CASE STUDY
How Rain Bird Modernized Purchase Order Management with a Custom Workflow Platform
The Summary
Rain Bird partnered with Telestai to modernize its purchase order process by developing a centralized workflow platform that connects multiple departments and integrates with existing business systems.
The solution streamlined approvals, standardized purchasing procedures, and provided complete visibility into every purchase order from submission through its full lifecycle.
By replacing manual processes with an automated workflow, Rain Bird improved operational efficiency while creating a more consistent and transparent purchasing experience across the organization.
About Rain Bird
Rain Bird Corporation is a global manufacturer and provider of irrigation products and services for agricultural, commercial, residential, and landscape applications.
With teams collaborating across multiple business functions, Rain Bird continuously invests in technology that improves internal operations, enhances collaboration, and supports efficient business processes.
The Challenge
As Rain Bird’s operations expanded, managing purchase orders became increasingly complex.
Requests required input and approval from multiple departments, making it difficult to maintain consistency and efficiently move purchase orders through the organization.
The company needed a solution that could:
- Standardize the purchasing process across departments.
- Automate multi-step approval workflows.
- Connect with existing business applications.
- Reduce manual effort and duplicate work.
- Maintain complete visibility and historical records for every purchase order.
The Solution
Telestai designed and developed a custom Purchase Order Management Platform tailored to Rain Bird’s internal purchasing process.
The application serves as a centralized hub where purchase requests are created, reviewed, and routed automatically through the appropriate approval workflow.
Once approved, the platform seamlessly integrates with other internal applications, allowing each purchase order to continue through the next stages of its business lifecycle without manual intervention.
The solution provides:
- A centralized purchase order management system.
- Automated approval routing across multiple departments.
- Integration with existing internal business applications.
- Real-time visibility into purchase order status.
- Complete audit history and purchase records.
- A consistent and standardized purchasing workflow.
Technologies used:
- .NET
- Microsoft SQL Server
- Selenium
- Workflow Automation
- Enterprise System Integration
Business Impact
By implementing a centralized purchasing platform, Rain Bird established a more efficient and standardized process across the organization.
The solution delivered measurable operational improvements, including:
- Standardized purchasing workflows across all participating departments.
- Faster approval cycles through workflow automation.
- Reduced manual rework and administrative effort.
- Greater collaboration between teams.
- End-to-end visibility throughout the purchasing lifecycle.
- Complete historical records for reporting and auditing.
- Better process consistency and operational control.
Today, the platform continues to support Rain Bird’s purchasing operations by simplifying collaboration between departments and ensuring every purchase order follows a structured, reliable, and traceable workflow.
I’ve been working with Telestai for a few years, and we have been able to make significant improvements in our company, by designing and developing applications that are extremely helpful for our users at Rain Bird, to increase their performance at work and reduce wasted time. Thank you for your contribution to us.
Lizette Ma. Arballo R.
Network Coordinator