Case Study: Great Northern Equipment Distributing achieves 50% reduction in AP processing time with Medius AP Automation

Medius AP Automation powers up efficiency for Great Northern Equipment

Great Northern Equipment Distributing, a Rogers, Minnesota–based wholesale distributor of power equipment and owner of K&M Manufacturing, struggled with a paper-heavy, manual AP process: every invoice was printed, entered into the ERP, routed for approval and filed, generating roughly 10 boxes of invoices a year and placing a heavy burden on a one-person AP team. To solve this, Great Northern implemented Medius AP Automation from Medius.

Medius digitized and automated invoice capture, routing, three-way matching and approvals using AI/ML and OCR, eliminating manual entry and enabling remote work. The change freed about 50% of AP specialist Laura Anthony’s time, removed the weekly “data entry day,” reduced storage and auditing effort, improved accuracy and vendor discount capture, and positioned Great Northern to handle AP for both companies after an ERP merge — demonstrating clear time and cost savings delivered by Medius.

Great Northern Equipment Distributing

Laura Anthony

Accounts Payable and Receivable Specialist