Case Study: Searles Valley Minerals cuts RFQ turnaround from 8 months to 4 hours with Arkestro

Modernizing a legacy purchasing process for mining equipment with Predictive Procurement Orchestration (PPO)

Searles Valley Minerals, a mining and production company that supplies minerals used in products from glass to electronics, faced a highly manual, error-prone purchasing process for large-scale equipment (including six miles of pipe, valves and fittings). Their RFQ workflow relied on 20+ year-old spreadsheets and could take as long as 8 months, causing clerical errors and missed cost-saving opportunities. To modernize procurement, Searles Valley Minerals turned to Arkestro’s Predictive Procurement Orchestration (PPO) platform.

Arkestro implemented its predictive procurement orchestration solution to automate RFQs, provide predictive analytics and give suppliers an intuitive interface for onboarding and instant feedback. The result: RFQ cycles collapsed from 8 months to 4 hours, a 2x increase in suppliers included in RFQs, and an initial 7% cost savings on the first transaction—plus measurable productivity gains and stronger buyer–supplier relationships.

Searles Valley Minerals

Thomas Perkins

Searles Valley Minerals