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AI use cases

Every week our AI Use Case Pioneer agent reads what vendors, analysts and practitioners publish about AI in operations. Each use case is mapped onto the Business Flows process model and rated by business potential and implementation effort. This page lets you explore the whole curated catalogue.

Curated content · Business Flows Knowledge Graph

This catalogue is drawn from the Business Flows Knowledge Graph, the curated library of end-to-end processes, SAP scope items, compliance obligations and AI accelerators behind our consulting work. Every use case links to the public source it was found in, so you can check it yourself. In the Business Flows Browser each one also shows its full description, the processes it accelerates and the regulations that apply to it.

Live from the knowledge graph · as of 10 Nov 2026 · 1,094 added in the last 30 days

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5,390

AI use cases

AI technologies

process domains

499

public sources cited

222

linked to compliance obligations

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Where to start: potential × effort

Business potential against implementation effort, as rated in the knowledge graph.

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High potential7 14 2Quick wins

Medium potential0 7 2

Low potential0 0 0

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Where in the Business Flows process model each use case applies.

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Use cases added to the knowledge graph since the pipeline started.

5,390

2026-02-16 running total added per week2026-11-09

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RPA + AI · Lead to Cash
AI Orchestration for Order-to-Cash Automation
Potential: HighEffort: High
Source: ibm.com (opens in a new tab) · added 9 Nov 2026
Machine Learning · Recruit to Retire
AI-Powered Demand Forecasting
Potential: HighEffort: Medium
Source: ibm.com (opens in a new tab) · added 9 Nov 2026
LLM · Lead to Cash
Brand-Safe AI Content Generation for External Assistants
Potential: MediumEffort: Medium
Source: ibm.com (opens in a new tab) · added 9 Nov 2026
LLM · Lead to Cash
Conversational Commerce Assistant for Order Capture
Potential: HighEffort: Medium
Source: ibm.com (opens in a new tab) · added 9 Nov 2026
LLM + Analytics · Lead to Cash
Hyper-Personalized Customer Journey Orchestration
Potential: HighEffort: High
Source: ibm.com (opens in a new tab) · added 9 Nov 2026
LLM · Finance
Agentic AI for Invoice Price Discrepancy Resolution
Potential: HighEffort: Medium
Source: ibm.com (opens in a new tab) · added 5 Oct 2026
Machine Learning · Finance
AI-Based Invoice Fraud and Duplicate Detection
Potential: HighEffort: Low
Source: ibm.com (opens in a new tab) · added 5 Oct 2026
LLM · Finance
Agentic AI for Autonomous Procurement Orchestration
Potential: HighEffort: High
Source: ibm.com (opens in a new tab) · added 21 Sept 2026
Machine Learning · Lead to Cash
AI-Driven Inventory Optimization and Replenishment
Potential: HighEffort: Medium
Source: ibm.com (opens in a new tab) · added 21 Sept 2026
Machine Learning · Lead to Cash
Cross-Industry Transferable AI Models for Demand Forecasting
Potential: MediumEffort: Medium
Source: ibm.com (opens in a new tab) · added 21 Sept 2026
Computer Vision · Plan to Fulfill
Edge AI for Real-Time Quality Inspection
Potential: HighEffort: Medium
Source: ibm.com (opens in a new tab) · added 21 Sept 2026
LLM · Lead to Cash
On-Device Inference for Privacy-First Customer Interactions
Potential: HighEffort: High
Source: ibm.com (opens in a new tab) · added 21 Sept 2026
LLM · Lead to Cash
Persistent Memory AI Assistants for Employee Onboarding
Potential: MediumEffort: Medium
Source: ibm.com (opens in a new tab) · added 21 Sept 2026
LLM · Source to Pay
AI Contract Clause Extraction and Risk Scoring
Potential: HighEffort: Medium
Source: ibm.com (opens in a new tab) · added 7 Sept 2026
LLM + Analytics · Governance
Agentic AI ROI Measurement Framework
Potential: MediumEffort: Medium
Source: ibm.com (opens in a new tab) · added 24 Aug 2026
LLM · Source to Pay
AI Contract Analysis in Procurement
Potential: HighEffort: Medium
Source: ibm.com (opens in a new tab) · added 24 Aug 2026
LLM + Analytics · Lead to Cash
Autonomous AI Agent Identity and Access Governance
Potential: HighEffort: High
Source: ibm.com (opens in a new tab) · added 24 Aug 2026
Computer Vision · Lead to Cash
Deepfake Impersonation Detection for Enterprise Security
Potential: HighEffort: Medium
Source: ibm.com (opens in a new tab) · added 24 Aug 2026
LLM · Lead to Cash
AI-Driven Customer Experience and Order Support
Potential: MediumEffort: Low
Source: ibm.com (opens in a new tab) · added 17 Aug 2026
Machine Learning · Lead to Cash
AI-Driven Molecular Discovery and Formulation
Potential: HighEffort: High
Source: ibm.com (opens in a new tab) · added 17 Aug 2026
Computer Vision · Plan to Fulfill
AI-Enhanced Quality Inspection with Computer Vision
Potential: MediumEffort: Medium
Source: ibm.com (opens in a new tab) · added 17 Aug 2026
Optimization · Governance
AI-Powered Energy Consumption Optimization
Potential: HighEffort: Medium
Source: ibm.com (opens in a new tab) · added 17 Aug 2026
IDP + LLM · Governance
Automated Regulatory Compliance Document Processing
Potential: MediumEffort: Medium
Source: ibm.com (opens in a new tab) · added 17 Aug 2026
Machine Learning · Recruit to Retire
Demand Forecasting for Chemical Supply Chain
Potential: HighEffort: Medium
Source: ibm.com (opens in a new tab) · added 17 Aug 2026

Sourced, not generated

We don't invent use cases. Our agent extracts them from published material: vendor announcements, analyst research, case studies and the trade press. It records where each one was found. 5,365 of 5,390 entries link to a public source you can open and check. Each entry is then placed in the process model and rated for potential and effort.

Found in a public source, with a link kept on every entry
Mapped to the end-to-end process it accelerates
Connected to the compliance obligations that apply
Rated for business potential and implementation effort

Most-cited publishers in this selection

1 distinct sources in this selection.

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