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WORKFLOW ENGINE + AI AGENTS

Approvals That Route Themselves. AI That Thinks for You.

Visual workflow builder meets purpose-built AI agents. Conditional branching, multi-level approvals, and AI-powered analysis — from requisition to payment, on autopilot.

PO Approval Flow — Workflow Builder
> $200,000≤ $200,000PO SubmittedPM ApprovalAmount CheckDirector ApprovalIssue POComplete

One Workflow, Eight Node Types

Trigger

Fires on document submit, schedule, or manual run

Approval

Routes to roles or users — any, all, or majority vote

Review

Validates document data before it moves forward

Conditional

Branches by amount or budget level

Action

12 built-in ops — create POs, RFQs, deliveries, and more

Notification

Pushes results to the right people instantly

AIAI Agent

Purpose-built agents that analyze, evaluate, and forecast

AIAI Approval Gate

LLM-powered go/no-go with structured reasoning

PO Submitted
PM Approval
Amount Check

> $200,000

Director Approval
Issue PO

≤ $200,000

Issue PO

Amount Decides the Path. Rules Decide the Speed.

Not every PO needs the director's signature. Conditional branches fast-track small purchases and auto-escalate large ones.

Amount ThresholdAuto-escalate when the value exceeds a set limit
Budget GateTrigger extra approval when project budget is exceeded
Role MatchRoute based on who submitted the document

AI PROCUREMENT AGENTS

AI Agents for Every Step of Procurement.

Each agent owns one job — analyze requisitions, rank vendors, score quotes, flag compliance risks. Drag onto any workflow. Fully customizable.

Requisition Analyzer

Extracts material categories, quantities, and budgets. Flags gaps before they become problems.

Vendor Selector

Ranks vendors by on-time delivery, quality score, and price competitiveness.

Quote Evaluator

Scores quotes across price, delivery, and quality. Recommends the best option with rationale.

Compliance Checker

Validates against org policies, checks vendor licenses, flags regulatory issues.

Spend Analyzer

Categorizes spending by vendor, material, and project. Surfaces savings opportunities.

And more agents coming

Plus: RFQ Generator, Budget Forecaster, Delivery Tracker, Contract Reviewer, Inventory Optimizer — and growing

PO-2024-0891
Analyzing...
Continue92% confidence

Within budget, vendor rated A+, no compliance flags

Balanced policy

AI APPROVAL GATE

AI Makes the Call. Humans Stay in the Loop.

LLM-powered go/no-go decisions with structured reasoning. When confidence drops, it escalates to a human — automatically.

Three Decision PoliciesStrict, balanced, or lenient — tuned to your risk appetite
Confidence ThresholdBelow the threshold? Auto-escalate to human review. No silent failures.
Structured ReasoningEvery decision comes with a reason summary — ready for audit

Five Pre-Built Workflows. Ready to Deploy.

Designed for real construction procurement. Pair with AI agents for end-to-end automation. One-click install.

Requisition Approval

Requisition

PM review → amount gate → director sign-off

3 approval stages

Purchase Order Approval

Purchase Order

PM approval → amount tier → director → issue PO

4 approval stages

Invoice Processing

Invoice

PM verification → AP approval → schedule payment

3 approval stages

Quote Comparison

Quote

Estimator review → PM final approval

2 approval stages

Delivery Verification

Delivery

Warehouse inspection → PM sign-off

2 approval stages

Your Rules, Your Way

Every approval node can run its own ruleset — tuned to the scenario at hand.

1

Any Approver

One approval is enough to move forward

Routine small purchases
2

All Approvers

Every assigned person must sign off

High-risk contract approvals
3

Majority Vote

More than half must approve to pass

Committee decisions

Every Approval, Tracked in Real Time

Kanban-style board shows where every document sits. Overdue items flagged automatically. Bottlenecks visible at a glance.

  • Track every document's approval progress in real time
  • Overdue approvals auto-flagged in red
  • Filter by project, document type, or approver
  • Full approval history for audit trails
Approval Tracker
5 active
89 completed
Pending3
PO-2024-0891PO

Riverside Tower — Y16 Rebar

Chan PM$185,000
REQ-2024-0445Requisition

Metro Line Ext. — Cable Materials

Li Engineer$92,000
In Progress2
PO-2024-0887PO

Central Plaza — Concrete Mix

Wong PM$340,000
INV-2024-0312Invoice

Tai Shing Steel — Monthly Invoice

Cheung AP$128,500
Completed4
PO-2024-0882PO

Greenfield Site — Cement

Chan PM$67,200
DR-2024-1198Delivery

Sun Wo Steel — Rebar Delivery

Lau Warehouse$215,000
72%
Faster approvals
AI-powered agents
100%
Audit trail coverage
20+
AI-ready tools

Approvals on Autopilot. AI in the Loop.

See how materialpro's workflow engine and AI agents help your team stop chasing signatures and start making smarter decisions.