Case Study: A Global Manufacturing Company Reduces Maverick Spend and Boosts Compliance with GEP SMART

Global Manufacturing Company boosts compliance and captures 98% of spend under purchase orders with GEP

A global manufacturing company faced the challenge of managing scattered and disconnected procurement systems, which made enforcing spend discipline and reducing costs nearly impossible. To tackle this, they partnered with vendor GEP to consolidate their indirect procurement processes.

GEP implemented its AI-powered procurement software, GEP SMART, to unify the manufacturer's operations into a single system. This solution dramatically improved spend management and buying compliance. The results included capturing 98% of spend under purchase orders, achieving a 96% user adoption rate, and significantly reducing overall costs and maverick spend.