AI for Contract Furniture | Cerulean
AI for Contract Furniture Dealers
Cerulean eliminates bottlenecks in quote-to-SIF, acknowledgement reconciliation, doublechecks, budgets and lookbooks — increasing speed, accuracy, and margins.
Where AI Delivers Value in Contract Furniture
Proven use cases
- Quote-to-SIF
- Acknowledgment reconciliation
- Specification doublecheck
- Automated budgets
- Automated lookbooks
- Automated labor install quotes
- Product asset renderings
- Reordering/e-procurement
- Installation scheduling
- Warranty management
By the Numbers
Significant improvements in speed, accuracy, and margins are within reach for Contract Furniture Dealers.
AI’s speed compared to humans for quote data entry
1000X ROI from automating manual dealer workflows
10X+ Increase in accuracy compared with human processing
5X
See AI in Action
Quote Data Entry
Under the hood
- Instantly turn documents into SIF
- Process quotes 1000X faster than manual entry
- Reduce errors by 5X
- Works with PDFs and images, including screenshots
Acknowledgement Reconciliation
Under the hood
- Instantly reconcile POs and Acknowledgements
- Computer vision pinpoints discrepancies immediately
- Streamline communication with vendors
- Management dashboard highlights issues across team and vendors
Lookbook and Budget Creation
Under the hood
- Universal catalog of everything you sell
- Create branded customer deliverables with one click
- Configurable surcharges, discounts and fields
- Project updates in real time with new selections
Why Dealers Choose Cerulean
- AI Built for Contract Furniture: Automations designed for quoting, acknowledgements, specifications, and other core dealer operations.
- Works With Your Existing Tech: Built to work directly with CAP, Spec, Core, Hedberg et al.
- Fast, Supported Implementation: We guide you through setup and configuration so your team can start seeing results immediately.
- Training That Drives Adoption: Practical training that helps your team use AI confidently and capture real operational ROI.
FAQs
About Cerulean
What is Cerulean, and what does it do for contract furniture dealers?
Cerulean is an AI automation company focused on serving contract furniture dealers and manufacturers. Our products automate manual, repetitive and error-prone workflows that slow down projects and reduce margins. Our goal is to eliminate boring work so people can focus on what matters, thereby freeing design, sales, and service teams to focus on creativity, relationships and other higher value work.
How is Cerulean different from general-purpose AI tools like ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Grok or Copilot?
General-purpose AI tools are built for broad use cases. Cerulean AI tools are purpose built and specialized to contract furniture dealers and manufacturers. Our models are trained on industry-specific data, our workflows are optimized to industry data structures and formats, and connect directly to the systems already used across the industry like Cyncly CAP Worksheet, Configura Spec, Hedberg and Core.
How does Cerulean fit among the universe of AI tools and solutions?
AI tools exist in three tiers: general-purpose platforms (ChatGPT, Copilot et al), industry-agnostic workflow tools (e.g. Agentforce), and vertical AI built for a specific industry. Cerulean sits in the third category. We combine deep knowledge of contract furniture with purpose-trained AI models and purpose-built software to deliver automation that works out of the box, without requiring a technical team or months of onboarding.
Is Cerulean built specifically for the contract furniture industry?
Yes.
What size dealership or manufacturer is Cerulean designed for?
Cerulean best suits mid-to-large dealers and manufacturers because they’ve reached a scale with meaningful volume where manual data entry and operational bottlenecks are starting to limit capacity or margin. If your team spends hours a week on quote data entry, acknowledgment reconciliation, or spec checking, Cerulean delivers immediate ROI.
Use Cases
Which manual workflows can Cerulean automate for a furniture dealer?
Cerulean automates a range of workflows including data entry, quote-to-SIF, document reconciliation, acknowledgement reconciliation, specification double-checking, spec checks, lookbook creation, budget creation, labor install quotes and reordering.
Can Cerulean automate quote data entry and SIF file generation?
Yes. Port extracts data from vendor quotes (PDFs or images) with high accuracy and generates clean SIF files ready for CAP, Spec, Hedberg, and other business systems. It processes quotes at 1,000x human speed with 5x better accuracy than manual entry.
Can Cerulean help with acknowledgment reconciliation?
Yes. Match automates the comparison of acknowledgment documents against purchase orders, flagging discrepancies in pricing, quantities, lead times, shipping addresses and line items.
Can Cerulean cross-check specifications against drawings to catch errors before installation?
Yes. Proof reviews floorplans to detect, classify and count objects in context of their surroundings. These objects are then intelligently matched to specification lists (SIF), surfacing discrepancies to accelerate the doublecheck process.
Can Cerulean automate creation of lookbooks and budgets?
Yes. Atlas automates the creation of project artifacts including lookbooks, budgets, and labor and install quotes. It maintains a living version of a project's contents — always current, always consistent — linked to a growing catalog of leading manufacturers.
How does Cerulean decide what use cases to build solutions for?
We listen closely to early adopters. Every solution we build starts with a real pain point surfaced by dealers who are willing to go deep with us — describing the workflow, the workarounds, the cost of getting it wrong. We don't build in isolation; we build alongside the dealers who feel the problem most acutely, then validate that the solution works in production before we scale it.
Integrations
Does Cerulean integrate with CAP, Spec, or Hedberg?
Yes. Port generates SIF files that are compatible with CAP, Spec, Hedberg, and other dealer business systems. We're built to fit into your existing workflow, not replace it.
Will Cerulean connect with business systems via API?
Yes. Cerulean is building a growing set of API integrations with the business systems dealers already use. If you have a specific integration in mind, let us know; customer needs drive our integration roadmap.
Does Cerulean work with our existing business system, or does it require a full replacement?
Cerulean layers on top of your existing systems, not replace them. We integrate with the tools you already use and output data in the formats your business systems expect.
Implementation
How long does it take to get up and running with Cerulean?
Most dealers go live with our products within a few weeks. Cerulean handles setup, configuration, testing and training as part of white-glove onboarding, so your team can start processing quotes almost immediately.
Do we need a technical team or IT resources to implement Cerulean?
No. Cerulean is designed for non-technical users. Our team handles the implementation, and the products are intuitive enough for anyone on your team to use from day one.
What does onboarding and training look like?
Onboarding is hands-on and handled by the Cerulean team. We configure the product to your specific setup and train your team directly. The goal is confident, high-adoption use from day one.
Security
How does Cerulean handle sensitive pricing and vendor data?
All data is encrypted in transit and at rest. Cerulean uses secure infrastructure with strict access controls to protect your pricing, vendor, and customer information.
Is Cerulean SOC 2 certified?
Cerulean is currently undergoing SOC 2 certification. We're happy to share our security documentation and policies on request.