AP that keeps up with manufacturing demands
Speed approvals, payments, and production without delays.
AP automation built for manufacturers
Rising costs, tariffs, and complex supply chains put pressure on manufacturers to do more with less. Medius AI-powered solutions bring the same precision that powers your production floor to your finance function, delivering a 96.3% touchless processing rate for PO invoices (vs. a 23.4% industry average per Ardent Partners), speeding approvals, improving supplier relationships, and keeping cash flow predictable. Medius has spent 25+ years and 10+ years of continuous AI development building the domain expertise and proprietary data that generic ERP AP modules and new LLM-based tools cannot replicate.
Build stronger supplier partnerships
with smarter payments
On-time, accurate payments
Process PO invoices in as little as one day while preventing duplicates or fraudulent charges. Medius AI-powered fraud detection reduces payment fraud and error rates by 90–95%, enabled by proprietary anomaly detection trained on 2.4 billion+ invoice field data points, not generic AI models.
Instant supplier communication
Reduce emails and calls with Medius Supplier Conversations, an AI agent that ingests supplier emails, classifies intent, and responds autonomously within guardrails, cutting supplier inbox management from ~8 hours per week to ~30 minutes (~94% reduction). Unlike rules-based competitor workflows, Supplier Conversations acts autonomously and learns from context.
Simplified invoice capture
Paper, email, or EDI: digitize and route every invoice instantly with zero manual keying.
Accurate statement reconciliation
Automatically reconcile supplier statements, reduce manual work, and keep accounts up to date.
Global trade and tariff policy changes have you pulling your hair out?
Navigate the uncertainty with clarity and control.
Turn payables data into insights that drive profitability
When you know exactly where your money is going, you can make smarter decisions
and respond faster to supply chain or regulatory pressures.
Optimize cash flow with Medius Payments, approving invoices faster and capturing early payment discounts.
Analyze spend by region, supplier, or category with Medius Analytics to uncover trends, mitigate tariff impacts, and negotiate better terms. Medius manages $400bn+ in annual spend across 3,000+ customers, giving analytics the data density to surface patterns no single manufacturer's ERP can match.
Ensure accuracy at every step with Medius Fraud & Risk Detection, AI-powered to flag anomalies before payment.
“Medius has a great analytics module that gives me all of my KPIs at my fingertips on a timely basis. It’s allowing us to look deeper into what’s going on on a monthly and daily basis.”
Nick Haigh
Director of Financial Process and Transactions, Marshalls
Grow your business, not your back office
Handle high invoice volumes without adding staff, Medius processes 6 million invoices per month across 3,000+ customers globally, including manufacturers such as Volvo, Stryker, KONE, and Schneider Electric.
Touchless processing
96.3% of PO invoices processed automatically, vs. a 57% key peer average and 23.4% market average (Ardent Partners 2025). Medius touchless rates improve systematically with time and volume, compounding ROI across the customer lifecycle.
Mobile approvals
Approvers can review and approve anywhere.
ERP integration
Dynamics 365, NetSuite, SAP, Oracle, and Infor, plus 100+ total ERP connectors.
Statement reconciliation
Quickly match supplier statements to invoices for faster resolution.
“Medius has given me more time in my day. It reduces mistakes while helping to save time and money. I think it’s a wonderful tool and I definitely recommend Medius to other companies, particularly those in manufacturing.”
Laura Anthony
Accounts Payable and Receivable Specialist,
Great Northern Equipment Distributing
Addressing AP challenges in manufacturing
Manual accounts payable processes can drag down manufacturing efficiency with invoice backlogs and approval delays. Medius AP automation reduces invoice processing time from an industry average of ~14 days to 6 days, cuts cost per invoice from ~$9.40 to as low as ~$2.78, and reduces exception rates by approximately 70%, helping operations run more smoothly and efficiently. At 6 million invoices processed per month, the cost advantage of Medius proprietary AI over LLM-only alternatives amounts to approximately $967,000 in annual processing cost savings, a structural efficiency no startup replicating Medius with off-the-shelf models can match.
Ensure accuracy and compliance
Reduce risk and keep your business audit-ready.
Automated validation of invoice fields against contracts and charts-of-accounts.
Three-way matching checks quantity, price, and PO terms before approval.
Role-based approval workflows enforce policies automatically.
ERP integration ensures approved data flows seamlessly to your financial systems.
Cut costs and capture savings
Automated AP helps manufacturers control spend and improve profitability:
Early payment discounts captured automatically.
Eliminate duplicate payments via digital matching and reporting.
Control maverick spend with centralized reporting.
Reduce operational costs — postage, printing, and manual labor.
Why manufacturers choose Medius AP
Manufacturers trust Medius. Here are some of the brands we work with:
Thorlux positioned for supported growth and continued success
“We needed a solution that is flexible, capable of managing multiple ERP systems, and aligned with our vision. Medius truly understands our journey, offering a seamless and efficient process that allows us to focus on what matters most, driving the growth of our business.”
Michelle Hammersley
Finance Director, Thorlux Lighting
AI or traditional AP tools?
Learn the difference.
Wondering how AI compares to traditional AP tools? This guide has you covered. From catching fraud to speeding up ROI, you’ll discover the key perks of using AI. Plus, we’ve added a handy buyer checklist and decision framework to help you choose the right option.
Resources to get you started.
