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On October 23, 2026, ZenTao introduced its process steps and intelligent workbench features, proposing to use "process steps + AI agents" to run SOPs as automated workflows. According to an article published that day by the Alibaba Cloud Developer Community AI, this model binds a dedicated agent to each step to produce a first draft, with humans confirming only at preset acceptance checkpoints, and the next stage cannot be entered until the preceding task is completed. Citing the NUMMI factory as an example, the article points out that generic copying of Toyota mechanisms such as andon and kanban yielded little effect, and the root cause is that processes depend on people's voluntary execution. ZenTao states that this model can fully retain execution actions, outputs and acceptance records and supports process traceability. Currently this feature has only this single source of reporting, and there are no subsequent development facts.
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ZenTao on why AI should execute process steps: turning SOPs into automated workflows
ZenTao proposes using "process steps + AI agents" to turn SOPs into automated workflows: each step is bound to a dedicated agent that produces a first draft, humans only confirm at preset acceptance checkpoints, and the next stage cannot begin until the preceding task is completed. Using the NUMMI factory as an example, the article points out that companies that generically copied Toyota mechanisms such as andon and kanban achieved little, and the root cause is that the process depends on people's voluntary execution. ZenTao says this model can fully retain execution actions, deliverables and acceptance records, and supports process traceability.