Case Study: Ball Horticultural Company boosts cash flow and manages seasonal invoice peaks with Esker automated AP invoicing

Facilitating Company Cash Flow and Seasonal Peaks With Automated AP Invoicing

Ball Horticultural Company, a global breeder and distributor of ornamental plants, was struggling with manual accounts payable processing within its SAP environment. Seasonal invoice spikes forced the company to hire temps and slowed supplier payments, negatively affecting cash flow and operational efficiency.

Ball expanded its use of Esker DeliveryWare to automate AP invoicing—leveraging OCR and SAP integration to enable touchless processing for major vendors. The solution eliminated a storage/filing room, cut processing costs and errors, reduced reliance on temps, improved staff productivity and document traceability, and strengthened supplier and customer satisfaction.

Ball Horticultural Company

Mark Morris

Director and CIO