Note: figures in this case study reflect an anonymized, illustrative pilot scenario.
A mid-size OCTG distributor was carrying $42.3M of inventory across four yards, and still facing shortage risk on the grades that mattered most. Procurement decisions were made the way they usually are: RFQs in inboxes, inventory in spreadsheets, and supplier history in someone's head.
In the first TubularIQ pilot cycle, the platform evaluated open commitments against yard-level inventory, planned drilling schedules, and supplier delivery records. It surfaced twelve decision recommendations totaling $3.2M in potential impact.
The largest single finding: an urgent 18,000-foot P110 casing buy that inventory analysis showed could be substantially covered by a transfer from a sister yard, a transfer nobody had the visibility to propose. The remaining recommendations included a delayed purchase where supply risk was low, a split order that cut logistics exposure, and two quotes flagged above internal benchmarks for renegotiation.
What changed wasn't just the answer; it was the review process. Each recommendation arrived as a decision packet with expected impact, confidence, the evidence behind it, and the alternatives considered. Median review time: four minutes per decision, with every approval recorded for audit.
- $3.2M in potential impact across 12 recommendations
- Transfer opportunity worth $92K surfaced that no report had shown
- Median decision review time reduced to four minutes
- Every approval captured with a complete audit trail