Supply Chain Visibility for OEMs
How much does it cost when assembly stops?
You have control over your direct suppliers. But what happens three tiers deeper? A supply shortage in Taiwan. A bankruptcy in Germany. A capacity issue no one saw coming. You only hear about it when your own assembly line stops. And then the hours start counting.
You make decisions on half the picture
Every day you make decisions about a chain you can only partially see. You know your tier-1 suppliers. You think you understand the next layer. Beyond that, the picture fades. Forecasts arrive late or do not match reality. Risks build up in places you cannot reach.
And when something breaks, the cost is not just the disruption itself. It is the conversation with your CEO, the phone call to your biggest customer, the engineering team scrambling for alternatives. It is the feeling of being responsible for something you cannot control.
That is not your fault. It is how supply chains have been built. But it does not have to stay that way.
Visibility beyond tier 1, built on confirmed data
1Left1Right makes your upstream chain visible. Not by collecting data about your suppliers, but by enabling your suppliers to share and confirm their data, and to do the same with their suppliers. On one platform. One step left, one step right. Each confirmed link becomes part of a growing network.
The result is not another dashboard with estimates. It is a shared, actual, confirmed view of your chain, built link by link. Real signals, weeks before disruptions reach your production line. Enough time to find alternatives. Enough time to solve the issue. Enough time to align with your customers.
What 1Left1Right enables for OEMs
Early disruption signals
See supply issues before they hit your operations. Bankruptcies, capacity shortages, certification expirations. Get the signal weeks before the impact, not days after.
Product lifecycle visibility
Track every component across its lifecycle. From sourcing to assembly to service to end-of-life or the circular loop. Know exactly where each part comes from, what its current status is, and when it needs attention.
Last-time-buy decisions
When a supplier announces end-of-production for a critical component, you need to know how many to buy and for how long. With confirmed supply chain data, you can model the real demand across your installed base, not the guess based on assumptions.
Sustainability info on top off
You need to report about compliancy. Today, those reports are built on one off questionaires and assumptions. With 1Left1Right, the data you need is shared with you by the partners in the Supply Chain. E.g. Digital Product Passports, Scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions are collected and confirmed by the chain itself.
How to get started
1. Start in 1 hour -
Set up your company profile
Subscribe to 1Left1Right and configure your company. Indicate what role you play in the chain. Also indicate your goals for profit and purpose and your expectations from the supply chain.
2. Go live in 1 day -
Upoad your Sales Items and Bill of Material (BOM)
Upload your products, the relevant details for the supply chain, the components they contain, and the suppliers. The BOM stays your Intellectual Property, fully under your control.
3. Scale in 1 week -
Invite your direct partners
Invite your suppliers and customers to confirm the connection. Each confirmation strengthens the network.
4. Transform in 1 month -
Get visibility, anticipate, act
See the status of your chain, signals about risks and opportunities, and act before issues reach you.
From reactive to anticipatory
Imagine showing your board exactly where every critical component comes from, what risks sit in the chain, and how your sustainability performance is actually developing. Not based on assumptions, but on facts confirmed by the chain itself.
Imagine compliancy information being a extra to the data you already have. Imagine your largest customer extending their contract because you can show them what they buy, where it comes from, and what its real impact is.
That is what visibility makes possible. Not because you have more dashboards, but because you finally see the chain you are responsible for.
Your suppliers benefit too
1Left1Right is not a one-sided platform. Your suppliers gain also visibility into demand patterns and forecasts. They can plan better, which means you get more reliable delivery. Everyone wins when the chain becomes transparent.
Your customers want to see, too
Consumers and end customers increasingly demand traceability and verified sustainability data. With 1Left1Right, you can give them the proof they need, without endless questionnaires.
Compliancy partners also benefit
Your compliancy partners are able to support your compliancy goals. They oversee the chain and your ambitions, so they know where to support and act
Frequently asked questions from OEMs
How does 1Left1Right help with compliancy reporting?
Your compliancy obligations require detailed data. Today, most OEMs build these reports on assumptions and supplier questionnaires. 1Left1Right provides the underlying data infrastructure: when your suppliers confirm their data on the platform with their suppliers, the CO₂ footprint, critical metals, and other due diligence information becomes a confirmed network of facts. Compliancy reporting becomes an extra, not a separate exercise.
Can I track product lifecycle across the chain?
Yes. Every product on the platform carries a unique identifier from its origin all the way to its end customer. As your suppliers and their suppliers confirm their data, you can trace any component back to its source and forward to its installed location. This is essential for service, recall management, circular actions, and end-of-life decisions.
How do I get my suppliers to join?
Most suppliers join because their largest customers ask them to. The platform is designed to deliver real value to suppliers as well: a single platform to share all supply chain relevant data, better forecasts, fewer questionnaires, direct insight into demand. As an OEM, you have significant influence to bring your tier-1 suppliers in, and from there the network grows naturally. As a launching partner, you get hands-on support to onboard your first suppliers.
What about last-time-buy visibility?
When a critical component reaches end-of-production, OEMs typically over-order to be safe, or under-order and risk shortages. With 1Left1Right, you can see the actual demand across your installed base, including service needs from your customers. You can model your last-time-buy decisions on confirmed data, not on guesses.
Does 1Left1Right work with my existing software applications?
Yes. 1Left1Right is complementary to your existing software systems. It connects with systems like ERP, PLM, and PIM and shares the data you want to share with the chain. You do not replace anything; you add to an information layer that does not exist today.
See your chain. Anticipate the issues.
OEMs that join 1Left1Right as launching partners gain visibility their competitors do not have. They influence the platform roadmap. They build the standards their industry will use. And they get to the point where the next disruption is no longer a surprise, but a signal they saw coming.