{"id":24039,"date":"2026-04-22T06:14:25","date_gmt":"2026-04-21T21:14:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/air-beans.com\/?page_id=24039"},"modified":"2026-10-01T14:29:15","modified_gmt":"2026-10-01T05:29:15","slug":"procurement-scm","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/air-beans.com\/en\/procurement-scm","title":{"rendered":"Procurement &amp; SCM"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignfull has-contrast-background-color has-background is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-17e56b6f wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-base-2-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-1\">As of the end of September 2026, we have suspended our business operations.<br>We sincerely thank you for your continued support and patronage.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"1080\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1920 \/ 1080;\" width=\"1920\" autoplay loop muted src=\"https:\/\/air-beans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/\u30de\u30b8\u30c3\u30af\u30e0\u30fc\u30d3\u30fc-1-1.mov\" playsinline><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignfull has-base-2-color has-contrast-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-2 is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-3a88641f wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:25%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-base-2-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-3 is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-base-2-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-4\">Procurement is not decided by negotiation.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-base-2-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-5\">It is determined by structure.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Prices can be reduced.<br>But that alone does not sustain competitiveness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">\u30fbOverreliance on price negotiation<br>\u30fbFixed supplier structures<br>\u30fbUnstable supply-demand balance<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator aligncenter has-text-color has-base-2-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-base-2-background-color has-background\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-base-2-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-6\">Why doesn\u2019t it optimize?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Because everything is not connected.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator aligncenter has-text-color has-base-2-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-base-2-background-color has-background\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-base-2-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-7\">Demand \u2192 Capability \u2192 Supply<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Without alignment,<br>procurement will always be distorted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator aligncenter has-text-color has-base-2-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-base-2-background-color has-background\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-base-2-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-8\">Break it down.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator aligncenter has-text-color has-base-2-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-base-2-background-color has-background\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\"\/>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"341\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/air-beans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ChatGPT-Image-2026%E5%B9%B44%E6%9C%8822%E6%97%A5-05_52_15-edited.png?resize=512%2C341&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-24033\" style=\"width:200px;height:auto\" 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src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/air-beans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ChatGPT-Image-2026%E5%B9%B44%E6%9C%8822%E6%97%A5-05_52_15-edited-1.png?resize=512%2C341&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-24034\" style=\"width:200px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/air-beans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ChatGPT-Image-2026%E5%B9%B44%E6%9C%8822%E6%97%A5-05_52_15-edited-1.png?w=512&amp;ssl=1 512w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/air-beans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ChatGPT-Image-2026%E5%B9%B44%E6%9C%8822%E6%97%A5-05_52_15-edited-1.png?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-base-2-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-10\">\u2461 Understand capability<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Your organization and suppliers<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p 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class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-base-2-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-11\">\u2462 Optimize supply<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Volume \u00d7 Capability \u00d7 Unit Cost<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Optimize structurally<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator aligncenter has-text-color has-base-2-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-base-2-background-color has-background\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-base-2-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-12\">Procurement can be designed.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator aligncenter has-text-color has-base-2-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-base-2-background-color has-background\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-base-2-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-13\">The role of AI<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-contrast-color has-base-2-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-14\"><strong>Demand<br>\uff0b<br>Capability<br>\uff0b<br>Supply<br>\u2193<br>Enable optimal decision-making<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator aligncenter has-text-color has-base-2-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-base-2-background-color has-background\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-base-2-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-15\">Price alone is not competitiveness<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">\u30fbLocal optimization creates distortion<br>\u30fbOnly a holistic view leads to optimization<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator aligncenter has-text-color has-base-2-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-base-2-background-color has-background\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-base-2-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-16\">Procurement is determined by structure.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator aligncenter has-text-color has-base-2-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-base-2-background-color has-background\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-base-2-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-17\">Procurement is not a cost.<br>It is a source of competitiveness.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p 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