How BHS Corrugated Reduced Procurement Costs with PartSpace AI
Discover how AI helped modernize technical procurement and deliver measurable savings.
Technical procurement teams face increasing pressure to reduce costs while managing thousands of drawing-based components. Traditional procurement processes often rely on manual RFQs, supplier comparisons and historical experience, making it difficult to scale purchasing decisions efficiently.
BHS Corrugated, one of the world's leading providers of solutions for the corrugated industry, partnered with PartSpace AI to transform this process. The result was measurable procurement improvements, greater price transparency and six-figure savings in technical procurement.
The Challenge
Each year, BHS Corrugated purchases approximately 10,000 drawing-based components with an annual procurement volume of around €40 million. Managing supplier quotations, validating prices and identifying savings opportunities across such a large portfolio presented a growing challenge. Traditional procurement methods required significant manual effort and often delayed purchasing decisions.
The Solution
Instead of relying solely on manual quotation processes, BHS Corrugated implemented PartSpace AI to analyze CAD models, technical drawings, historical purchasing data and supplier information.
The platform provides procurement teams with AI-driven price validation, identifies comparable components and supports faster, more informed sourcing decisions before supplier negotiations even begin.
The Results
The project has already delivered measurable business outcomes, including:
Six-figure savings in technical procurement
20% process improvement following the initial implementation
A roadmap towards 50–60% time savings through deeper ERP integration
Earlier cost transparency for engineering and procurement teams
What You'll Learn in the Full Case Study
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How AI validates supplier prices before RFQs
How CAD and drawing analysis improves procurement decisions
The implementation approach and lessons learned
The measurable business outcomes achieved by BHS Corrugated
The roadmap towards automated, data-driven technical procurement
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Discover how BHS Corrugated is modernizing technical procurement with PartSpace AI and learn how similar manufacturers can reduce costs, improve price transparency and accelerate sourcing decisions.
Frequently Asked Questions
How did BHS Corrugated reduce procurement costs?
By implementing PartSpace AI to validate supplier prices, analyze technical drawings and support data-driven procurement decisions before the traditional RFQ process.
What types of components can PartSpace AI analyze?
The platform analyzes CAD models, technical drawings and drawing-based components while combining them with purchasing history and supplier information to generate procurement insights.
Which manufacturers benefit from AI-powered technical procurement?
Manufacturers with high volumes of drawing-based components, complex supplier networks and significant indirect engineering effort can benefit from AI-supported price validation and procurement automation.
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