OperationsVendor storyUC-013

Decorative Panels Ltd

Flat-pack furniture panel manufacturer

Size
Not stated (supplier says its clients are typically 20 to 100 staff)
Where
UK
Tool
Custom AI cutting optimisation tool built by True Impact Ai (fixed-price Quick Win Sprint)

What the AI did

Takes customer orders, material specs and waste constraints and produces optimised cutting plans in minutes. It sits on top of the existing order system and spreadsheets.

The result

Cut a full-month cutting optimisation process down to under 30 minutes, reduced material waste by 8%, and recovered 10+ hours a week of management time — a confirmed annual saving of over £14,000.

Check before trusting

This is a bespoke build sold by the firm reporting the results, so ask for the before and after waste data.

Prompt to try it

Test the job on your own material before buying anything. Replace the highlighted brackets.

I make [PRODUCT] from standard sheets of [MATERIAL] measuring [SHEET SIZE]. This month's orders need these pieces: [PASTE LIST OF PIECE SIZES AND QUANTITIES]. Blade width is [KERF]. Suggest a cutting plan that uses as few sheets as possible, show the layout per sheet in text and give the expected waste percentage. Tell me any assumptions you made.

Source

True Impact Ai ↗, 19 April 2026 · vendor story

This source was written or published by the supplier of the tool, so treat the claim as a sales story.

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