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Accelerated approval workflows

Personal protective equipment

About Ansell

Ansell is a global leader in safety solutions and personal protective equipment manufacturing, serving over 10 million workers worldwide.

With 15,000+ employees across 100+ countries, Ansell designs and manufactures world-renowned safety brands for healthcare and industrial sectors.

Founded in 1893, this industry pioneer generates $1.6+ billion in annual revenue through 40+ manufacturing facilities and 8 global R&D centers.

15,000+ employees
130+ years
100+ countries
$1.6B revenue
Headquarters: Melbourne, Australia
Adopted Comind.work in 2014
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The challenge

Complex approval bottlenecks slowing decisions

Ansell's multi-tiered approval workflows involved numerous top managers across different departments, each with unique approval rules and exceptions that changed frequently.

Disconnected legacy systems required manual data transfers and email-based approvals, creating weeks-long delays in critical business decisions affecting global operations.

Previous attempts using Salesforce and Jira customizations created rigid, badly automated processes that couldn't adapt to Ansell's complex, constantly evolving approval requirements.

Manual approval delays
Disconnected legacy systems
Rigid automation failures
Manual data transfers

The solution

Intelligent automation that connects systems and streamlines workflows

Comind.work delivered a highly flexible approval workflow system that bridged Ansell's disconnected legacy systems, automating data flows and adapting to complex, multi-department approval requirements.

The implementation began with a working prototype that immediately connected existing systems, followed by rapid automation expansion based on user feedback and evolving business needs.

The solution eliminated manual processes that traditional automation couldn't handle, enabling intelligent workflows that adapt without expensive development cycles.

Intelligent workflow automation

Automated complex approval rules across multiple departments while adapting to frequent business changes without manual reconfiguration.

Legacy system integration

Connected disconnected systems immediately, eliminating manual data transfers and enabling automated information flow between departments.

Multi-department support

Handled unique approval requirements for different departments while maintaining consistent oversight and reporting.

Real-time process visibility

Automated status tracking and bottleneck detection, providing transparent visibility into decision-making progress across all workflows.

Business results

The results

Automated processes and transformed decision-making organization-wide

Ansell dramatically reduced approval times from weeks to days by automating data flows between systems and eliminating manual handoffs that previously created bottlenecks.

The solution replaced disconnected legacy processes with intelligent automation, improving decision quality through real-time data integration and eliminating information silos.

Success with automated approvals led to rapid expansion across departments, with teams implementing training tracking, lab reporting, and pricing automation workflows that connected existing systems.

Key features that made the difference

Intelligent process automation

Automated complex approval processes by connecting legacy systems and eliminating manual data transfers, with configurable rules that adapt to changing business requirements.

Impact:

Reduced approval time from weeks to days while eliminating 90% of manual handoffs.

System integration and scaling

Connected disconnected business systems and expanded automation beyond approvals to support training tracking, lab reporting, and pricing workflows across thousands of products.

Impact:

Enabled additional departments to automate their critical business processes while maintaining system connectivity.

Real-time process intelligence

Automated status tracking and bottleneck detection across integrated systems, providing transparent visibility into approval status and decision-making progress.

Impact:

Eliminated information silos and manual status checking while increasing stakeholder engagement through automated updates.

"

The flexibility and team responsiveness made all the difference. We finally have approval workflows that actually work for our complex business needs.

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— Ronny Schenkels

Sr Analyst, IT Business Systems, Ansell