ZECH
Solution · Operations

Take the handoffs out of multi-step work, and keep the approvals that matter.

Requests that pass between inboxes, spreadsheets and systems are routed, checked and completed automatically — using rules where the logic is fixed and AI where the input is messy — with people approving the steps that carry risk.

The workflow
  1. 01Capture the request
  2. 02Interpret unstructured input
  3. 03Validate and route
  4. 04Approve
  5. 05Execute across systems
  6. 06Monitor and handle exceptions
Who uses it

The workflow

Operations, finance, procurement and HR teams running recurring processes such as onboarding, purchase approvals, vendor setup or order exceptions across several systems.

Today
  • Work moves by email and a shared spreadsheet tracks where each request is.
  • The same data is entered into two or three systems by different people.
  • Requests wait for someone to notice them, and nobody knows the true cycle time.
  • Audit questions mean digging through inboxes to rebuild what happened.
  1. Capture the request

    System

    Requests from forms, email or system events are captured in one place with a consistent set of fields.

  2. Interpret unstructured input

    AI

    Where requests arrive as free text or attachments, the model extracts the details and flags anything missing or ambiguous.

  3. Validate and route

    System

    Business rules check the request against policy and reference data and route it to the right queue or approver.

  4. Approve

    Person

    The approver sees the request, the checks already run and anything flagged, and approves, rejects or sends it back.

  5. Execute across systems

    System

    Approved actions are carried out through system APIs — records created, accounts provisioned, notifications sent.

  6. Monitor and handle exceptions

    Person

    Failed steps and stalled requests appear on an exceptions board for the process owner to resolve.

What to measure

Where people stay in control

Approval steps stay wherever your policy requires them, and the approver sees exactly what the automation checked. AI is used to read and summarize input, not to approve. Every step, decision and system change is logged with who or what performed it.

  • End-to-end cycle time per request
  • Share of requests completed without rework
  • Manual touches per request
  • Number and age of open exceptions

Data and integrations

  • A current process map, even an informal one, and the policy it follows
  • API or integration access to the systems each step touches
  • Reference data used for validation, such as vendor, employee or cost-center lists
  • A sample of recent requests, including exceptions

Realistic boundaries

  • Processes that change every few weeks should be stabilized before they are automated.
  • Steps in systems without APIs may need screen automation, which is more fragile and needs monitoring.
  • Accountability for approvals stays with the named approver, not the automation.

Questions buyers ask

Often most of a workflow is fixed rules, and conventional automation is cheaper and more predictable. We use AI only for the steps that need it — reading free text, classifying messy input, drafting — and say which is which in the design.

Yes. We build on your existing systems and, where it fits, on no-code platforms your team can maintain. Custom code is used where the logic or volume requires it.

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