Case Study: Ascend Performance Materials achieves 99.9% data accuracy and massive time‑savings with Precisely Automate

Ascend Performance Materials achieves 99.9% data accuracy and massive timesavings with supply chain automation

Ascend Performance Materials, a Houston‑based maker of chemicals, fibers and plastics, faced slow, error‑prone supply‑chain and master‑data processes—sample material requests, supplier onboarding, and MRO updates—that relied on manual handoffs, emails and spreadsheets. To reduce risk, enforce governance and speed operations, Ascend selected the Precisely Automate platform from Precisely to integrate with its SAP ERP and standardize workflows.

Precisely built SAP‑integrated automated workflows—logic‑driven web forms, automated SAP data entry, SmartTable Excel uploads, notifications and audit trails—that cut SKU creation from 14–45 days to one day, reduced supplier qualification times from as long as two years to about three months on average, and drove master‑data accuracy to 99.9%. The Precisely solution also enabled mass MRO processing, greater visibility and auditability, and significant time savings by eliminating manual touches and embedding governance into Ascend’s processes.

Ascend Performance Materials

April Hargraves

Maztor Oata Spaciatizt