Visión general
Sierra Wireless deployed mindzie’s process intelligence studio across accounts receivable, accounts payable, and inventory management, unifying ERP, banking, and warehouse data into a single, continuously monitored digital twin. In just weeks the team trimmed days sales outstanding by 28 percent, lifted on time vendor payments to 85 percent, and cut inventory write offs nearly in half, releasing more than US $8 million in working capital.
Executive summary
One digital twin across order to cash, procure to pay, and inventory
mindzie’s process intelligence platform integrated ERP, banking, and warehouse management data to illuminate the end to end order to cash, procure to pay, and inventory replenishment flows at Sierra Wireless. By exposing hidden cycle time stalls, rework loops, and compliance gaps, and then continuously monitoring them, Sierra Wireless freed working capital, improved vendor relationships, and secured a data driven command of its supply chain.
The challenge
Rapid growth and a hybrid distribution model
Fragmented data
Process data was split across SAP S/4HANA, Coupa, and a custom warehouse system, with no single view of a case from order to cash or from purchase to payment.
Manual hand offs
Manual hand offs caused late invoices, duplicate payments, and inventory blind spots.
Escalating write offs
Slow moving or obsolete IoT modules were driving up inventory write offs.
Limited supplier insight
The finance team had limited insight into supplier level payment performance and its impact on cash flow.
Results highlight
Before and after mindzie
| Metric | Before mindzie | After mindzie | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Payment compliance to terms | 62% | 85% | +23 points |
| Early pay discount capture | US $0.3M | US $0.76M | +153% |
| Inventory turns | 3.8x | 4.6x | +21% |
| Finance manual touches per invoice | 4.2 | 1.1 | -74% |
| Cash tied up in stock | US $41M | US $32M | -22% |
Why it worked
Fast deployment, deep visibility, automated alerts
Mining processes in under four weeks
Out of the box connectors and templates had Sierra Wireless mining processes in less than four weeks.
Where to fix first
Cycle time and rework insights pinpointed exactly where to fix first across receivables, payables, and inventory.
Every AR, AP, and inventory event watched
mindzie watches every accounts receivable, accounts payable, and inventory event, sending exception notifications to buyers, accountants, and planners.
Gains locked in with automation
RPA bots and approval rules, triggered by mindzie insights, locked in the gains.
Looking ahead
Extending to returns, repairs, and quote to cash
Buoyed by these wins, Sierra Wireless is extending mindzie to returns and repairs (RMA) and quote to cash to replicate the cash flow and compliance benefits across customer support.
In their words
“The mindzie studio was easy to set up and use; we were analyzing our processes within weeks. It let us drill into early and late payments by vendor and track how payment behavior evolves over time, ensuring we stay aligned with our payment strategy.”
Chief Financial Officer, Sierra Wireless
The outcome
By combining fast deployment, deep process visibility, and automated alerts, mindzie helped Sierra Wireless transform finance and inventory operations into a nimble, cash efficient engine: saving millions, delighting suppliers, and freeing working capital for growth.
