The counterparty lens — spend, terms and supply risk, with the cash and continuity move for each partner.
Paying to terms frees $-782M of cash at no cost to profit — DPO sits at 69d vs the 45-day target. Capture it, dual-source the 2 at-risk suppliers, and consolidate the top tier before lead times stretch.
4 of 4 headline metrics improving vs prior · still off target: Revenue $44.05B vs $46.00B, Cash Conversion Cycle 35d vs 32d
BASF & Dow carry medium+ supply risk and softer delivery — a single stretch in lead times can stall installs.
$-782M of cash stays in the business by moving DPO from 69d to the 45-day target on $13018.609999999999M of spend — no hit to margin.
Givaudan ($3591.34M) and Firmenich ($3254.65M) are 53% of spend — concentrating volume earns rebates and priority allocation.
$13018.609999999999M of equipment runs through six partners. This view turns that into two moves: a $-782.0383561643836M cash release from paying to terms, and a dual-source plan for the 2 suppliers whose delivery risk could stall installs.
Two partners are 53% of spend — the negotiation priorities.
Each card: spend, reliability and the specific move.
Spend, score, delivery, terms and risk.
| Supplier | Category | Spend | Score | OTIF | RMA | DPO | Risk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Givaudan | Video Surveillance | $3591.34M | 91 | 96% | 1.2% | 45d | Low |
| Firmenich | Fire & Access | $3254.65M | 88 | 93% | 1.6% | 42d | Low |
| BASF | Critical Comms | $2300.7M | 85 | 90% | 2.1% | 38d | Medium |
| Dow | Video Surveillance | $1515.1M | 83 | 89% | 2.4% | 36d | Medium |
| Symrise | Video VMS | $1290.64M | 87 | 95% | 1% | 40d | Low |
| Clariant | AV / Collaboration | $1066.18M | 86 | 92% | 1.4% | 44d | Low |