Case Study: MSA Safety achieves workflow efficiency and reduces manual PO updates with LeanDNA

MSA’s Kristin Rocco Leads a Transformative SC Initiatives

MSA Safety was facing a significant challenge with the overwhelming manual effort required to track firm delivery dates. Buyers and an intern spent dozens of hours each week manually updating purchase order confirmations in their ERP system, which hampered team productivity and confidence in ensuring a stable supply. To address this, they turned to the vendor LeanDNA and its Supplier Connect service.

The solution was the implementation of LeanDNA's innovative Write Back capability, a two-way system that automated data updates to the ERP. This initiative, spearheaded by buyer Kristin Rocco, eliminated a manual task that previously took 40 hours per week. The results were transformative, drastically reducing the team's manual workload and leading to a substantial reduction in stock-out situations, which allowed the team to focus on higher-value supply chain goals.

MSA Safety

Kristin Rocco

Buyer