Case Study: Herman Miller, Inc. achieves faster, more controlled SEC reporting and integrated XBRL tagging with Workiva

Herman Miller Takes a Seat at Wdesk

Herman Miller, the Michigan-based design and furniture company, faced a cumbersome, fully manual SEC reporting process built on word‑processing and spreadsheets that led to formatting errors, version-control headaches and time‑consuming reviews — all while the SEC’s XBRL tagging mandate loomed and budget for a solution was limited.

Herman Miller adopted Wdesk to create, tag and EDGARize filings within a single controlled environment. The team filed their 10‑K using Wdesk, completed Year‑1 XBRL tagging in about a day and a half, and gained faster, more accurate report development, automated filing, last‑minute editing flexibility and more time for review — reducing risk and improving efficiency.

Herman Miller Inc.

Paul Feyen

Manager of Consolidations and External Reporting