What do I actually have, and when do I run out?
Coverage in weeks. Accountable in dollars.
Distribution-transformer lead times are two to three years. Critical parts sit in a warehouse one yard away from the foreman who needs them and are invisible in EAM. Aria reconciles inventory, work plan, and vendor pipeline into one coverage ledger. Every critical part has a weeks-of-coverage number and a vendor plan behind it.
What Aria does in Supply chain.
- 01 / 04CapabilityInventory truth
Inventory truth
Physical-to-EAM reconciliation runs monthly and the variance shrinks quarter over quarter. The first count almost always surprises someone; by the second, the yards are running to the number they publish.
- 02 / 04CapabilityDemand from the plan
Demand from the plan
Material demand is derived from the rolling capital and O&M plan, not a buyer’s intuition. When the plan reforecasts, the demand curve updates the same day and the coverage number moves with it.
- 03 / 04CapabilityVendor transparency
Vendor transparency
OEM-acknowledged lead times track against original quotes. Slippage surfaces before it becomes an operations problem. Approved alternates carry pre-qualified vendor status so substitution is a decision, not a search.
- 04 / 04CapabilityStrategic-sparing defensibility
Strategic-sparing defensibility
Commissions increasingly question strategic-spare carrying cost. The sparing policy, its basis, and its review cadence live in the ledger. The answer to the intervenor’s data request is already written.
How Aria runs Supply chain, end to end.
- INVENTORY TRUTH
Every yard, every warehouse, one count.
Aria reconciles EAM inventory against the physical count at each yard and warehouse. Most utilities we see carry ten to twenty percent variance on critical SKUs between EAM and physical. The reconciliation runs monthly and the variance shrinks quarter over quarter.
Artifact · Reconciled inventory registerReconciled inventory registerObserving- 500kVA pad-mount single-phase6 wks
- 15kV XLPE underground cable · 1000kcmil11 wks
- Pole-top cutouts 15kV · stock code 884119 wks
- DEMAND FROM WORK PLAN
Materials flow from the work plan, not a wish list.
The capital plan, the maintenance plan, and the vegetation plan all consume materials. Aria converts the rolling work plan into an SKU-level demand curve across the next 52 weeks, flagging where the plan exceeds current stock plus incoming vendor commitments.
Artifact · SKU-level demand forecastSKU-level demand forecastMapping- 15kV XLPE underground cable · 1000kcmil11 wks
- Pole-top cutouts 15kV · stock code 884119 wks
- Arresters 18kV MCOV · stock 7110622 wks
- WEEKS OF COVERAGE
Every critical part has a number.
Aria publishes weeks-of-coverage against current demand for every critical SKU. Pad-mount transformers, 15kV cable, pole-top cutouts, arresters, and the rest of the top 100 each carry a number planning, operations, and supply chain see the same way. No more ’we’re fine on arresters’ in one room and ’we’re short on arresters’ in the next.
Artifact · Coverage dashboardCoverage dashboardRanking- Pole-top cutouts 15kV · stock code 884119 wks
- Arresters 18kV MCOV · stock 7110622 wks
- Strategic spares · 138/12.47 substationOn file
- VENDOR PIPELINE
Lead times, alternates, and allocation commitments.
Aria tracks vendor-acknowledged lead times against OEM original quotes, surfaces slippage, and identifies approved alternates when the primary is allocated. Contractor approvals and strategic sparing commitments are tracked in the same ledger so the coverage number reflects what is actually deliverable.
Artifact · Vendor pipeline trackerVendor pipeline trackerDeploying- Pole-top cutouts 15kV · stock code 884119 wks
- Arresters 18kV MCOV · stock 7110622 wks
- Strategic spares · 138/12.47 substationOn file
- STRATEGIC SPARING
Critical spares defensible to operations and to the commission.
Strategic spares are an O&M line that regulators scrutinize. Aria documents the sparing strategy per critical asset class: stocking level, stocking location, failure-probability basis, and last review date. The commission asks why you carry three spare 138/12.47 transformers; the answer is in the ledger.
Artifact · Strategic sparing policy packStrategic sparing policy packProving- Pole-top cutouts 15kV · stock code 884119 wks
- Arresters 18kV MCOV · stock 7110622 wks
- Strategic spares · 138/12.47 substationOn file
“Coverage you cannot prove does not exist when you need it most.”Aria methodology · Supply chain
What Aria ships.
Every engagement surfaces as a live Synapse workspace. The readout below is how Supply chain looks the week it ships — scenario data from the published live demo.
- 500kVA pad-mount single-phaseCriticalOEM lead time moved from 98 to 142 weeks in March.6 wks
- 15kV XLPE underground cable · 1000kcmilWatchWork plan demand up 22% from March reforecast.11 wks
- Pole-top cutouts 15kV · stock code 88411WatchEAM shows 240; yard count 194; 46 unit variance.9 wks
- Arresters 18kV MCOV · stock 71106On trackMulti-vendor coverage; 2 approved alternates live.22 wks
- Strategic spares · 138/12.47 substationLogged3 units stocked; policy basis filed; last review Q4.On file
Setting a new standard for operating intelligence.
“The findings were gold.”VP · Electric Grid Operations
- Client
- Fortune 500 energy utility
- 20,000+ employees · U.S. regulated utility
- Scope
- Electric Grid Operations
- Three-week diagnostic
- What Aria found
- Fifteen automations identified. Eighty percent of operational time mapped to repetitive work — all sized, ranked and handed off to the operating team.
What you leave with.
Artifacts that outlive the engagement — every deliverable grounded in the operating model Aria builds during the assessment, maintained live after close.
- Reconciled inventory register across yards and warehouses
- SKU-level 52-week demand forecast
- Weeks-of-coverage dashboard on top-100 SKUs
- Strategic-sparing policy and vendor pipeline tracker
Explore the surfaces behind every engagement.
Every Aria engagement rides on the same four product surfaces — whichever solution you scope, you get the same assessment cadence, agent deployment, interview system, and research model.
- Operating readoutOperating readout
Assessment & Diagnosis
The six-week operational intelligence assessment behind every engagement.
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Agent Deployment
Custom AI agents that ship against measured waste — success criteria up front.
Explore - Conversation intelligenceARA
Stakeholder Interviews
Aria runs targeted operator interviews to close the gaps the systems can’t fill.
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Aria V1 Research Model
Utility-operations depth, forty-plus frameworks, eighteen named benchmark sources.
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The questions buyers ask before signing.
If the answer isn't here, ask Aria in the live demo — Aria will answer with the same benchmark discipline the engagement uses.
Our EAM is ten years old and nobody trusts the inventory count. Where do you start?
With the physical count. Aria organizes a cycle count across yards and warehouses, reconciles the delta against EAM, and establishes a baseline the buyer and the foreman both trust. The reconciliation keeps running monthly; by quarter three the variance is typically down by half.How do you handle transformer lead times of two to three years?
The coverage ledger is horizon-aware. For SKUs with multi-year lead times, Aria tracks the vendor pipeline, allocation commitments, and the strategic-spare pool as a combined coverage metric. The number you see reflects what is buildable, not what is wished for.Can we use this for contractor materials, not just utility-owned stock?
Yes. Contractor-held materials carry contract-specific counting and reporting requirements. Aria reads the counts where the contract allows and flags coverage gaps where it does not. Several composite scenarios run mixed utility-contractor supply models.What about the sparing policy the PUC asks about?
Commissions have grown more pointed about strategic-spare carrying cost, especially after recent major-event reviews. Aria documents the policy basis for each critical spare class: failure probability, consequence cost, stocking location, and last review date. The answer to the intervenor data request is pre-assembled.How do you handle vendor diversification after the Ukraine-related shocks?
The ledger tracks vendor concentration per SKU and flags single-source exposure. Approved alternates are pre-qualified so substitution is a purchase decision rather than a qualification sprint. Utilities with strong alternates saw shorter coverage crunches in 2022 through 2024; the pattern holds.Does this integrate with our ERP and procurement system?
Yes. Aria reads from the ERP’s purchase-order and receiving tables alongside EAM. POs in flight, vendor-acknowledged lead times, and receiving history feed the coverage number. We have integrated with SAP, Oracle, and Infor ERPs; the adapter pattern is consistent.What is the role of the buyer and planner after Aria deploys?
The buyer negotiates, the planner plans, and Aria removes the reconciliation work that currently absorbs half their week. Buyers report more time on vendor strategy and alternates qualification; planners report more time on actual work-plan quality. No role reductions have been associated with Corvana deployment to date.
Coverage in weeks. Accountable in dollars.
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Every utility operation, one Aria.
Supply chain is one of ten wedges Aria runs inside a utility, plus two buyer-type framings. Every wedge rides the same assessment cadence, the same agent deployment posture, the same prudence-ready evidence discipline.
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