Case Study: BMW France achieves 60% printing cost reduction with OpenText StreamServe

BMW France Cuts Printing Costs by 60 Percent

BMW France, a 600‑employee subsidiary of Groupe BMW, faced rising costs and complexity from producing more than 775,000 documents a year—especially invoicing, which generated over 800 invoices daily in five copies. The company needed a Windows‑based solution to manage high‑volume datastreams from multiple systems, enable rapid dematerialization to electronic formats (PDF, XML, email), and improve document control, personalization and print-volume measurement.

BMW France implemented OpenText StreamServe to centralize output management and streamline invoices, moving to one‑sheet customizable invoices with automated filing and intranet access for duplicates. Deployed in weeks and used by 400 associates and 300 dealerships, the solution cut printing costs by 60% in under a year, delivered a 25% reduction in initial publishing costs, reduced color usage, improved document quality and traceability, and accelerated the shift from paper to electronic documents.

BMW France

Jean Pimond

Manager for Data Processing Network