Schneider Electric Supply Chain
Steel and networking technology belong to different parts of an electrical-equipment business. Schneider Electric's displayed suppliers include both ArcelorMittal and Cisco, alongside manufacturing-services company Jabil. The combination offers a way to examine the physical and digital capabilities around electrification and automation.
Manufacturing services, steel and networking businesses
- Jabil Inc.the United States | Supplier to Schneider Electric | #1 of 3 by available USD-normalized size
- ArcelorMittal S.A.LU | Supplier to Schneider Electric | #2 of 3 by available USD-normalized size
- Cisco Systems, Inc.the United States | Supplier to Schneider Electric | #3 of 3 by available USD-normalized size
Jabil Inc. provides manufacturing services, ArcelorMittal S.A. produces steel, and Cisco Systems, Inc. develops networking technologies. Their capabilities provide three distinct contexts for the supplier relationships. Steel production, outsourced manufacturing and networking technology are different kinds of input capability. Their presence fits a business spanning physical electrical products and digital control.
Physical equipment with a digital layer
Schneider Electric's portfolio spans electrical devices, automation, software and services. Its supplier set should therefore be read across materials, production and technology businesses. A company-level network cannot identify the contents of a switchgear cabinet, control system or other individual product.
Following capabilities through an electrical-equipment business
The upstream contrast between materials, manufacturing services and networking is more informative than describing these companies as generic equipment suppliers. Downstream, an industrial buyer and a retailer also perform different roles. Both distinctions help connect Schneider Electric's product breadth to its displayed commercial relationships.
Industrial buyers and a retail route
- Glencore plcSwitzerland | Schneider Electric supplies this customer | #1 of 3 by available USD-normalized size
- Zhongyeda Electric Co., Ltd.China | Schneider Electric supplies this customer | #2 of 3 by available USD-normalized size
- The Home Depot, Inc.the United States | Schneider Electric supplies this customer | #3 of 3 by available USD-normalized size
Glencore plc represents a resources business in the customer set. Zhongyeda Electric Co., Ltd. adds an electrical-equipment business, while The Home Depot, Inc. adds a retail channel. This spread matters because purchases by an industrial organization and sales through a retailer sit at different distances from the final installation.