Case Study: a leading automotive and industrial products company reduces license waste with OpenLM

The company minimized extraneous license purchases thanks to OpenLM solutions giving a deep visibility into their license pools

A leading automotive and industrial products company, with more than 15,000 employees across 30 countries, relied on a wide range of engineering and scientific applications such as Creo, SolidWorks, AutoDesk, MiniTab, Sample Manager, Ansys, and MARC. As its global teams struggled with time zones, communication gaps, and inefficient use of existing software licenses, the company looked for a better way to manage its FlexNet-based license pools and reduce unnecessary purchases. It chose OpenLM for its license management needs.

OpenLM was rolled out across the company’s engineering and scientific environment, and the installation and integration were described as straightforward. With OpenLM, the company gained deep visibility into license usage, improved allocation across regions and business units, reduced waste, and minimized extraneous license purchases. The company reported significant savings, used fewer licenses more efficiently, and gained stronger reporting for management and audit readiness, making OpenLM a valuable long-term solution.