Systems, methods and machine readable programs for value chain analytics

An apparatus, comprising:

• a memory;
• a processor in communication with the memory, and configured to determine relative importance of entities in a supply chain of a company, wherein the processor executes instructions to:
• retrieve from at least one database structured to recognize relations between the entities and the company, information regarding competitive suppliers of each of the plurality of entities, revenue information for each of the plurality of entities, and industry segment information for each of the plurality of entities;
• determine, for each respective entity in the supply chain and using the received database information:
• a relative buying power of the entity as compared to the competitive suppliers;
• a supplier revenue fraction of the entity as compared to the competitive suppliers;
• and
• an industry revenue exposure for the entity as compared to other industry segments to which the entity is exposed;
• and
• compute a relative importance score for each respective entity in the supply chain, as a function of the determined buying power, supplier fraction, and industry revenue exposure for the respective entity.

A non-transitory machine readable medium storing instructions executable by a processor which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:

• determine, for each respective entity in a supply chain of a company:
• a relative buying power of the entity as compared to other entities in a same industry as the respective entity;
• a supplier fraction of the entity as compared to competitors to the respective entity;
• and
• an industry revenue exposure for the entity as compared to other industry segments to which the entity is exposed;
• and
• compute a relative importance score for each respective entity in the supply chain, as a function of the determined buying power, supplier fraction, and industry revenue exposure for the respective entity.