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Reddit/n8n: 6-node shipping status → Sheets (100+ hrs/mo)
high specificsAdded 2026-10-13
- Business
- manufacturing company (team: sales, production planning, shipping)
- Task
- parse ERP shipping-report emails into structured Google Sheets for live shipping control
- Result
- 100+ combined hours/month saved (as titled/stated)
- Tools
- Setup
- ERP email HTML attachment → parse rows → Sheets → Apps Script sync to Shipping Control sheet
- Source
- reddit.com ↗
- Specifics rating
- high specifics high = concrete numbers/quotes; med = partial; low = qualitative
Results as reported by the source; not independently verified.
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