Case Study: EDF achieves 88% faster document validation and streamlined procurement with Adobe Document Cloud

Using Adobe Document Cloud, EDF – DIPDE boosts document workflows, streamlines procurement process, and enhances security

Electricité de France’s DIPDE division (Nuclear Power Plant Engineering, Deconstruction, and Environment) set out to eliminate paper-based procurement inefficiencies and reduce its carbon footprint. Facing slow, opaque validation processes—only about half of sent documents were returned and approvals could take up to 16 days—DIPDE needed faster, more secure workflows and better traceability for sensitive contracts.

By deploying Adobe Document Cloud (Adobe Sign and Acrobat), DIPDE digitized and automated procurement and signature workflows, gaining real-time visibility and ISO‑compliant security. Validation time dropped by up to 88% (from 16 days to 16 hours), the team now validates 100% of supplier orders in a day, handles 2,500+ orders annually, and has saved about €64,000 and 30,000 pages (roughly €16 per order) while improving traceability and control.

EDF

Thierry Belloeil

Purchasing Policy Coordinator, Contractual Performance Department