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title: "AI Document Processing Supply Chain & Logistics OCR | Extend"
description: "AI document processing and OCR for supply chain logistics. Extract data from BOLs, PODs, invoices, customs forms with optical character recognition technology."
canonical: https://www.extend.ai/logistics
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# AI Document Processing Supply Chain & Logistics OCR | Extend

## Supply Chain & Logistics

Production-ready document processing to optimize supply chain operations

## Trusted by leading AI teams

Pallet, Zauber, CH Robinson, Nuvocargo, OVRSEA, SSA Marine

## Move freight faster. Parse any logistics document

- **Classify and Continuously Improve** — PODs contain stamps, signatures, and handwritten notes. Our VLM pipelines & Memory system detect delivery confirmation and classifies documents accurately so PODs don't get confused with BOLs.
- **Handle Endless Formats** — No two carriers format BOLs the same way. Extract shipper details, consignee info, and cargo descriptions from complex table layouts in seconds.
- **Get High-Stakes Amounts Right** — Freight invoices can run into millions. Confidence scores on every extracted value with automatic flagging when human review is needed before payment.
- **Parse Thousands of Rows** — Fuel statements span thousands of transactions. Extract line items cleanly across massive files without token limits or context cutoffs.
- **Extract Dense Layouts** — Packing lists cram item codes, quantities, weights, and dimensions into tight grids. Pull every field accurately regardless of column alignment or format variation.

## The highest performance document APIs for your agents and pipelines. Processing millions of pages every day.

APIs:

### 01 / parse

Convert unstructured documents into context for agents.

- **Layout detection** — Advanced layout model detects tables, checkboxes, images, handwriting, and signatures on every page.
- **Specialized vision models** — A hybrid computer vision + vision-language model pipeline routes each element to purpose-built models.
- **Multiple performance modes** — Toggle between performance modes optimized for speed, cost, or accuracy.
- **Handle every file** — 25 file types, 100+ languages, and 4 chunking strategies — all through one API.

### 02 / extract

Extract structured data from documents into any schema.

- **Scale to 1,000+ page files** — Smart chunking & merging strategies ensure accurate extraction without hitting token output or context limits.
- **Extract large tables** — Choose from multiple array extraction strategies, capable of extracting 1,000+ rows accurately across 100s of pages.
- **Precise bounding boxes** — Dedicated citation model generates granular citations for every extracted value, even inferred ones.
- **Low latency processing** — Fast mode extraction for real-time use cases.
- **Model-agnostic by design** — New foundation models are continuously benchmarked and integrated. Evaluate performance and upgrade versions safely.

### 03 / split

Segment multi-document files into individual subdocuments.

- **Large document splitting** — High-precision splitting that maintains accuracy on 2,000+ page files.
- **Instance detection** — Detect unique identifiers to separate multiple instances of the same document type, like splitting 50 invoices by invoice number.
- **Intelligent boundary handling** — Smart overlap handles mid-page boundaries while keeping context intact.
- **Cost-optimized splitting** — Toggle cost-optimized splitting for bulk jobs, or high precision for tough files.

### 04 / classify

Classify documents into pre-defined categories.

- **Optimized for cost** — Deploy fast and cheap classification at scale with purpose-built classifiers, without compromising on accuracy.
- **Memory** — Multimodal retrieval system that learns from past examples to handle edge cases where prompting falls short.
- **Real time classification** — Toggle low-latency classification to give instant feedback to your users.

### 05 / edit

Detect form fields and fill them programatically.

- **Comprehensive field support** — Detect and fill in checkboxes, signatures, text fields, tables, dropdowns, multi-line paragraphs, and character-per-box inputs (like SSNs).
- **Dynamic form filling for agents** — Use natural language instructions to map data to the right fields automatically, no template required.
- **Template-based filling** — For static forms, detect field positions once and fill them at scale deterministically.
- **Reliability at any scale** — Fast, reliable results even on complex forms with hundreds of fields.

## See logistics documents parsed side by side

Logistics · Document bank. Side-by-side layout detection and markdown parsing across providers on real shipping, customs, and supply chain documents.

| Document | Type | Complexity | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Bill of Lading](https://www.extend.ai/document-bank/logistics/bill-of-lading) | Transport | medium | Carrier contract with shipper, consignee, and cargo details. |
| [Freight Invoice](https://www.extend.ai/document-bank/logistics/freight-invoice) | Invoice | high | Carrier billing document detailing freight charges, surcharges, and routing. |
| [Customs Form](https://www.extend.ai/document-bank/logistics/customs-form) | Customs | medium | Import/export declaration form listing goods, values, and duties. |
| [Export Declaration](https://www.extend.ai/document-bank/logistics/export-declaration) | Customs | low | Official declaration of goods being exported including quantities and classifications. |
| [Shipping Form](https://www.extend.ai/document-bank/logistics/shipping-form) | Form | low | Shipment details form with origin, destination, and contents. |
| [Compliance Certificate](https://www.extend.ai/document-bank/logistics/compliance-certificate) | Certificate | low | Certification confirming goods meet regulatory standards. |