Case study · Manufacturing
Cut purchasing cost surprises and document work across plants
This manufacturer had spend and supplier data trapped in plant-level systems, spreadsheets and supplier portals. Purchase teams spent days reconciling costs, tariffs changed without warning, and quality documents were processed by hand. DataplexLabs connected the sources, built a unified purchasing view and put document extraction in place with a human review queue.
A global industrial manufacturer
Client details are anonymized at the client's request.
The challenge
- Spend and supplier data sat in different plants and ERP systems, so buyers could not see total exposure.
- Tariff and freight changes hit material cost before anyone updated the standard cost.
- Certificates of analysis, supplier audits and customs documents were keyed in manually.
What we did
- 1
Mapped every ERP, supplier portal and file feed into one clean supplier and material data model.
- 2
Built a total import cost monitor that flags duty, freight and origin changes against open purchase orders.
- 3
Shipped a document-processing pipeline for certificates, invoices and customs paperwork with exception handling.
Results
One trusted view of spend, supplier status and open commitments across plants.
Cost shocks surfaced days earlier, with clear owner and action.
Manual document entry reduced, with accuracy tracked and exceptions reviewed by people.
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