Case Study: First Quantum Minerals, Ltd. cuts procurement time by 30% and reduces costs by 50% with Nintex

Global copper company saves by automating materials request

First Quantum Minerals, Ltd., a top-10 global copper producer with operations and projects worldwide, faced a complicated, manual procurement process in its E&I department. Material requests were managed by email, spreadsheets and paper, making it hard to compare supplier quotations across currencies and units, and causing clerical errors, delays and heavy administrative burden.

The company deployed K2 Software workflows (PERP) to automate materials requests, enable line‑level quote comparison, standardize currency and unit conversions, track shipping and delivery, and power Power BI reporting with remote access. Within nine months the solution processed over 1,000 requisitions (12,000+ lines), eliminated manual data entry, reduced procurement processing and management time by 30%, and proved 50% more cost‑effective than alternatives while improving visibility and scalability.

First Quantum Minerals, Ltd.

Ron Smith

Project Engineer