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# Case 5: Foreign Trade Tech Pack Processing

## Scenario

Jennifer has been a merchandiser at a US-based apparel import company for eight years. Her toughest task is handling Chinese Tech Packs from overseas manufacturers—20+ page PDFs with 30+ measurement points, Chinese technical terms, tolerance tables, and fractional inch values for seven sizes.

Her old process: open the PDF, translate line by line, type numbers into Excel by hand. One Tech Pack took 2–3 hours. Misreading 1/2" as 1/4" once caused a rework that cost the company over \$30,000.

Her manager suggested trying QoderWork.

## File Prep

Jennifer put the latest Tech Packs in a folder:

```plaintext theme={null}
Desktop/Order-2024SS-ClientABC/
├── ABC-SS24-Style001-TechPack.pdf
├── ABC-SS24-Style002-TechPack.pdf
└── ABC-SS24-Style003-TechPack.pdf
```

<Steps>
  <Step title="Select your folder">
    In QoderWork, select the `Order-2024SS-ClientABC` folder.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Enter your prompt">
    In the chat:

    ```plaintext theme={null}
    These are Chinese Tech Pack PDFs from our manufacturer. Process each one:
    1. Extract all points of measure (POM) and translate terms to English
    2. Format as Excel with:
       - Columns: Measurement point / Chinese name / English name / Tolerance (+/-)
       - Rows: S / M / L / XL / XXL / XXXL for each size
    3. Keep fractional values exact (e.g., 1/2", 3/4")
    4. One sheet per Style, filename includes Style number
    Pay special attention to fractional accuracy—it affects production quality.
    ```
  </Step>
</Steps>

## What QoderWork Did

QoderWork read all three PDFs, parsed the Chinese tables and terminology, and produced bilingual size spec Excel files in about 10 minutes. Jennifer spot-checked: 30+ measurement points and seven sizes were correct, including the trickiest fractions.

## Ongoing Use

When new orders arrive:

1. Drop new Tech Pack PDFs into the order folder
2. Tell QoderWork: "Two new Style Tech Packs are in. Process them in the same format."

QoderWork detects new files and outputs in the same format. Jennifer also uses it for cross-checks: "Compare Style001 and Style002 measurements and highlight differences." What used to take an afternoon now takes minutes.

## Key Metrics

| Metric     | Result                                              |
| ---------- | --------------------------------------------------- |
| Time saved | From 2–3 hours per pack to \~10 minutes for 3 packs |
| Accuracy   | 100%, avoiding costly fraction errors               |
| Reuse      | Cleaner folders = smoother future runs              |

<Check>
  User quote: "100% accuracy—avoided a huge loss."
</Check>

## Pro Tips

The main trick is **defining output format and precision in the prompt**.

Jennifer didn’t say "help me organize Tech Packs." She specified column and row structure, and stressed "keep fractional values exact" and "pay special attention to fractional accuracy." **Putting quality rules in the prompt** drives reliable output.

Another tip: **organize by order** (e.g., `Order-2024SS-ClientABC`). New orders go in the right folder, and "process in the same format" reuses the flow.

**For precision-sensitive work, spell out exactly what the output should look like and what must not be wrong.**