I’m refreshing our Q1 2026 category plans and need solid data for two things: 90‑day price outlooks on electronics and corrugated in APAC/NA, and verified diverse supplier capacity by region. I’ve used Supplier.io plus customs import data, but I’m after a source that marries demand signals with certified diverse supplier availability (tier‑2 included) so we can defend awards in reviews. What tools or datasets are you using that stand up in sourcing audits?
I’ve had luck pairing Supplyframe’s Commodity IQ for 90-day electronics signals with Tealbook’s diversity certs, joined on DUNS and backstopped Tier-2 in Supplier.io — duct tape, but defensible; for corrugated, Fastmarkets’ APAC/NA notes have tracked well. If you want a single pane, Coupa + Supplier Diversity is the closest I’ve seen, though regional coverage can be patchy. Commodity IQ link: https://supplyframe.com/commodity-iq.
We’ve been doing 90‑day APAC/NA by marrying Fastmarkets’ containerboard/OCC outlooks for corrugated with IPC/ECIA lead‑time and book‑to‑bill for electronics, then joining on DUNS into TealBook + NMSDC to show certified capacity by region. Tier‑2 is the pain point — — so we force quarterly tier‑2 attestations through Coupa and plug gaps with SBA DSBS; it’s been defensible in award reviews. If you want a quick start, Fastmarkets’ pulp/paper feed is solid: https://www.fastmarkets.com/commodities/pulp-paper.
Quick tip: we’ve paired Everstream’s near‑term electronics demand indices with S&P Global’s pulp/paper outlook, then joined to SupplierGATEWAY’s certified diversity file on DUNS+UEI (https://www.suppliergateway.com); for capacity, we sanity‑check with Panjiva export volumes and recent lead‑time shifts. Small caveat: downstream tier coverage outside the U.S. is thin, so we backfill with NMSDC/WBENC and the local cert bodies — held together with chewing gum, but audit‑proof enough. If you want one platform to do most of this, Interos gets close, but it’s not cheap.
We’ve gotten closest to a single view by wiring Arkestro’s predictive curves for components into Coupa (ConnXus) diversity certs with second‑tier attestations on DUNS — gives APAC/NA next‑quarter signals you can use to “defend awards.” For corrugated, ResourceWise’s FisherSolve short‑term index plugs the gap; caveat: licensing isn’t cheap.