AI OCR (Artificial Intelligence – Optical Character Recognition) Innovation
The JMART Group has applied AI innovation to elevate its procurement processes under the concept of Procurement Digital Transformation, aiming to transition operations from traditional document-based systems to fully digital systems — through system development beginning with the analysis of existing problems and work processes, particularly steps involving large volumes of documents, redundant data entry, and time-consuming verification processes.
The system design focuses on leveraging AI to replace document management at every stage — from preparation and verification through to data storage — enabling automatic data connectivity between departments, reducing reliance on manual processes, and establishing a unified data structure. Additionally, data access permissions and operational history records have been established to support retrospective auditing and strengthen data governance.
This innovation forms part of the Digital Transformation roadmap for driving the organization toward becoming a digital organization, with the goal of laying the foundation for Zero Paper operations, reducing hidden costs, improving procurement efficiency, and minimizing environmental impacts — alongside conducting business responsibly within the ESG sustainability framework and preparing for expansion of usage to other departments in the future.
Purpose of AI Innovation Adoption
- To develop an AI system capable of accurately and precisely reading and processing data from images or PDF files of invoices
- To automatically link and transfer data from the AI system into ERP systems (such as SAP, Oracle, and Microsoft Dynamics), reducing redundant tasks and manual data entry
- To reduce operational costs, improve process efficiency, and accelerate the accounting period closing timeline
