Case Study: a PE-owned safety solutions provider achieves 16% annualized savings with Maine Pointe

a PE-owned safety solutions provider cuts electronics costs up to 40% with Maine Pointe

The customer, a PE-owned safety solutions provider, faced a challenge after growing through acquisitions. Its business units operated independently, lacking unified procurement and logistics processes. This limited its ability to find savings and integrate future acquisitions. The private equity firm engaged vendor Maine Pointe to conduct a Total Value Optimization (TVO)™ analysis to address this.

Maine Pointe implemented a strategic sourcing process for the client's electronics and logistics. This involved aggregating data, launching global sourcing events to find new suppliers, and introducing a logistics management operating system. The results included average annualized benefits of 16%, new suppliers for 100% of electronics, improved reporting, and a 3:1 return on investment for the client.