Case Study: Gate Petroleum achieves sub-30-minute monthly reporting with Global Software, Inc.'s Spreadsheet Server

Gate Petroleum - Customer Case Study

Gate Petroleum Company, a diversified operator of 225 service stations and multiple businesses across the Southeast, was struggling with complex financial management and a time‑consuming monthly reporting process. Generating consolidated reports required significant manual effort and coordination across systems (Infinium and later JD Edwards), which slowed decision‑making and tied up staff and IT resources.

By deploying Spreadsheet Server (with later integration to JD Edwards), Gate turned Excel into a live, ERP‑connected reporting tool that simplified report generation and distribution. The change slashed monthly reporting time from 1.5 days to under 30 minutes, moved report distribution to a one‑click process, reduced reliance on internal IT, and empowered managers and supervisors to create timely, accurate operational reports for faster daily decisions.

Gate Petroleum

Charles Wilson

VP, Information Systems