Case Study: Southern Pipe & Supply achieves AP efficiency, cost savings, and real-time visibility with Corcentric's Cor360 Approval Workflow

Southern Pipe and Supply opens the taps on AP efficiency, savings, and visibility

Southern Pipe & Supply, a family-run plumbing, HVAC, and industrial distributor with over 135 branches, was overwhelmed by a decentralized, paper-based AP process handling more than 20,000 invoices each month. The fragmented approach caused lost discounts, no visibility into invoice or payment status, and unsustainable manual workload — challenges addressed by Corcentric’s Cor360 Approval Workflow.

Corcentric centralized Southern Pipe & Supply’s AP with digital routing and real-time invoice visibility, enabling straight-through processing for more than 50% of invoices and cutting manual processing from 3–4 minutes to under 30 seconds (or zero for STP). The solution improved early-payment discount capture, accelerated the shift to electronic payments, and positioned the company to scale without proportional headcount increases — measurable gains driven by Corcentric’s platform.

Southern Pipe & Supply

April Davidson

Accounts Payable Lead