Select suppliers
How select suppliers are reshaped as AGI capability advances.
The bottom line
Roughly 85% of the work in Select suppliers is information-shaped — already within reach of AI delivery. The question here is not whether it shifts, but which tasks go first and who staffs the residual.
Why: Because no child occupations are seeded, the scalar is derived from the process description and the 'Procure materials and services' lens prior. The specific work of 'Evaluating the pros and cons' and analyzing 'material quality, delivery schedules, and costs' is pure cognitive and administrative knowledge work. Although the materials procured may be physical, the actual selection process is an information-transformation task typically performed at a desk, supporting a highly digital scalar.
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How the work flows
Trigger: A sourcing need is defined and a pool of potential supplier responses or profiles is ready for evaluation.
- Review supplier proposals and capability profiles
- Evaluate material quality and technical specifications
- Assess delivery schedules and production capacity
- Compare pricing and total cost of ownership
- Conduct supplier risk assessments and reference checks
- Score and rank candidates against weighted criteria
- Select and approve the primary and secondary suppliers
Outcome: A final supplier or set of suppliers is chosen, approved, and ready for contract negotiation and onboarding.