SarasW by ContexQ
v1 · manufacturing edition

Decision intelligence,
built for manufacturing.

163M+ entities
12 languages · live
graph-native · explainable
One operating picture across the supply chain. Six domains. One resolved fabric.
section · 00 · overview
Common operating picture · 6 domains
Continuous · graph AI · entity resolution
by ContexQ
SarasW
decision fabric
Supply Chain Intelligence
— foundation
Supplier Risk
— financial · operational · ESG
Trade & Sanctions
— export · denied parties
Sustainability & Traceability
— CSDDD · UFLPA · scope 3
Counterfeit & Gray Market
— IP · brand protection
M&A & Strategy
— diligence · competitive intel
01
Across operations
Across the organisation
source · make · move · audit
/ 01
Strategic sourcing
Category · suppliers
Supplier discovery, market mapping, alternates.
/ 02
Supplier onboarding
Know-your-supplier
UBO, sanctions, adverse media, financial health.
/ 03
Supply chain resilience
Multi-tier
Tier-N mapping, concentration, sole-source exposure.
/ 04
Trade & customs
Cross-border
Export controls, dual-use, denied parties, classifications.
/ 05
Quality & recalls
Conformance
Defect propagation, root cause, supplier accountability.
/ 06
Sustainability & ESG
Due diligence
CSDDD, UFLPA forced labour, scope 3, conflict minerals.
/ 07
M&A & diligence
Strategic
Target screening, ownership trails, integration risk.
/ 08
Working capital
Supplier finance
Payment terms, dynamic discounting, supplier health.
02
Data fabric
Internal × external
plugs into what you have · brings what you can't reach
Internal systems
/ System-of-record
01
ERPProcurement · payables · inventory
02
SRMSupplier master · scorecards · contracts
03
PLM / BOMBill of materials · part hierarchy
04
QMSQuality records · CAPA · audits
05
Trade documentsPOs · invoices · BLs · L/Cs
06
TMSTransport · routing · carriers
07
Customs filingsImports · exports · classifications
08
Risk & case mgmtInternal scoring · investigations
External intelligence
/ Curated · governed
01
Sanctions & denied partiesOFAC · BIS Entity List · UN · EU
02
Corporate registries & UBOOwnership · officers · jurisdictions
03
Trade transactionsImport / export records · shipments
04
Vessel & port intelligenceAIS · routes · disruption
05
ESG & adverse mediaForced labour · controversies
06
Geopolitical & disruptionConflict · weather · strikes
07
Industry risk feedsSectoral early warning
08
News & filings12 languages · multi-script
One resolved supplier. Every source agrees. 163M+ entities · 12 languages · phonetic + fuzzy + LLM-augmented
03
In practice
Six suppliers · two views
what the procurement system shows · what the graph reveals
Procurement view today
/ before · tier-1 only
Tier-1 · MX Acuna Components approved Tier-1 · JP Daito Manufacturing approved Tier-1 · CZ Brno Industries approved Tier-1 · VN Saigon Precision approved Tier-1 · IN Chennai Systems approved Tier-1 · US Dayton Tooling approved — hidden concentration somewhere — 6 suppliers · 6 countries · all approved at tier-1 tier-2 and below : not visible
→
traverse
SarasW view
/ after · tier-N · concentration
T1 T2 T3 Acuna MX · T1 Daito JP · T1 Brno CZ · T1 Saigon VN · T1 Chennai IN · T1 Dayton US · T1 PacRim Materials Zhejiang Chemicals Hokkaido Refining domestic Rare-earth processor single source · restricted region 5 of 6 · single source
6 → 1
Suppliers traced to source
multi-tier convergence
T1 → T-N
Tier visibility
graph traversal · constant cost
1
Sole-source bottleneck surfaced
5 of 6 T1 dependent
Weeks → minutes
Time to a defensible answer
audit trail attached
Tier-1 looks diversified. The graph tells a different story. illustrative · supplier names anonymised
04
Regulatory coverage
Global · regional · sectoral
export controls · due diligence · sustainability
i.
Export controls
Dual-use · strategic
EARBIS · US
ITARDDTC · US
EU Dual-UseEU
WassenaarMultilateral
OFAC sanctionsUS
ii.
Sustainability & DD
Human rights · environment
CSDDDEU
LkSGGermany
UK Modern SlaveryUK
Vigilance LawFrance
Norway TransparencyNorway
iii.
Responsible sourcing
Forced labour · minerals
UFLPAUS
Dodd-Frank §1502US
EU Conflict MineralsEU
OECD DD GuidanceOECD
RMI / RMAPIndustry
iv.
Anti-bribery
Third-party · PEP
FCPADOJ · US
UK Bribery ActUK
OECD Anti-BriberyOECD
Sapin IIFrance
PEP screeningGlobal
v.
Quality & sectoral
Conformance · materials
ISO 9001Global
IATF 16949Automotive
AS9100Aerospace
REACH · RoHSEU
CBAMEU
Audit trail by default. Every signal traced to its source. continuously updated · jurisdiction-aware
05
Deployment & trust
How it ships · how it's audited
IP-sensitive · contract-aware · ITAR-friendly
/ Deployment
On-Prem
Air-gapped option for restricted environments.
/ Deployment
Private VPC
Single-tenant inside your cloud account.
/ Deployment
Hybrid
Sensitive on-prem · burst to cloud.
/ Data
Zero data egress
Customer data never leaves your perimeter.
/ Data
BYO encryption
KMS-backed keys you control. BOM and trade-secret safe.
/ AI governance
Explainable AI
Every match, every score, every signal — defensible for CSDDD & LkSG audits.
/ AI governance
Model registry
Versioned · approved · monitored for drift.
/ Audit
Lineage & trail
Field-level lineage. Immutable evidence log.
/ Identity
IAM · SSO · RBAC
SAML · OIDC · attribute-based access.
/ Assurance
SOC 2 · ISO 27001
Independently attested. Continuous monitoring.
Your BOM. Your suppliers. Our intelligence.
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