Case Study: Cooper Standard achieves compliant, cost-effective document management with OpenText

Automotive components manufacturer cuts cost and improves environmental performance with OpenText™ Extended ECM for SAP® Solutions

Cooper Standard, an automotive sealing and fluid handling systems manufacturer, faced a major information-management challenge: decades of paper-based manufacturing, employment, safety, and regulatory records were difficult to retrieve, while multiple ERP systems and scattered departmental document stores created silos, compliance risks, and rising storage concerns. The company wanted to centralize document control, improve searchability, and support warranty claims for lifetime-guarantee products.

OpenText provided the solution by helping Cooper Standard convert paper records into electronic documents managed from a single point of control, improving compliance, accessibility, and information sharing across the business. The approach reduced manual spreadsheet tracking, cut paper consumption, and supported cost-effective document management as Cooper Standard consolidated ERP systems and prepared finance processing centers, helping the company lower complexity without driving up storage costs.

Cooper Standard

Jean-Marc Veillé

Senior Global Materials