Metal King

The performance of a company depends heavily on its suppliers. Therefore, a reliable network of partners (suppliers, dealers and manufacturers) is elementary. In bills of lading, one international supplier of Metal King could be identified on which the company is relying. This supplier is the company Luoyang Combat Tungsten & Molydbenum Material, which delivered 1 shipment.

Get an overview of Metal King’s international procurement and 1 of its suppliers with Company Transparency

Generally you can differentiate the supply chain or supply network of Metal King by two perspectives:

• The supplier side (a so-called Tier-1-supplier is a direct supplier, Tier-2 is a supplier of the Tier-1 supplier, Tier-n is a supplier at any level in the Metal King supply network).
• The buyer side (a so-called Tier-1 buyer is a direct buyer, Tier-2 is a buyer of the Tier-1 buyer, Tier-n is a buyer at any level in the Metal King distribution network).

To ensure business stability and continuity, a supply chain or supply network must be constructed in such a way that external influences can cause as little damage as possible to Metal King. This applies both in the area of procurement (the loss of a supplier must be covered by an alternative supplier) as in the area of sales (the loss of a buyer must be covered by an alternative buyer).

Risks can generally be considered as the non-availability of goods, through cutback or complete halt of production, or the potential loss of business partners, violating compliance rules (e.g. protection of the environment, labor legislation) and thus drop out of the supply network.

This risk should not necessarily be limited to the direct business partner (Tier 1), it involves the entire supply chain, unless sufficient alternative suppliers and buyers have been put in place.

Get an overview of the international supply chain of Metal King (upstream/procurement and downstream/sales) from Tier-1 to Tier-n

E.G.: Tier 1 supplier Luoyang Combat Tungsten & Molydbenum MaterialTier-1 Buyer Falcon Industrial Suppliers

ABRAMS world trade wiki not only shows direct suppliers and customers of the first tier (Tier-1). With just one click in our tool Supply Chain Intelligence you get a comprehensive insight into the supply network with multiple tiers (Tier-n) beyond the first tier.

Each tier in the supply chain or supply network on the supplier side of Metal King involves a single risk. The more tiers, the more difficult it is to analyze and monitor the business partners. Suppliers of suppliers are generally unknown, so there is already an increasing risk at the second (Tier 2) level.

If e.g. a first Tier supplier is not adding any value, the supply chain can be shortened and the risk of failure can be minimized by skipping this supplier. A previous Tier-2 supplier now turns into a Tier-1 supplier, which we call "go-direct". In our tool Supply Chain Intelligence as far as international suppliers are concerned, this analysis can be done with one click:

Analyze the potential of shortening and therefore stabilizing the supply chain of Metal King

Based on the analysis of international bills of lading (bill of lading/bills of lading / BOL), 1 product category that has been purchased by Metal King can be identified by means of HS codes (HTS codes or customs tariff numbers).

It is classified with the HS code 810199, which groups following products:

„Articles of tungsten, n.e.s.". This HS code was sighted 1 time in total.

Get an overview of internationally purchased products by Metal King with Company Transparency

Each tier in the supply chain or supply network of Metal King is adding value and therefore costs. The more tiers, the more expensive the product gets. Supply chains are normally not very transparent, trade secrets are part of the survival tactics in each stage of the value chain, especially for trading companies.

If e.g. a Tier-1 supplier from Metal King that primarily trades a product and doesn’t add any value (only fulfills the distributor function) it is possible to shorten the supply chain and reduce purchasing costs. A previous Tier-2 supplier now turns into a Tier-1 supplier, which we call "go-direct". In our tool Supply Chain Intelligence as far as international suppliers are concerned, this analysis can be done with one click:

Analyze the potential of shortening the supply chain of Metal King and saving costs on the procurement side.

The performance of a company depends fundamentally on its buyers. Therefore, a largest possible base of stable buyers is crucial. A total of 6 international buyers of Metal King could be identified in bills of lading. For example, one of the buyers is the company Falcon Industrial Suppliers, which has received 1 shipment.

Get an overview of the international sales and its 6 buyers of Metal King with Company Transparency.

Based on the analysis of international bills of lading (bill of lading/ bills of lading/ BOL), a total of 10 different product categories sold by Metal King, can be identified.

These are classified by means of HS codes (HTS codes or customs tariff numbers).

For example, HS code 721990 classifies the following products:

„Flat-rolled products of stainless steel, of a width of >= 600 mm, hot-rolled or cold-rolled "cold-reduced" and further worked". This HS code was sighted 1 time in total.

Get an overview of internationally sold products by Metal King with Company Transparency

Each tier in the buyer side of the supply chain or supply network of Metal King is adding value and therefore costs. The more tiers, the more expensive the product gets. Supply chains are normally not very transparent, trade secrets are part of the survival tactics in each stage of the value chain, especially for trading companies.

If e.g. a Tier-1 buyer from Metal King that primarily trades products and doesn’t add any value (only fulfills the distributor function) it is possible to shorten the supply chain downstream giving a potential to optimize profit margins for Metal King. A previous Tier-2 buyer now turns into a Tier-1 buyer, which we call "go-direct". In our tool Supply chain Intelligence as far as international buyers are concerned, this analysis can be done with one click:

Analyze the potential to shorten the supply chain and optimize the profit margins on the sales side of Metal King

Each company contributes significantly minimizing risks for its buyers, through its own stability. Internal risks (endogenous factors) can be e.g. financially (financial ratios, free cash flow, balance sheets) or operationally (production, lead times). Since 2021, external risks have increased due to worldwide shortages and are an important factor as to whether a supplier such as Metal King can itself reliably deliver due to external dependencies (exogenous factors).

To assess this, data analysis should be conducted to get practical answers:

How is the supply chain or supply network structured on the supplier side of Metal King? Are there suppliers or products in the supply chain that are reported as critical, e.g. in international media?

The more constant outgoing shipments of a company’s, the easier it is to assess potential problems for a supplier like Metal King

Operational aspects like a stable supply chain, an in-house production and reliable logistics define sustainable performance.

Since 2021, global supply shortages have increasingly added external factors as to whether a supplier like Metal King can deliver reliably itself through dependencies.

Based on the statistical trend of shipments (in terms of the number of shipments and respectively the quantity of goods) the current supply and performance capacity can be indirectly analyzed.

The more constant incoming shipments, the better one can determine possible procurement problems of a company like Metal King

Since 2021, there are increasingly external factors due to global supply shortages, whether a company, no matter manufacturer or distributor, can reliably deliver through dependencies.

Based on the statistical trend of shipments (in terms of the number of shipments and respectively the quantity of goods) it is possible to analyze current procurement stability and thus ultimately also to derive an indication of the company’s delivery and performance capability.

Generally you can differentiate the competition of Metal King by the purchase and sales perspective.

• Start the competitive analysis on the purchase side.
• Start the competitive analysis on the sales side.

Competitors of Metal King on the purchase side (procurement of raw materials and components for production or distribution) are exposed on ABRAMs wiki under Competitive Intelligence, purchased products, classified by HS-Codes (e.g. 810199) or by top product terms.

Competitors on the sales side of Metal King (selling raw materials or components for production or distribution) are exposed on ABRAMS wiki under Competitive Intelligence, sold products classified by HS-Codes (e.g. 721990, 730721) or by top product terms.