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Manufacturing Treasury: Automating Supplier Payments at Scale
Case study: How a mid-market manufacturer reduced AP processing costs by 70% with automated stablecoin payments.
12 min read
December 20, 2024
Manufacturing treasury operations involve high-volume, repetitive supplier payments—exactly the use case where automation delivers maximum ROI. A mid-market manufacturer might process 5,000 invoices monthly, each requiring matching, approval, and payment execution. Traditional approaches require significant AP staff. Automated stablecoin treasury reduces headcount while improving accuracy and speed.
Case Study: Precision Manufacturing Co.
A $200M revenue manufacturer processing 5,000 monthly invoices with a 6-person AP team. Invoice processing cost $35 per invoice including labor, systems, and bank fees. Total annual AP cost: $2.1M.
After GRAIN Implementation
70%
AP Processing Cost Reduction
2
Staff (Down from 6)
$1.5M
Annual Savings
With SDK integration to their ERP, 80% of invoices now process automatically: 3-way match, auto-approval under threshold, instant GRAIN payment. The remaining 20% requiring human review are flagged for the reduced team. Payment failures dropped from 3% to near-zero. Vendor early payment discount capture increased from 15% to 60%.
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