Pixels and Clicks · Data-Bridge Friction Audit Report SAMPLE — ILLUSTRATIVE DATA

SAMPLE — ILLUSTRATIVE DATA

PIXELS AND CLICKS

Data–Bridge Friction Audit Report

A map of every manual re-entry point between WMS, EDI, and ERP, priced in re-keying hours, ranked Fix now / Fix later / Leave alone.

Prepared For

A Regional Distribution Co. [illustrative]

Engagement ID

PC-DBA-0212

Systems

NetSuite ERP · WMS · EDI

Date

July 2026

Scope

Shadow sessions, ~1 week, no system access required

Audit Fee

$2,000

01 — The Verdict

The bridge map

Estimated Annual Cost of Manual Re-Keying

$91,200

Coordinator hours consumed / week34.5 hrs

Downstream rework (order errors, ASN rejects)$22,400 / yr

Bridges mapped7

Three bridges account for 78% of the cost. One of the seven — the WMS-to-label-printer handoff — is deliberately left alone: fixing it would cost more than it saves.

02 — Systems Map

Where data crosses by hand

Bridge	Hrs / wk	Loaded $ / yr	Downstream Rework	Verdict
WMS → ERP order re-entry	12.0	$38,900	Order errors, ~4/wk	Fix now
EDI 856 → ERP ASN re-key	9.5	$28,100	ASN rejections, ~3/wk	Fix now
ERP → WMS inventory sync	6.0	$17,600	Stock discrepancies	Fix later
WMS → label printer handoff	2.5	$6,600	Minimal	Leave alone

Marked "HUMAN" — each of these is a person retyping data a system already has: WMS → ERP, EDI 856 → ERP, ERP → WMS.

03 — Cost Ledger & Ranking

Fix now / fix later / leave alone

The "leave alone" column is the credibility move here — an auditor who tells you what not to fix. The label-printer handoff costs $6,600/yr to run manually; automating it would run $18,000+ and save almost nothing measurable.

Loaded labor rate verified against client-provided fully-burdened coordinator cost as of July 2026.

04 — Mitigation Checklist

The fix list your team can act on

Build direct WMS→ERP order API integration (kill manual re-entry)Owner: IT · System: WMS/ERP · Impact: recovers 12 hrs/wk
Automate EDI 856 parsing into ERP ASN fieldsOwner: EDI Admin · System: EDI/ERP · Impact: recovers 9.5 hrs/wk, cuts ASN rejections
Schedule nightly inventory reconciliation job, ERP→WMSOwner: IT · System: ERP/WMS · Impact: recovers 6 hrs/wk
Leave the label-printer handoff manual — do not automateOwner: N/A · Impact: avoids a build that costs more than it saves

05 — What We'd Do Next

If you want us to build the fix

100% of this $2,000 audit fee credits toward an implementation engagement within 60 days.

[ founder photo ]

Bhaskar Sarma

Founder, Pixels and Clicks · linkedin.com/company/pixels-and-clicks

Happy to walk through the ranking on a call — especially the "leave alone" call, since that's usually the one people push back on.

▶ 6-min video walkthrough of this report → [short link + QR — HUMAN to add]