Agents replace spreadsheet reporting and chasing suppliers
Microsoft says Vanderlande, a logistics automation company, uses Power Platform and Copilot Studio to replace spreadsheet-based operational reporting and supplier communications, saving over 1,500 manual hours a month. Vendor-published, with few details beyond that.
- Agent or tool
- Copilot Studio / Power Platform
- Topic
- Automation
- Reported on
- Case study (Microsoft)
- Added
- 2026-10-29
Why it matters
Automation used to mean wiring up rigid rules. Agents can handle the messy, in-between steps that rules miss, which makes many more workflows worth automating. It is one of 23 sightings filed under Automation on Agent Sightings (number 7 by interest), and one of 1 involving Copilot Studio / Power Platform.
How you could try it
Here is a reusable prompt, written by us in our own words, that captures the task. Paste it into Copilot Studio / Power Platform or any similar agent and adjust the details to your situation.
Build the weekly operations report from the source systems instead of our spreadsheet, and email suppliers whose figures are missing.
Tip: Start small: run it once on a low-stakes example, read what the agent did, and only then let it run on real work.
Source
Read the original first-hand account on Case study (Microsoft): https://www.microsoft.com/en/customers/story/27170-vanderlande-microsoft-power…. Our summary is a paraphrase; details are in the source.
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