AI PURCHASING ENGINE FOR DISTRIBUTORS

AI purchasing decisions for distributors.

SMBrion is an AI purchasing decision and execution engine.

SMBrion evaluates demand, inventory, supplier, PO, RFQ, pricing, and buyer-memory signals to make purchasing decisions at scale.

Routine decisions are handled within policy. Only judgment-heavy exceptions are escalated to the buyer.

Test the MVPJoin early pilot
Decisions madeExceptions escalatedBuyer override learns

Demand, inventory, supplier updates, POs, and buyer memory go in.

THE PRODUCT LOOP

Signals become resolved purchasing decisions.

Policy controlled

SIGNALS

Customer demandInventorySupplier updateOpen PORFQBuyer memory

SMBRION ACTIONS

SenseInvestigateDecideExecute or escalateMonitorLearn

OUTPUTS

  • Purchasing decision made
  • Routine action handled within policy
  • Exception escalated only for judgment
  • Buyer override captured as memory
Current MVP prepares execution-ready actions from uploaded/sample data. Connected pilots can execute approved actions after integration.

Purchasing decisions, escalations, and execution-ready actions come out.

DECISION COMPRESSION

From 12,468 SKUs to 4 buyer decisions.

SMBrion continuously evaluates SKU-level activity, filters routine signals, handles actions within policy, and escalates only the few decisions where human judgment changes the outcome.

12,468
SKUs evaluated
236
signals detected
18
material risks
4
need buyer judgment

INDUSTRIES

Focused first on electrical and HVAC distributors.

SMBrion is built for inventory-heavy distributors where supplier lead times, customer demand, RFQs, and open POs change faster than buyers can manually track.

EXAMPLE PRODUCTS20A Single Pole BreakerEMT ConduitNM-B WireJunction BoxLED High Bay LightPanelboard
SUPPLIER CONTEXTGraybarRexelSummit ElectricBorder StatesWESCOFerguson HVAC

Electrical distribution

AI purchasing decisions for breakers, conduit, wire, panels, lighting, open POs, RFQs, and supplier lead-time exceptions.

Live / primary focus · Explore electrical workflow →

HVAC distribution

AI purchasing decisions for filters, capacitors, contactors, fan motors, disconnects, line sets, and supplier availability gaps.

Next / pilot focus
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Inventory coverageProtect demand before risk becomes a shortage.
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Cleaner supplier decisionsCompare every meaningful tradeoff in context.
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Less time on busyworkMove from manual review to prepared action.
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Stronger, more resilient operationsBuild a buying process ready for disruption.

THE DISTRIBUTOR PROBLEM

Buyers are the manual integration layer.

Distributor buyers connect customer demand, inventory, suppliers, open POs, RFQs, pricing, emails, spreadsheets, ERP/POS exports, and buyer knowledge—then manually close the purchasing exceptions between them.

× The work today

  • Customer demand and inventory risk arrive through disconnected systems
  • Supplier updates, open POs, RFQs, and pricing require manual reconciliation
  • Emails, spreadsheets, and ERP/POS exports leave buyers stitching context together
  • Buyer knowledge becomes the final, manual integration layer

THE DIFFERENCE

Most tools show more information. SMBrion closes the purchasing exception.

It evaluates the operational context, makes the routine decision within policy, and sends only judgment-heavy exceptions to the buyer.

FROM RECORD TO REALITY

Your ERP records what was supposed to happen. SMBrion understands what is actually happening.

ERP data may show a PO date, stock level, or supplier promise. SMBrion combines that with supplier behavior, buyer updates, customer demand, open POs, RFQs, and exceptions to decide what procurement action should happen next.

PO due date says safe.Supplier acknowledgement is missing.Observed lead time is longer than quoted.Customer demand increased.SMBrion chooses the next purchasing path—handling routine work within policy or escalating the exception for judgment.

THE PURCHASING OPERATING LOOP

SMBrion is built around a purchasing operating loop.

Sense → Investigate → Decide → Execute → Monitor → Learn

SMBrion is not a dashboard. It is an AI purchasing decision and execution engine that keeps working until the purchasing exception is resolved.

01

Sense

Capture demand, inventory, supplier, PO, RFQ, pricing, and buyer-memory signals.

02

Investigate

Check coverage, supplier capacity, lead time, pricing, MOQ, open POs, alternates, and policy constraints.

03

Decide

Choose the best buying path: buy, follow up, switch supplier, open RFQ, prepare PO, or monitor.

04

Execute

Handle routine actions within policy. Escalate only exceptions that require buyer judgment or approval.

05

Monitor

Track whether the decision resolves the exception, whether supplier response changes, or demand moves again.

06

Learn

Use buyer overrides, outcomes, supplier behavior, and policy updates as procurement memory.

In the current browser MVP, SMBrion demonstrates the decision logic and prepares execution-ready actions. Connected pilots can execute approved actions through integrations and customer-defined policies.

SUPPLIER INTELLIGENCE

Supplier intelligence beyond the supplier master

SMBrion compares what suppliers promise with what actually happens.

SUPPLIER PERFORMANCE

Graybar

● Risk elevated
Quoted lead time
7 days
Observed lead time Key insight
10.4 days
On-time delivery
72%
Fill rate
86%
Recent late POs
4
Shortage events
3

Observed, not assumed. Graybar quotes 7 days, but recent deliveries averaged 10.4 days. Across EMT Conduit, Breakers, NM-B Wire, Panels, and Disconnect switches, SMBrion uses observed supplier behavior to decide whether a PO, follow-up, RFQ, or alternate supplier path is needed.

SUPPLY RECOVERY PATH

When current suppliers cannot cover demand

SMBrion surfaces alternate suppliers and new supplier paths when current suppliers do not protect demand.

  1. 01
    Check approved suppliersReview coverage and live constraints
  2. 02
    Compare alternatesBalance timing, price, MOQ, and risk
  3. 03
    Start RFQPrepare a market-ready request
  4. 04
    Find new supplier pathExpand the available source network
  5. ✓
    Buyer approves before useHuman control stays at the final gate

OPTIONAL PROCUREMENT MEMORY

Operational data first. Human context when judgment matters.

SMBrion detects exceptions from operational data first. Buyer context helps the system learn supplier restrictions, customer priorities, approval policies, temporary exceptions, and overrides—without requiring updates for every SKU.

BUYER UPDATE
“Graybar can only ship 180 units of 1/2 inch EMT Conduit next week.”
STRUCTURED FOR REVIEW
Supplier
Graybar
Item
1/2 inch EMT Conduit
Timing
Next week
Available quantity
180
Affected field
Supplier availability
Buyer action
Review replenishment and supplier timing

Critical supplier, SKU, quantity, price, and date fields require buyer confirmation before they affect purchasing actions.

MVP TODAY → CONNECTED PILOT NEXT

Decision logic now. Integrated execution after connection.

CURRENT BROWSER MVP

Working with uploaded data today

  • Browser-based file upload
  • Multi-export merge by SKU
  • Purchasing decisions from uploaded or sample data
  • Supplier, PO, RFQ, pricing, and customer-demand context where uploaded
  • Buyer override and local procurement memory demo
  • Decision queue export
CONNECTED PILOT DIRECTION

Policy-controlled execution after integration

  • Persistent company workspace
  • Email, Excel, ERP, POS, API, EDI, and supplier communication connections
  • Policy-based routine execution
  • Buyer approval for judgment-heavy exceptions
  • Supplier follow-up, RFQ, and PO workflows
  • Approved system write-back after integration

EARLY PILOT

Test SMBrion with your distributor data.

We are looking for inventory-heavy distributors with manual buying, supplier follow-up, RFQ, PO, or replenishment workflows.

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