Supplier Network Intelligence (SNi)
Gateway to Explore Category-fit Supplier Landscape
Aranca’s Supplier Network Intelligence (SNi) platform is your strategic procurement companion tailored exclusively for global Supply Chain and Procurement Leaders, offering a category-fit supplier landscape to drive a leading supply chain resilient organization. Basis a plethora of work engagements, Aranca maintains an extensive database of suppliers spanning myriad categories across multiple industries, which can be curated to meet your specific supply chain needs.
Dashboard Overview
SNi dashboard offers a brief glimpse of our extensive database, showcasing a select range of industry categories and a concise set of suppliers to provide a quick perspective on Aranca’s supplier intelligence
Our Custom Approach to Help Build Supply Chain Intelligence
Advance your Procurement and Supply Chain needs with Aranca’s Supplier Intelligence across multiple Direct and Indirect categories!! Our value proposition lies in supporting procurement and sourcing decision-makers across Supply Chain Assessment, Supplier Scouting, RFx Management, and Benchmarking to stay vigilant and drive a cohesive supply chain.
SUPPLIER SCOUTING AND BENCHMARKING
End-to-end responsibility toward the entire supplier scouting process from project planning, and analysis to deliveryConducting exhaustive secondary research to derive a long list of suppliers for the required product category, application, and geography in scope
Thorough screening of outlined list of suppliers based on client-aligned scrutiny/criteria (product/process/others) to define shortlisted suppliers
Presenting a consolidated overview of potential suppliers' capabilities, determined through RFI/RFP analysis to identify high “technical-fit” suppliers
Conducting comprehensive analysis of the most suitable suppliers and mapping them to client destinations to recommend the best-cost country and best-fit suppliers for sourcing
Performing supplier benchmarking through a detailed “techno-commercial” assessment of the potential suppliers for best-fit recommendations
Conducting a comprehensive supplier commercial analysis, emphasizing pricing and cost structures for the category within the screened pool
Our Perspectives on Supply Chain Intelligence
Featured Case Studies to Help Drive Supply Chain Intelligence
Assessment of Supply Chain for Sourcing 30+ Components Backed by Price Benchmarking
ObjectiveA global wind turbine manufacturer was looking to assess the supply chain potential for sourcing 30+ components such as Avia Light, BOLT, Enclosure HUB, Hydraulic Cylinder, Hydraulic Hand Pump, etc.
Approach and Solution- Supplier Identification: Outlining of an exhaustive list of suppliers across the supply chain that can provide key products in scope
- Supplier Shortlisting & RFQ: Connecting with suppliers to confirm the product coverage and shortlisting suppliers for RFP/RFQ to understand their business, technical, manufacturing, supply chain and pricing capabilities
- Supplier Benchmarking: Supplier benchmarking and ranking based on multiple parameters, including manufacturing & supply chain capabilities, material capability, quality certifications, financial position, etc.
- Price Benchmarking: Evaluating prices of each product against the benchmark price (shared by the client)
Impact and Benefit
The research report provided a comprehensive analysis and recommendations on the best-fit suppliers across the supply chain that hold strong sourcing potential for 30+ components to build resilience.
Analysis of Auto Components Sourcing Potential across Supply Chain in the Emerging Markets
ObjectiveA multinational engineering, electrical equipment and electronics company was interested in understanding the supply chain and supplier landscape of exhaust manifolds in Southeast Asia for the automobile Industry.
Approach and Solution- Supplier Identification: Outlining the supply chain alongside a comprehensive list of suppliers that hold relevant product-serving capabilities across the defined geographies
- Supplier Shortlisting & Profiling: Connecting with each identified supplier and confirming the product and business capability and further profile based on multiple parameters, including capacity, certifications, supply chain, etc.
- Supplier Capability Analysis: Analyzing suppliers' capability based on business, manufacturing, supply chain and technical parameters and recommended best-fit suppliers for building supply chain resiliency
Impact and Benefit
The research report helped the client to head toward supply chain resiliency by seeking transparency on the best-fit suppliers in the supply chain that hold exhaust manifold supply potential in the SEA region.
Understanding the OEM and Distributors Landscape across Electronic Components Supply Chain
ObjectiveA US-based technology product development company was looking to understand the overall supplier landscape and sourcing best practices for various electronic component categories for its global resilience strategy development.
Approach and Solution- Supplier Landscape: Identifying the leading OEMs and electronic components distributors for each product category across the global supply chain
- Supplier Profiling: Profiling both OEMs and distributors on their business, supply chain, technical, and pricing capabilities across multiple requisite parameters
- Sourcing Best Practices: Assessing the operating model, KPIs, and supplier selection criteria followed by companies in the supply chain to benchmark/shortlist suppliers; Identifying the preferred sourcing strategy to build resilience
Impact and Benefit
The research report provided an outside-in perspective on sourcing dynamics (best practices, supply chain strategies, etc.) alongside the benchmarking of the company landscape for electronic component categories.
Driving Better Supplier Negotiations for Surfactants through Global Supply Chain Intelligence
ObjectiveA global consumer goods multinational with the intent to drive better negotiations with its local suppliers in EU and LATAM sites was interested in global supply chain intelligence on SI and Derivatives and their feedstock.
Approach and Solution- Supply Chain and Supplier Landscape: Mapping the supplier landscape for key SI and derivatives, including Sodium Isethionate (SI), N-methyl Taurine (NMT), Sodium Lauroyl Isethionate (SLI), Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate (SCI), Sodium Methyl Lauroyl Taurate (SMLT), and Sodium Methyl Cocoyl Taurate (SMCT) across the global supply chain
- Supplier Shortlisting & Profiling: Connecting with each identified supplier and confirming the product, and supply chain capabilities and further profile based on key parameters, including capacity, backward integration, expansions, etc.
- Recommendations: Analyzing suppliers across parameters to endorse best-fit suppliers across the supply chain
Impact and Benefit
The report outlined a detailed supply chain intelligence report serving as a comprehensive memorandum for the client’s negotiation for European and LATAM sites with local suppliers to drive resilient procurement organization.
Scouting Industrial Bio-oil Supply Chain Landscape as Sustainable Alternatives to Synthetic Oils
ObjectiveWith growing concerns about sustainability in the supply chain and inconsistent supply in the US, the Client intended to explore the supplier landscape for sustainable alternatives (6 industrial bio-oil types) across the global and US markets.
Approach and Solution- Substitutes Definition: Identification of best-fit sustainable industrial bio-oils in the supply chain that exhibit a close match (in terms of functional properties) as substitutes to synthetic oils for the paints & coatings industry
- Supplier Identification: Mapping the supplier landscape for the industrial bio-oils, including soybean oil, dehydrated castor oil, safflower oil, tung oil, flaxseed oil, and tall oil fatty acid across the global supply chain
- Supplier Recommendations: Connecting with each supplier to confirm the product capability, capacity, ability to meet volumes, experience in the client-relevant industry, etc. to recommend the best-fit suppliers in the supply chain
Impact and Benefit
The report served as a holistic testimony for the client, as a part of its sustainability drive in the paints and coatings supply chain, detailing the best-fit industrial bio-oil suppliers for driving sustained supply chain resilience.
Building Resiliency by Exploring Suppliers and Service Providers across the Global Supply Chain
ObjectiveA Swiss packaging company was looking to identify potential suppliers offering Thin paper and Slitting services in Asia and Latin America along with detailed profiling across various production, supply chain and technical parameters.
Approach and Solution- Supplier Identification: Developing an exhaustive list of manufacturers in the supply chain, including Thin papers and Slitting service providers across the regions in scope that hold the required product/service and capabilities.
- Supplier Shortlisting: Connecting with each identified supplier in the supply chain to confirm their ability to meet the requirements across the technical specifications including grammage, density, air permeance, tensile strength, etc.
- Recommendations: Shortlisted suppliers were profiled on various business, supply chain, technical, and production parameters, including compliance to specifications, infrastructure, capability to meet annual volumes, pricing, etc.
Impact and Benefit
The report provided coverage across best-fit thin paper manufacturers as well as the external slitting service providers in the supply chain across the Asian and LATAM markets that help drive supply chain resilience.
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