Aware Technology

Follow how a change affects your business.

Explore the relationships, calculations, and evidence behind an Aware analysis. See what is known and what still needs an answer.

Government notice
U.S. aluminum duty
Aluminum packaging
12 affected SKUs
2 customer contracts
$280K modeled exposure
Domestic sourcing
Pricing response
Evidence trail
Next Move
Government actionU.S. aluminum dutyAn illustrative action affecting imported aluminum packaging.
Government actionU.S. aluminum dutyAn illustrative action affecting imported aluminum packaging.

Select a node to explore the products, suppliers, customers, contracts, and facilities connected by Aware’s business ontology.

Connected business context

The relationships behind the impact.

Follow a change from the material involved to the products, contracts, and costs it may affect.

Company model / Connected business context
Illustrative scenario
MATERIAL → COMPANY RECORDS → IMPACTused inlinked tomodels

Illustrative aluminum packaging scenario. Company records shown are examples.

Transparent calculations

Open the calculation.

Inspect the inputs and assumptions that turn a business relationship into a financial estimate.

Cost model / Inspect the assumptions
Annualized estimate
Model inputs

Aluminum packaging

Affected spend$2.8M
Period12 months
0%30%
Modeled impact
$280KAnnual cost exposure Modeled estimate

Traceable conclusions

See what supports each conclusion.

Move from a statement in the analysis to the source or company input that supports it.

Claim → supporting record
3 supporting inputs
Supporting record

Company records

Company context · Illustrative record
Aluminum packaging → 12 SKUs → 2 customer contracts

Illustrative records. A source can support a fact while a recommendation still depends on assumptions and further review.

Review with clarity

Know what still needs an answer.

Separate what the records establish from what the analysis assumes and what your team needs to confirm.

Decision review / Facts and open questions
Review required
Established in the example
12 affected SKUs Records
Two linked customer contracts Records
Source records available Records
Assumed in the model
10% increase in cost Assumption
Annualized affected spend Assumption
No change in purchase volume Assumption

Explore the reasoning with your own business context.

Bring a change your team is evaluating. Follow the connections, inspect the inputs, and review the recommended response.