Case Study: Linde Gas achieves faster sourcing and higher savings with Capgemini IBX eSourcing

Linde Gas - Customer Case Study

Linde Gas, a world-leading supplier of industrial gases, identified a need to increase savings and shorten its sourcing process times. The company's sourcing maturity varied widely across its decentralized global operations, resulting in low performance in many regions. To address this challenge, Linde Gas partnered with vendor Capgemini to implement a global rollout of the IBX eSourcing platform for online auctions.

Capgemini's solution involved establishing a center-led support concept with regional knowledge centers to drive change management and implement the IBX eSourcing tool globally. The intuitive platform was quickly embraced, leading to a dramatic increase in usage from 80 auctions in 2013 to over 500 in 2014. The results were significant, with Capgemini helping Linde Gas achieve 100% higher savings per sourcing event compared to traditional negotiations, alongside major gains in process efficiency.

Linde Gas

Daniel Timpe