Case Study: DAF Truck Services (Cork) Ltd. achieves next‑day, 80% faster invoice processing and full AP automation with Kefron AP (Kefron)

How a new financial controller was driven to automation

DAF Trucks, through its DAF Truck Services (Cork) Ltd. dealership, faced a heavy manual accounts payable burden—processing 800–1,000 supplier invoices each month that had to be printed, split and manually entered into Keyloop Drive (formerly Kerridge). To eliminate errors and speed up approvals, DAF Trucks engaged Kefron in 2019 to explore a digital invoice automation solution, selecting Kefron AP with integration to Keyloop.

Kefron implemented Kefron AP to automatically ingest invoices from email, use OCR to apply coding, route invoices for approval, and transfer verified records to Keyloop via an FTP exchange. The Kefron solution removed hours of manual data entry, ensured 100% of invoices are properly documented, cut processing from days to a few hours with next‑day uploads, dramatically reduced approval times, and made some processes up to 80% quicker—freeing the finance team to focus on forecasting and reporting.

DAF Trucks

John O'Halloran

Financial Controller