Case Study: Celestica achieves 20% reduction in invoice cycle time and 50% reduction in approval cycles with OpenText

Global manufacturing company digitizes invoice processing with OpenText

Celestica, a global leader in design, manufacturing and supply chain solutions with 27,000 employees across 29 locations, faced a labor-intensive accounts payable operation—processing more than 1 million invoices a year in over a dozen languages—with manual data entry, fragmented workflows and limited SAP integration. To remain lean and cost-effective, the company needed to automate invoice capture and streamline approvals.

Celestica implemented OpenText Vendor Invoice Management and Invoice Capture Center for SAP, using OCR-driven data extraction and automated SAP-integrated routing. The solution eliminated manual entry, delivered real-time invoice visibility and auditability, and produced measurable gains: 20% faster cycle times, 20% fewer duplicate payments and a 50% reduction in approval cycles, freeing AP staff to focus on higher-value work.

Celestica

Rebecca Schriver

VP of IT