INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Scoutbee, the supplier discovery platform, has rolled out a new free tool for organisations helping to fight the coronavirus pandemic and
who are in need of critical supplies.Targeting NGOs, public bodies, local and national governments and healthcare providers, the platform
is to help organizations find suppliers 75% faster for critically needed medical equipment and supplies, such as surgical masks, hazmat
manufacturing supply chain, and claims that its AI-powered procurement solution understands capacity as it expands and contracts across
We work to spread the demand broadly to help ease the situation
AI can really help in such a crisis
Traditional procurement methods are not transparent and awfully slow
The search and validation for a supplier would often take two or three weeks
sourcing cases, we can see that Chinese suppliers are now having capacity again and can readily deliver
On the same cases, we observe that more Indian suppliers are becoming unavailable
During the crisis, we have been able to facilitate the demand for several thousand breathing masks, protective suits and gloves, which were
