Signal Graybar reports working-capital benefits from a technology-enabled transformation

Summary

Deloitte presents Graybar, a distributor of electrical supplies, as a company already reaping gains from a technology-driven overhaul. Senior vice president and CFO David Meyer stresses that stronger AI and analytics can improve working cash flow and profitability for financial planning and analysis. He says the company has already seen benefits to working capital from the transformation. Graybar is now expanding its use of data analytics, machine learning and AI to sharpen forecasting, optimize inventory and raise cash flow. Meyer adds that scenario planning and predictive analytics will be applied to evaluating acquisition and growth targets. The case shows how AI investment in finance can translate into concrete balance-sheet effects.