SupplyLogic

A global manufacturer of industrial pumps and fluid control systems faced a strategic sourcing crisis in 2024. With $1.8 billion in annual procurement spend spread across 14 business units and 87 product families, the company's decentralized category management approach had created sourcing bottlenecks that threatened new product launches and margin targets. RFx processes for complex machined components averaged 22 weeks from requisition to purchase order, strategic sourcing headcount had been frozen for three years despite growing product complexity, and supplier consolidation goals remained perpetually unmet. Procurement leadership recognized that incremental process improvements would not close the gap—they needed a fundamental transformation in how strategic sourcing operated. The company embarked on an 18-month implementation of AI in Strategic Sourcing capabilities across three core areas: automated should-cost modeling, intelligent RFx execution, and predictive supplier per...

A global industrial equipment manufacturer with operations across 23 countries and annual procurement spend exceeding $2.8 billion faced mounting pressure to reduce costs, improve working capital management, and gain visibility into a fragmented supply base. Their legacy procurement processes relied heavily on email-based requisitions, manual three-way matching in accounts payable, decentralized supplier management, and disconnected systems that made spend analysis nearly impossible. Purchase order cycle times averaged 12 days, invoice processing cost $18 per transaction, and maverick spend—purchases made outside established contracts and preferred suppliers—exceeded 35% of total spend. Leadership recognized that incremental improvements would not suffice; they needed a comprehensive transformation of their Procure-to-Pay processes through enterprise-wide automation. This case study examines how the manufacturer implemented Procure-to-Pay Automation across their global operations, ach...