This post was written with Avdhesh Paliwal of Oldcastle APG. Oldcastle APG, one of the largest global networks of manufacturers in the architectural products industry, was grappling with an inefficient and labor-intensive process for handling proof of delivery (POD) documents, known as ship tickets. The company was processing 100,000–300,000 shipContinue Reading
Intelligent document processing (IDP) refers to the automated extraction, classification, and processing of data from various document formats—both structured and unstructured. Within the IDP landscape, key information extraction (KIE) serves as a fundamental component, enabling systems to identify and extract critical data points from documents with minimal human intervention. OrganizationsContinue Reading
Every day, organizations process millions of documents, including invoices, contracts, insurance claims, medical records, and financial statements. Despite the critical role these documents play, an estimated 80–90% of the data they contain is unstructured and largely untapped, hiding valuable insights that could transform business outcomes. Despite advances in technology, manyContinue Reading
Every day, enterprises process thousands of documents containing critical business information. From invoices and purchase orders to forms and contracts, accurately locating and extracting specific fields has traditionally been one of the most complex challenges in document processing pipelines. Although optical character recognition (OCR) can tell us what text existsContinue Reading
Intelligent document processing (IDP) is a technology to automate the extraction, analysis, and interpretation of critical information from a wide range of documents. By using advanced machine learning (ML) and natural language processing algorithms, IDP solutions can efficiently extract and process structured data from unstructured text, streamlining document-centric workflows. WhenContinue Reading
This post is co-authored with Karsten Weber and Rosary Wang from Lexbe. Legal professionals are frequently tasked with sifting through vast volumes of documents to identify critical evidence for litigation. This process can be time-consuming, prone to human error, and expensive—especially when tight deadlines loom. Lexbe, a leader in legalContinue Reading
Extracting information from unstructured documents at scale is a recurring business task. Common use cases include creating product feature tables from descriptions, extracting metadata from documents, and analyzing legal contracts, customer reviews, news articles, and more. A classic approach to extracting information from text is named entity recognition (NER). NERContinue Reading
In the mortgage servicing industry, efficient document processing can mean the difference between business growth and missed opportunities. This post explores how Onity Group, a financial services company specializing in mortgage servicing and origination, used Amazon Bedrock and other AWS services to transform their document processing capabilities. Onity Group, foundedContinue Reading
Multinational organizations face the complex challenge of effectively managing a workforce and operations across different countries, cultures, and languages. Maintaining consistency and alignment across these global operations can be difficult, especially when it comes to updating and sharing business documents and processes. Delays or miscommunications can lead to productivity losses,Continue Reading
Archival data in research institutions and national laboratories represents a vast repository of historical knowledge, yet much of it remains inaccessible due to factors like limited metadata and inconsistent labeling. Traditional keyword-based search mechanisms are often insufficient for locating relevant documents efficiently, requiring extensive manual review to extract meaningful insights.Continue Reading
