workflow automation and procurement guides. </description><language>en</language><atom:link href="https://withtrion.com/feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title>Walmart’s procurement AI: savings, speed and the real limits</title><link>https://withtrion.com/guides/walmart-procurement-ai-case-study/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://withtrion.com/guides/walmart-procurement-ai-case-study/</guid><description>A reported Walmart case, with source-linked results, the negotiation mechanism and a clear model for testing your own economics.</description><category>Procurement AI</category><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>How to compare supplier quotations on an equal basis</title><link>https://withtrion.com/guides/compare-supplier-quotations/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://withtrion.com/guides/compare-supplier-quotations/</guid><description>Normalize quantity, units, currency, freight, and tax treatment without turning an unknown cost into a zero.</description><category>Quotation comparison</category><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>How to match supplier emails to purchase requests</title><link>https://withtrion.com/guides/match-supplier-emails-to-purchase-requests/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://withtrion.com/guides/match-supplier-emails-to-purchase-requests/</guid><description>Use evidence, visible confidence, and manual review to attach supplier replies to the correct request.</description><category>Gmail procurement</category><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Partial deliveries: track receipts before reviewing invoices</title><link>https://withtrion.com/guides/partial-receipts-invoice-controls/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://withtrion.com/guides/partial-receipts-invoice-controls/</guid><description>Separate ordered, delivered, accepted, and invoiced quantities so partial receipts and exceptions remain visible.</description><category>Purchasing controls</category><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>A practical client document collection workflow for Gmail and Drive</title><link>https://withtrion.com/guides/collect-client-documents-gmail-drive/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://withtrion.com/guides/collect-client-documents-gmail-drive/</guid><description>Build a specific checklist, distinguish receipt from acceptance, and review folder permissions before sharing.</description><category>Client operations</category><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Keep purchase approvals attached to the quote version reviewed</title><link>https://withtrion.com/guides/version-bound-purchase-approvals/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://withtrion.com/guides/version-bound-purchase-approvals/</guid><description>Detect revised payment, warranty, delivery, and purchasing terms before an old approval is reused.</description><category>Approval workflow</category><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>What is AI automation? 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limit retries; track business completion; and give unresolved runs an owner.</description><category>Controls and reliability</category><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Email triage automation: route work without losing the message</title><link>https://withtrion.com/guides/email-triage-automation/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://withtrion.com/guides/email-triage-automation/</guid><description>Define categories, owners, review rules, and mailbox reconciliation before using AI to classify operational email.</description><category>Email automation</category><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>n8n vs Power Automate: compare the workflow and the operating model</title><link>https://withtrion.com/guides/n8n-vs-power-automate/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://withtrion.com/guides/n8n-vs-power-automate/</guid><description>Assess deployment, identity, connector operations, approvals, recovery, governance, and total support cost using the same small workflow.</description><category>Technology choices</category><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>What is AI in procurement? 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workflow</title><link>https://withtrion.com/guides/supplier-quotation-pdf-extraction/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://withtrion.com/guides/supplier-quotation-pdf-extraction/</guid><description>Separate PDF reading, field extraction and validation so quantities, pack sizes and missing commercial terms remain traceable.</description><category>Procurement AI</category><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Three-way matching explained: purchase order, receipt and invoice</title><link>https://withtrion.com/guides/three-way-matching-explained/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://withtrion.com/guides/three-way-matching-explained/</guid><description>Understand the three records, use line-level comparisons and assign price, quantity and missing-evidence exceptions to the right owner.</description><category>Purchasing controls</category><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Set up a procurement shared inbox with clear ownership</title><link>https://withtrion.com/guides/procurement-shared-inbox/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://withtrion.com/guides/procurement-shared-inbox/</guid><description>Choose an inbox operating model, define assignment and completion rules, and stop requests from disappearing between team members.</description><category>Gmail procurement</category><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Supplier follow-up automation: remind only when the request still needs it</title><link>https://withtrion.com/guides/supplier-follow-up-automation/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://withtrion.com/guides/supplier-follow-up-automation/</guid><description>Use current request state, reviewed drafts and cancellation rules to avoid duplicated or obsolete supplier reminders.</description><category>Gmail procurement</category><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>A supplier onboarding checklist with separate registration and approval</title><link>https://withtrion.com/guides/supplier-onboarding-checklist/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://withtrion.com/guides/supplier-onboarding-checklist/</guid><description>Collect only the information required for the relationship, assign verification owners and keep registered suppliers distinct from those authorized for purchasing.</description><category>Purchasing controls</category><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Purchase order vs purchase request: what each record should do</title><link>https://withtrion.com/guides/purchase-order-vs-purchase-request/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://withtrion.com/guides/purchase-order-vs-purchase-request/</guid><description>Understand the internal request and the supplier-facing order, including the fields, IDs and handoff checks that keep them connected.</description><category>Purchasing controls</category><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Procurement spreadsheet automation: stable records before more formulas</title><link>https://withtrion.com/guides/procurement-spreadsheet-automation/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://withtrion.com/guides/procurement-spreadsheet-automation/</guid><description>Prepare an Excel or Sheets purchasing register for reliable updates, with stable IDs, explicit unknowns, one write path and recovery checks.</description><category>Workflow automation</category><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Reorder point and safety stock: a practical calculation with assumptions</title><link>https://withtrion.com/guides/reorder-point-and-safety-stock/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://withtrion.com/guides/reorder-point-and-safety-stock/</guid><description>Calculate a simple reorder point, distinguish the buffer from the order quantity and check demand, lead time and inventory position before acting.</description><category>Inventory planning</category><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>AI contract review in procurement: build a document triage workflow</title><link>https://withtrion.com/guides/ai-contract-review-procurement/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://withtrion.com/guides/ai-contract-review-procurement/</guid><description>Extract clauses, locate evidence and route questions to qualified reviewers while keeping legal interpretation and authority with people.</description><category>Procurement AI</category><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Build a supplier performance scorecard with defensible measures</title><link>https://withtrion.com/guides/supplier-performance-scorecard/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://withtrion.com/guides/supplier-performance-scorecard/</guid><description>Define delivery, quality and response measures with clear denominators, dated weights and visible missing data before using an overall score.</description><category>Supplier management</category><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Webhook vs polling: choose how the workflow learns about change</title><link>https://withtrion.com/guides/webhook-vs-polling/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://withtrion.com/guides/webhook-vs-polling/</guid><description>Compare latency, API use, event coverage, and recovery using a worked order-status scenario and a reusable trigger worksheet.</description><category>Integration design</category><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>CRM data deduplication: separate a match candidate from a merge</title><link>https://withtrion.com/guides/crm-data-deduplication/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://withtrion.com/guides/crm-data-deduplication/</guid><description>Prevent destructive merges with identity rules, a field-survival worksheet, relationship checks, and a traceable candidate decision.</description><category>Data operations</category><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Customer support ticket routing: combine skills, priority, and capacity</title><link>https://withtrion.com/guides/customer-support-ticket-routing/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://withtrion.com/guides/customer-support-ticket-routing/</guid><description>Build an assignment policy that respects eligibility, capacity, queue age, and changing ticket requirements instead of matching a category to one person.</description><category>Service operations</category><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Accounts payable automation: control invoices, credits, and exceptions</title><link>https://withtrion.com/guides/accounts-payable-automation/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://withtrion.com/guides/accounts-payable-automation/</guid><description>Design an invoice register with separate routes for PO goods, services, credits, and advances, while keeping posting and payment authority explicit.</description><category>Finance operations</category><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Automation data quality checks: validate the contract before action</title><link>https://withtrion.com/guides/automation-data-quality-checks/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://withtrion.com/guides/automation-data-quality-checks/</guid><description>Use completeness, identity, freshness, relationship, and reconciliation checks with explicit stop rules instead of one reassuring quality score.</description><category>Data operations</category><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Build vs buy workflow automation: compare the full operating commitment</title><link>https://withtrion.com/guides/build-vs-buy-workflow-automation/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://withtrion.com/guides/build-vs-buy-workflow-automation/</guid><description>Evaluate standard products, tailored workflows, and custom software with nonnegotiable 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