Leaner Releases Case Study of Kanden Engineering's Implementation: Accelerating Shift to 'Upstream Purchasing' by Reducing Administrative Work by 30%

Leaner Technologies (Headquarters: Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo; CEO: Yusuke Ohira) announced the release of a case study on Kanden Engineering (Headquarters: Osaka, Osaka Prefecture; President: Masatoshi Okubo), a comprehensive engineering company supporting power and communication infrastructure, regarding the implementation of its procurement DX platform, 'Leaner Mitsumori.' Kanden Engineering had a strategy to shift from traditional 'passive purchasing' to 'upstream purchasing,' where the purchasing department is involved from the design stage to propose optimal specifications and costs. However, the company faced significant challenges due to extensive manual administrative tasks, such as email and phone correspondence with hundreds of suppliers and manual entry of quotation results, which prevented resources from being allocated to strategic activities. With the introduction of 'Leaner Mitsumori,' Kanden Engineering successfully reduced administrative work across the entire purchasing department by 20-30% in just six months. The time saved is now being utilized to actively engage buyers in 'upstream processes' by having them visit design and construction departments at various branches. Key effects after implementation include: 1. 20-30% reduction in administrative work and suppression of overtime. 2. Initiation of 'upstream purchasing' through branch visits, enabling early manufacturer proposals and price negotiations, leading to better overall project understanding and increased 'project coverage.' 3. Elimination of information silos and strengthened governance by visualizing quotation progress and supplier communications, preventing loss of quotations and process omissions through digitalized workflows.