Pick the right problem
We find where hours and dollars are leaking — quotes, invoices, reports — and start with the fix that pays back fastest.
Quote follow-upInvoice remindersWeekly sales reportsExpense automationReceiving checksField notesCRM cleanupDocument processingHuman-reviewed AICustom internal toolsTime back every week
The problem
Buying software is easy. Making it stick is the hard part.
Most small and mid-sized teams don’t need another app or an “AI transformation.” They need one leaky workflow fixed properly — quotes chased, invoices collected, reports done on time — with a clear owner and a number that proves it’s working.
AICG does the thinking and the building, so the fix lands in your team’s day-to-day instead of dying in a demo.
How a fix comes together
Fixing a workflow takes more than installing an app.
We connect the pieces that make a fix actually stick: the right problem to start with, data you can trust, automation with a human in the loop, and a simple routine your team keeps using.
Make your data usable
We work with the spreadsheets, CRM, and email your business already runs on — and clean up what the fix depends on.
Automate, human in the loop
AI drafts, reminds, and summarizes; your team approves. The busywork disappears — the judgment stays yours.
Make it stick
Simple rules, a short walkthrough, and a weekly number that shows it’s working — so the fix becomes a habit, not a memory.
We are AICG Canada
Business-first AI consulting for teams that need useful systems, not theatre.
Our work connects strategy, data, agents and workflow design, governance, and adoption so leaders can make practical decisions about where AI belongs in the operation. The network behind AICG has supported operations across retail, e-commerce, logistics, airlines, healthcare, and technology — including multiple Fortune 100 organizations.
Team experience spans operations-heavy environments, enterprise IT, logistics, retail, field service, and programs supporting enterprise-scale organizations.
We combine strategy, AI agents and automation, software and integration, rollout and adoption planning, data readiness, and change management into practical operating plans.
Every engagement is built to leave leaders with documentation, guardrails, ownership, measurement routines, and a decision on what should scale next.
Selected experience
Enterprise work, represented honestly.
Representative examples of the work our team has delivered for large organizations. Client names and figures are kept confidential to protect those relationships.
Operational efficiency at scale
Helped a global parcel operation streamline intake, sortation, and handoff workflows across North American facilities — reducing manual steps and improving throughput.
Store & back-of-house efficiency
Streamlined receiving, inventory, and exception-handling workflows with supporting software across store operations.
IT-efficiency software solution
Implemented software to make enterprise IT operations more efficient — automating workflow, reporting, and exception handling.
Process & reporting improvement
Improved workflows and reporting to reduce manual work and improve reliability across high-volume operations.
What clients say
“Working with Applied Intelligence has been one of the best investments I’ve made for my business. They didn’t just sell me software — they took the time to understand how my business operates and built solutions that actually fit the way we work.”
Val SousaOwner, Paradise Concrete & Drain
Quoting systemAccounts receivableWebsiteTraining & support
What we build
Tools that pay for themselves.
We don’t just advise — we design and build the custom apps and AI agents that run your team’s day.
Quote Generator
15–30 min
Saved on every quote — it pulls live from your catalog, prices and discounts each line, and generates a signed PDF in seconds. That’s the tool running in the hero above.
See how we build →Receiving Match
Seconds
To reconcile a PO against what arrived — flags shortages and overages and drafts the note.
Try it →Field Logger
Hands-free
Spoken or typed notes become a clean, audit-ready field record.
Try it →$0/mo
in subscription fees — a custom tool replaces the paid SaaS you’d keep renting, and your team owns it.
Built around your workflow
Live data syncAI agentsAuto-PDFE-signatureHuman review
Human implementation
Technology only sticks when the operating model is ready.
We work with leaders and frontline teams to connect strategy, process, data, controls, and adoption.
Industries
Built for operational environments where handoffs and exceptions matter.
Each industry page pairs the common pain points with a working demo you can try — manufacturing, agri-food, clean energy, warehousing, Ontario SMEs, and retail.
Manufacturing & industrial automation
Production reporting, quality exceptions, maintenance workflows, and operational dashboards.
Explore manufacturing →
Agriculture & agri-food
Traceability, processing, energy, forecasting, reporting, and modernization roadmaps.
Explore agri-food →
Clean energy & sustainability
Energy forecasting, emissions reporting, asset analytics, and sustainability workflows.
Explore clean energy →
Retail operations
Store support, inventory exceptions, customer response, and back-office coordination.
Explore retail →Project work
Representative starting points for AI projects that can pay back.
These are not invented case studies. They are practical engagement patterns AICG Canada can scope, validate, and turn into a 30/60/90-day operating plan.
Operations analyticsException reporting for warehouses and field teams
Summarize mismatches, delays, damaged-goods notes, service exceptions, and follow-up work so supervisors see what needs attention first.
Customer operationsResponse triage without losing the human touch
Classify inbound requests, draft first responses, and route sensitive situations to the right owner with context attached.
GovernanceResponsible AI starter kit for Canadian teams
Translate privacy, acceptable use, human review, and approval gates into plain-language routines that people can actually follow.
Data readinessWorkflow and data assessment before platform spend
Identify where existing systems, spreadsheets, reports, and ownership gaps will block AI value before budget is committed.
AI readiness self-assessment
Score your next AI opportunity in under a minute.
The score is directional. It helps clarify whether the workflow is ready for a focused pilot.
Insights
Point of view, grounded in operations.
Briefings, playbooks, and checklists drawn from real engagement work — what pays back, what stalls, and how to tell the difference early.
Warehouse exception reporting: the first AI pilot that pays back
How to scope a reporting and exception workflow that creates measurable operating value.
Read playbook →Customer-response triage without losing the human touch
Route and draft responses while keeping people in control of sensitive exceptions.
Read guide →Responsible AI basics for Canadian organizations
Privacy, human review, acceptable use, and governance without bureaucracy.
Read approach →Book a Lost Quote Review
See where your quotes are leaking revenue.
Tell us how your team tracks quotes today — CRM, spreadsheet, or email — and we’ll show you where follow-ups, visibility, or automation could recover missed revenue. Want to talk about something else? That’s welcome too.
Typical starting point20-minute Lost Quote Review → find the leaks → a small pilot before any larger rollout.
Sergio ChavesFounder & PrincipalYou’ll hear back within one business day.