CASE STUDY

Karolium Digitizes Material Sales for a Leading Semiconductor Manufacturer

Karolium built a material sales portal that helped to streamline excess inventory management by digitizing manual processes like Excel and email. This solution enabled faster and more efficient disposal of surplus materials for the customer.

IMPACT SNAPSHOT

35-40%

Revenue for the business unit increased

INDUSTRY
Manufacturing / Chips and Semiconductors
SOLUTION
Material Sales Portal
REGION
North America
Ecosystem
SAP | SAP TMS | SAP WMS | Infor | Oracle | NetSuite | Demand Planning | Kinaxis | MercuryGate

The Business Challenge

A Manufacturing company often finds itself with excess inventory and assets. Managing these through manual processes like Excel and email consumes valuable time for the sales team and planners. The company needed a solution to digitize this process, allowing for faster and more efficient disposal of excess materials, either by selling to customers or vendors.

The goal was to free up time for sales teams to focus on revenue-generating activities while maintaining control over inventory levels through streamlined, automated processes.

Solution Implemented

Karolium composed a comprehensive, fully automated Zero Code Material Sales Portal to streamline excess inventory sales and eliminate manual processes across the sales lifecycle.

Sales Portal

Karolium introduced a Zero Code Material Sales Portal that digitizes the entire excess inventory management process without requiring technical expertise.

RFQ & Negotiation Management

The portal enables sales teams to handle large RFQs, conduct pricing negotiations, and efficiently close sales through a single, easy-to-use platform.

Automation & System Integration

The solution automates the entire sales cycle, including bid management, eliminates spreadsheet and email-based processes, and integrates seamlessly with existing systems to support collaboration between sales teams, planners, and vendors.

Key Outcomes and Results

After implementing the Karolium Zero Code Material Sales Portal, the manufacturing company achieved a 35–40% increase in revenue for the business unit, along with the following key benefits:

Efficient RFQ Management

Sales teams could create and manage large RFQs more efficiently, bringing the process into a structured digital workflow.

Faster Pricing & Negotiation

The portal enabled sellers to participate in rate negotiations and manage the process through to awarding parts to customers.

More Time for Selling

By reducing manual paperwork and process administration, sellers were able to spend more time on selling and revenue-generating activities.

Flexible Bidding Support

Even with the overall process digitized, the solution continued to accommodate Excel-based bidding where required.

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