Feature Overview — Dashboard (Overview)
Everything a user can do on the main page, what information is visible, and what it delivers. The dashboard turns live market moves into concrete procurement, cost and supply decisions.
01 · Navigation & general
Module tabs (keys 1–9)
Quick navigation to every part: Overview, Pro Scan, Warroom, Claim Check, Contracts, Insights, Events, Talent, Compliance Watch and Vessels.
- You see — One bar with all modules; a short tooltip per tab on hover.
- You can — Jump straight to any tool with number keys 1–9 or a click.
- Benefit — All procurement intelligence in one place, no searching.
Ask AI · Theme · Language · Account
Top right: the AI assistant (⌘K), switching between the Intelligence and Tactical theme, NL/EN language, and signing in/out or registering.
- You see — Live clock/date, your account status and the active language/theme.
- You can — Open the AI, switch color theme, move to the English version and manage your account.
- Benefit — Tailor the environment to your own preference and work context.
02 · Mission Control & status bar
The premium header that shows the state of the market at a glance.
Market signal status (LOW / ELEVATED / HIGH)
One summarized risk temperature, built from all live signals, with a short read-out below.
- You see — A large color-coded status word and a one-line summary of the day.
- You can — Click through to Pro Scan or open your Morning Brief.
- Benefit — Know within 5 seconds whether anything today needs your attention.
Snapshot counters (URGENT · MONITOR)
Key numbers: how many items need action now and how many to keep an eye on.
- You see — Number of urgent triggers and monitor items, updated live.
- You can — Use the numbers as an entry point to the matching alerts/actions.
- Benefit — Prioritize instantly: urgent first, then the rest.
03 · Executive summary
Four cards that summarize the day for fast decision-making.
Cost pressure · Supply · Opportunity · Action of the week
A live conclusion per theme: where costs are rising, where supply risk sits, where a savings opportunity lies, and the single recommended action this week.
- You see — Four compact cards with status + one line of read-out, automatically from live data.
- You can — Add the recommended action to your agenda in one click (📅) via the calendar icon.
- Benefit — A board-ready summary without having to interpret data yourself.
04 · World map & layers
An interactive world map that shows market and supply chain events geographically.
Map layers on/off
Dozens of layers in groups: Risk & conflict, Supply hubs (mines, ports, factories, refineries), Energy infrastructure, Flows & chokepoints, Weather & climate, Sector-specific (food, tech, pharma), Macro & FX and Live news.
- You see — Conflict zones, sanctions/CBAM, strikes, ports, pipelines, storms, harvest stress, chokepoints and pulsing news dots.
- You can — Toggle layers, zoom in, and query the AI from the map.
- Benefit — See where a risk sits and whether it is on your route — not just that it exists.
My Supply Chain (your own data)
Upload your own suppliers, factories and distribution centers via CSV.
- You see — Your chain on the map, projected over conflict, weather and chokepoint layers.
- You can — Upload a CSV and instantly check whether your chain runs through risk zones.
- Benefit — Generic market risks become concrete risks for your specific suppliers.
05 · Data & signals (right panel)
The live feed next to the map, with filters on cause (macro) and your spend, and three tabs.
ALERTS
Live warnings from news, market data, earthquakes, weather and AI scans — each with facts, procurement impact and a recommended action.
- You see — Per alert: severity, source (LIVE/AI/DEMO), facts, impact on your procurement and the recommended action.
- You can — Filter by macro cause and spend category, open the source, and add the action to your agenda (📅).
- Benefit — Noise becomes context: you only see what touches your categories, with the "what now".
ACTIONS
Concrete, automatically generated procurement actions based on live triggers and AI recommendations.
- You see — Per action: priority (urgent/opportunity/review), deadline, context and tags.
- You can — Plan (add the action to your agenda), Ignore (filter out), or pick a date via the calendar icon.
- Benefit — From signal to to-do list in one click — nothing slips through.
AGENDA — personal planning 📅
Your own planning space: everything you schedule comes together here, persists across refreshes, in a real month calendar.
- You see — A month calendar with colored dots per day (urgent/review/opportunity/calendar), plus your list of open and completed items. A counter shows how many are open.
- You can — Schedule actions & recommendations, create your own task, change the date, check off/reopen/remove items and add a note per item. Pick a day first → new items land on that date.
- Benefit — One central follow-up list for all your procurement work — signals, decision calendar and your own tasks together.
06 · Charts
Twelve-month development of the markets that drive your cost price.
Commodity & Energy/Freight index
Normalized 12-month curves of metals, plastics, steel and energy and ocean freight.
- You see — Per market the % move over 12 months and the 12-month range.
- You can — Compare markets and read peaks/troughs for negotiations.
- Benefit — Evidence for "is this price increase justified?" with hard trend data.
07 · Procurement Intelligence (eight panels)
The analytical core: live data translated into suppliers, claims, contracts and risk — each with a next action you can schedule (📅).
Commodity Impact
Which commodity move hits which suppliers, and the estimated impact on your product cost price.
- You see — Commodity → affected supplier categories → cost price impact range.
- You can — Schedule the recommended action (e.g. test indexation) in your agenda.
- Benefit — You translate a market move straight into "what does this mean for my quotes".
Supply Risk Index & Corridor Disruption
A composite risk index (unrest, conflict, sanctions, infra) and transit on critical corridors versus baseline.
- You see — Risk scores per region and chokepoint transit vs. a 4-week average (AIS).
- You can — Spot bottlenecks and schedule follow-up actions.
- Benefit — Early warning of delay before it hits your lead times.
Supplier risk & Expected claims
Which suppliers are affected, and what price increases they are likely to submit — with defensibility.
- You see — Affected suppliers, probability %, expected claim range and defensibility.
- You can — Schedule the counter-action per claim (request evidence, honor only the material part).
- Benefit — You get ahead of the price increase and enter the conversation with evidence.
Contract Intelligence & Supply Chain Disruptions
Which contracts need attention now, and which categories face lead-time risk via ports, freight and routes.
- You see — Contract timing/opportunities and disruptions per route with expected delay.
- You can — Schedule renegotiation or buffer actions.
- Benefit — You seize savings opportunities and avoid supply surprises.
Compliance Triggers
Sanction, due-diligence and reporting risks that can hit your sourcing, with the next action.
- You see — Concrete compliance triggers (EU/OFAC/BIS, EUDR, 3TG) and who they affect.
- You can — Schedule the required check (origin declaration, CMRT, clauses).
- Benefit — Stay ahead of fines and reputational damage with a clear next step.
Business risks · Business opportunities · Decision calendar
Three live lists summarizing the key risks, opportunities and upcoming decision moments (ECB, Fed, EU).
- You see — Top risks and opportunities from live data, plus the official decision calendar.
- You can — Add any item to your agenda with the calendar icon (📅).
- Benefit — You miss nothing important: risks, opportunities and key dates in one place.
08 · AI, news & sound
Ask Orbecta AI (⌘K)
An AI assistant that answers your questions about suppliers, commodities, claims and contracts — fed with the live dashboard context.
- You see — A command bar with example questions and direct, evidence-backed answers.
- You can — Ask freely ("which procurement actions should I take today?") in NL or EN.
- Benefit — An analyst on demand that already knows the live data — no separate research needed.
Live news & media streams
A continuous news feed from procurement-relevant sources, plus live TV and radio streams inside the dashboard.
- You see — Recent, filtered headlines with source and region, and a media card with channels (Bloomberg TV, DW, Al Jazeera, BNR Nieuwsradio).
- You can — Watch live TV channels or listen to BNR Nieuwsradio via the play button ("NOW ON AIR").
- Benefit — Market news in the background while you work — without leaving the dashboard.
Sound alert on critical signals
A button bottom-right ("ALERTS OFF/ON") that plays an audible signal as soon as a critical trigger comes in.
- You see — The floating audio pill with on/off status (green = on, with a pulsing dot).
- You can — Turn sound alerts on/off; the choice persists across sessions.
- Benefit — You hear it instantly when something urgent happens — even when working on another screen.
09 · Personalization
Watchlist
Choose which commodities, currencies and themes you follow; this filters alerts, actions and relevance across the whole dashboard.
- You see — Relevance scores and filtered signals based on your selection.
- You can — Tick topics on/off; the choice is remembered.
- Benefit — A dashboard that shows only what matters for your procurement portfolio.
Morning Brief (Business)
A personal, printable morning briefing based on the AI scan and your watchlist.
- You see — Top signals with analysis and concrete recommendations, personalized.
- You can — Open the brief, read it and save/share as PDF.
- Benefit — Three hours of prep in ten minutes, ready every morning.
Orbecta — Supply Chain & Procurement Intelligence · Main page feature overview. Items with 📅 refer to the personal agenda: anywhere an action or recommendation appears, you schedule it into your own planning with one click. Pro/Business mark features that belong to a paid subscription.