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CAMPS AI Working Group

Designed for CAMPS Members. Built for Your Workforce.

AI isn’t replacing your team.

It’s giving each person their own expert assistant.

Make your team faster, more confident, and more fulfilled without adding headcount.

 

One Tool. Different Roles. Real Impact.

AI isn't replacing your team, it's becoming their expert assistant. Here's how different departments are using AI tools like ChatGPT to work smarter, faster, and with less stress.

Operations & Supply Chain
Streamline process updates, documentation, and vendor communication.
Engineering & Quality
Speed up troubleshooting, create SOPs, and analyze complex data sets.
Sales & Marketing
Draft emails, create content, and personalize outreach in less time.
HR & Admin
Automate routine messages, build forms, and summarize documents.
C-Suite & Strategy
Make data-backed decisions faster. Leverage AI for insights, planning, and communication.
Accounting & Payroll
Reduce manual entry, summarize reports, and automate routine financial tasks.

 

About This Group:

The CAMPS AI Working Group is a monthly, hands-on workshop series where manufacturers and supply chain companies explore how AI can become a practical advantage in everyday work.

Whether you’re in operations, sales, HR, or the front office, these sessions show your team how to use tools like ChatGPT, Quadratic, and Read.AI to save time, reduce burnout, and boost performance.

This is not about theory. It’s about real tools solving real problems — right now.

 

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Watch the last AI Working Group Recording:

Workshop 1:
AI 101 for Manufacturers

This kickoff session introduced guests to practical, entry-level AI tools that save time and improve workflows. No technical background required.

✅ Use AI to turn messy spreadsheets into clear visuals
✅ Generate product-ready images instantly using ChatGPT
✅ Set up ChatGPT for everyday admin tasks like agendas, emails, and summaries

Workshop 2:
Exploring Perplexity for Manufacturing Teams

This session highlights how Perplexity helps manufacturing teams find reliable, source-backed answers fast — cutting down on research time, email clutter, and decision delays.

✅ Learn how Perplexity differs from ChatGPT and when to use each
✅ See live demos on how to pull source-backed answers for engineering, compliance, or customer questions
✅ Find out how to use follow-up mode and collections to build internal knowledge hubs

Workshop 3:
Building AI Agents for Finance & Operations

In this session, we explore how manufacturers can create custom AI agents to automate and streamline financial workflows — no coding required. Think of it as training an intern who never sleeps.

✅ Discover what an AI agent is and how it works with your ERP or accounting tools
✅ See a live demo of an AI-powered finance assistant handling AP, AR, and reconciliations
✅ Learn how to start small by building one agent to tackle repetitive admin tasks

Who Should Attend?

This group is designed for CAMPS member companies at any stage of AI adoption. You don’t need a technical background—just curiosity and a willingness to explore new tools.We recommend each company designate an AI Champion—someone who attends each session, brings the right department team members to future workshops, and helps drive adoption internally.

What We Cover:

Each monthly session explores a different department or high-impact use case.

Community Support:

Between sessions, we use a private Slack workspace for: Sharing prompts and success stories, Asking questions and getting help, Discovering new tools, and Connecting with peers in similar roles.

“CAMPS helps manufacturers in many ways. It evolves, you can belong to CAMPS for many years and continue to benefit.”
Allison Budvarson
Allison Budvarson

COO and Co-Owner, Out of the Box Manufacturing

Allison Budvarson
“I like the fact that they are very relevant. They are looking out for the community.”
dan-kocer
Dan Kocer

President, Kocer Consulting & Engineering

Dan Kocer
“CAMPS is the most diverse manufacturing ecosystem in the region. This diversity enables the best ideas to bubble up and to be shared with the entire community.”
Rich Rogers
Rich Rogers

CEO, Xemelgo

Rich Rogers
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