ELECTRONIC MANUFACTURING
How Siemens found new innovative suppliers with Scoutbee Discovery
Siemens Smart Infrastructure Procurement Team used Scoutbee Discovery to find innovative suppliers for building products and digital grids.
60%
positive feedback from suppliers
50%
more competitive than existing suppliers
90%
saving on staff resources and time
Initial situation
Currently three known suppliers in this field
Client was looking for new technology and suppliers in the field of Electronics for Building Services
Challenges
The biggest challenge was to find out the direction this technology was moving in
Scouting with Scoutbee’s Streamline has saved us 90% on time resources. Thanks to the support of the AI-based tool, we were able to focus on relevant topics within the project and our daily business as well.
Florian Kälin, Global Category Manager Electronics
Objectives
Identify new suppliers with potentially innovative solutions
Results
After 1 week a longlist with over 90 potential suppliers
About 65 suppliers were interested in the project
Many new innovative solutions were shown
The tool analyzed more than 10,000 results globally
7 price proposals received (50% more competitive)
11 new potential suppliers (previously unknown to procurement team)
4 potential new suppliers in the area of silicon membrane
Up to 50% cheaper than existing parts
Potential 2nd source suppliers
Savings of up to 10% – 20%
Innovative solutions
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