Detroit automotive Tier-1 suppliers run EDI for big OEMs but zero automation for mid-market B2B orders — orders arrive by email and get typed in.
Michigan · AI Automation Services
AI & n8n Automation for Michigan Operators
Workflow engineering for Detroit automotive, Ann Arbor startups, and Michigan supply chain teams.
Industries I automate in Michigan
- Automotive & Mobility
- Supply Chain & Logistics
- Agriculture (West MI)
- University-adjacent SaaS (Ann Arbor)
Where Michigan teams lose time
Michigan supply chain teams cannot see past Tier-1 — Tier-2 and Tier-3 visibility is "ask the buyer" rather than data.
West Michigan ag operations run on Excel + notebook; modern IoT sensor data has nowhere to land.
Client snapshot
What this looks like in practice
An Ann Arbor SaaS startup was losing 20 hours a week on customer onboarding — intake form, Stripe, HubSpot, Intercom, custom DB, welcome sequence. I consolidated the flow in n8n so a form submission triggers the entire onboarding in 90 seconds. Saved an ops hire they were about to make.
Who builds it: Waseem Nasir — AI automation engineer, digital nomad from Pakistan, based in Bali/ASEAN, serving global clients.
Frequently asked questions for Michigan clients
How do Detroit Tier-1 suppliers automate non-OEM orders?
GPT-4o vision parses emailed POs, and n8n routes them into the ERP the same way EDI would — just without the 3-month EDI onboarding per customer. Mid-market B2B customers get ordered-to-acknowledged in minutes instead of days.
What AI workflow helps Michigan supply chain visibility?
Tier-2/3 visibility comes from automated supplier surveys plus parsing of freight docs (BOLs, invoices, inspection reports). I build an intake flow that normalises the data and surfaces gaps in a Retool dashboard. Not perfect, but 10x better than nothing.
Can you build IoT data pipelines for Michigan agriculture?
Yes — if the sensors expose MQTT, REST, or webhook, n8n handles ingestion. I write to InfluxDB or Supabase for time-series, and build Grafana or Retool dashboards on top. Field teams get phone-friendly alerts; office gets the trend data.
Do you build for Ann Arbor SaaS startups under 10 employees?
Yes — small teams get the most leverage from automation because every hour saved is a meaningful % of total ops capacity. I scope tight, build fast, and deliver before you can hire the ops person you were about to post.
Automate onboarding. Ship orders faster. Book a free call.
30-minute discovery call. No pitch deck. I map your current workflow, identify the highest-leverage automation targets, and tell you whether it makes sense to work together.