Case Study: AbbVie achieves centralized, compliant control of engineering information and improved efficiency with Accruent Meridian

How 600+ AbbVie employees use Meridian engineering document management to access and manage more than 300,000 CAD drawings and other files

AbbVie, a global research-driven biopharmaceutical company formed after its separation from Abbott, faced a major IT challenge: deciding how to manage 130 corporate engineering applications while standardizing processes across 14 manufacturing sites. Disparate systems created inconsistent workflows, heavy IT support burdens, and prevented maintenance teams from accessing asset drawings on mobile devices, so AbbVie needed a centralized, quickly deployable engineering information platform.

AbbVie cloned Abbott’s Meridian instance to create a standardized, centralized solution integrated with IBM Maximo, single sign-on, and automated e-signature approvals; about 625 employees now use Meridian to manage 300,000+ CAD drawings and related files. The rollout improved maintenance access and cross-department collaboration, ensured FDA 21 CFR Part 11 compliance, reduced engineering IT systems by nearly 50%, lowered infrastructure costs, and streamlined audits and change processes.

Abbvie

Brady Peterson

Project Manager