Supply-Chain Data Use Cases
In-depth use-case guides: page 17
Methods for using relationship data to answer specific investing and research questions, with real Altsets relationships as worked examples.
How to Rank Supplier Disruption Exposure by Customer Cost Share
Event exposure
How can supply-chain data rank which customers are most exposed to a supplier disruption?
Use customer cost percentage and relationship size to prioritize which customers deserve investigation after a supplier, facility, or input disruption.
How to Screen Supply-Chain Relationships for Negotiating Leverage
Dependency asymmetry
How can supply-chain relationship data identify where negotiating leverage may be worth investigating?
Use directional concentration and relationship size to find economically asymmetric relationships that deserve deeper bargaining-power research.
Supply-Chain Diversification vs Sector and Country Diversification
Network path
How can a portfolio look diversified by sector and country while several holdings remain exposed to the same supply-chain demand cycle?
Compare sector and country diversification with supplier, customer, end-market, and network overlap so globally distributed holdings are not assumed to be economically independent.
Why Company-Wide Supply-Chain Exposure Is Not Segment Exposure
Relationship comparison
How should investors use company-wide supplier and customer percentages when the investment thesis is about one business segment or end market?
Keep company-wide relationship percentages separate from reportable-segment and end-market exposure unless a direct source supports the internal allocation.