Case Study: AHC+Hospitality achieves faster PO processing and real-time spend visibility with BirchStreet Systems

AHC+Hospitality - Customer Case Study

AHC+Hospitality, a Grand Rapids–based operator of five properties and eight F&B outlets, faced a highly manual purchasing process with printed purchase orders and no integration to their accounting system, Data Plus. After evaluating options, AHC+Hospitality selected BirchStreet Systems in 2013 to provide a cloud-based procure-to-pay platform (including eProcurement, AP 3‑way auto match, Inventory Management and Recipe Management) to enable paperless PO tracking, ERP integration, and tighter spend control.

BirchStreet Systems implemented integrated modules on a single cloud platform, connecting back‑office operations with real-time data, pricing and reporting and delivering greater corporate spend visibility and more accurate F&B costing. The deployment cut PO processing drastically — from two people spending about 2.5 days each to one person spending only 4–6 hours per week — while improving compliance, cost control and operational efficiency.

AHC+Hospitality

Bruce Alber

Corporate Director of Purchasing