This global company is one of the largest in the plastics, chemicals, and refining industries. It is publicly traded and features on the Fortune Global 500 list. The company has a presence in over 100 countries and multiple manufacturing sites across continents.

CHALLENGE

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A Fortune Global 500 chemical company faced significant inefficiencies across its procurement operations.

Manual processes, delayed purchase order (PO) execution, and frequent rework created bottlenecks that slowed down operations and reduced overall productivity. Limited visibility into performance metrics made it difficult to identify root causes and drive meaningful improvements.

• High manual intervention across procurement workflows
• Delays in purchase order execution impacting operations
• Excessive rework reducing efficiency and increasing costs
• Limited visibility into procurement performance and bottlenecks

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SOLUTIONS

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Aligned Automation implemented a data-driven procurement optimization approach, combining process mining, automation, and intelligent data capture to streamline operations.

By consolidating key metrics and introducing end-to-end visibility, the organization was able to identify inefficiencies and take targeted action to improve performance.

Automation was applied across critical workflows, including PO execution and invoice processing, to reduce manual effort and increase accuracy.

Key capabilities included:

• Consolidated RTP metrics to enable real-time visibility and decision-making
• Process mining to identify bottlenecks and optimize execution workflows
• PO automation to improve Auto PO ratios and reduce delays
• Intelligent invoice processing using machine learning and ICR to enhance accuracy

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What Changed

Procurement operations shifted from manual and reactive to streamlined and data-driven.

Teams gained visibility into performance, reduced rework, and accelerated PO execution, improving efficiency and enabling more proactive, informed decision-making across the procurement function.

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