{"id":17303,"date":"2026-04-22T16:06:50","date_gmt":"2026-04-22T16:06:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/spanflug.de\/?p=17303"},"modified":"2026-04-22T16:22:30","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T16:22:30","slug":"supply-chains-under-pressure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spanflug.de\/en\/supply-chains-under-pressure\/","title":{"rendered":"When supply chains are under pressure"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\" snk-textMedia snk-textMedia_right snk-section  \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"row snk-textMedia-inner\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-md full-height\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"snk-textMedia-text\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container container-textMedia\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tWhat matters now for the reliable procurement of your manufactured parts\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"snk-textMedia-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Blocked supply routes, rising logistics costs, and geopolitical uncertainty are placing significant pressure on procurement teams in industrial companies. At the same time, the demands remain high: projects need to be delivered, innovations driven forward, and deadlines met. <\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In project business and product development in particular, a reliable supply of custom-manufactured parts is a decisive factor for competitiveness.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-md snk-textMedia-media snk-textMedia-media_fill\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"snk-media snk-media_image snk-media_image_fill\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/spanflug.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/spanflug-blog-lieferketten-unter-druck-scaled.png\" alt=\"\" title=\"spanflug-blog-lieferketten-unter-druck\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 2560px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 2560\/1440;\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\n\n\t<section class=\" snk-section snk-section_slimOnSingle\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"snk-section-headline\">Procurement of custom parts<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row snk-textColumns\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col col-12 snk-textColumn\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"snk-textBlock\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- <div class=\"snk-textBlock_copy\"> -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Why it is particularly demanding and time-consuming<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"textBlock-copy\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Procuring turning, milling, or laser-cut parts is fundamentally different from sourcing standard catalogue items. Precision parts are manufactured individually and closely tied to development projects or customer orders \u2014 making them time-critical by nature. Their production also requires specific expertise and the right manufacturing capacity.  <\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Die Folge: Verz\u00f6gerungen wirken sich unmittelbar auf Projekte aus. <strong>The result: delays have a direct impact on projects. Waiting for quotes or deliveries frequently means costly standstills.<\/strong><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- <\/div> -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/section>\n\n\t\n\n\t<section class=\" snk-section snk-section_slimOnSingle\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"snk-section-headline\">Digital platforms as a solution to procurement challenges<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row snk-textColumns\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col col-12 snk-textColumn\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"snk-textBlock\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- <div class=\"snk-textBlock_copy\"> -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Why the platform approach makes all the difference<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"textBlock-copy\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Balancing price, quality, and lead time, procurement teams coordinate requests and quotes, check back with design engineers and suppliers, compare prices and delivery terms, and simultaneously manage an extensive supplier pool. <\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Digital manufacturing platforms like Spanflug BUY can relieve the burden on procurement teams \u2014 for example through automated quoting processes or by leveraging distributed manufacturing capacity.<\/p>\n<p>In practice, however, not every platform available on the market is designed to meet the requirements of professional procurement.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Insbesondere bei der Vergabe IP-relevanter Bauteile, bei hoher technischer Komplexit\u00e4t und strengen Anforderungen an die Liefertermintreue, kommt es darauf an, wie der Ansatz hinter der Plattform ausgestaltet ist. Particularly when sourcing IP-sensitive parts, dealing with high technical complexity, or requiring strict on-time delivery, the underlying platform approach can make a huge difference.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"snk-btn-link\" href=\"#spanflug\" target=\"_self\"><span>This is the platform approach of Spanflug BUY<svg width=\"24\" height=\"25\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 25\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n<g id=\"Icon\/Arrow right\">\n<path id=\"Vector\" d=\"M14.8365 18.9869L13.7673 17.9426L18.6462 13.0636H2.5V11.5639H18.6558L13.7923 6.68488L14.8365 5.64062L21.5095 12.3139L14.8365 18.9869Z\" fill=\"currentColor\"\/>\n<\/g>\n<\/svg>\n<\/span><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- <\/div> -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/section>\n\n\t\n\n\t<section class=\" snk-section snk-section_slimOnSingle\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"snk-section-headline\">Four important criteria for reliable procurement of your manufactured parts<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row snk-textColumns\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col col-12 col-md-6 snk-textColumn\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"snk-textBlock\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- <div class=\"snk-textBlock_copy\"> -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>1. Local manufacturing within the EU <\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"textBlock-copy\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Manufacturing within the EU means shorter lead times and delivery disctances, fewer dependencies, and significantly less exposure to supply chain disruptions. Instead of global sourcing, you avoid typical risks such as customs issues, unreliable or costly transport routes, and complex return processes. <\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>This makes delivery times more predictable, costs more transparent and the entire procurement process more robust. At the same time, it strengthens Europe as a manufacturing location.<br \/>This makes delivery schedules and costs more predictable and the overall procurement process more resilient \u2014 while also strengthening manufacturing industry in Europe. <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- <\/div> -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col col-12 col-md-6 snk-textColumn\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"snk-textBlock\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- <div class=\"snk-textBlock_copy\"> -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>2. Protecting sensitive data<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"textBlock-copy\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Technical parts data represents sensitive company know-how and should not be distributed without control \u2014 as is the case, for example, with globally operating bidding platforms.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Spanflug, on the other hand, uses automated instant pricing directly on the platform and only releases data to the selected manufacturering partner after you have placed your order. This keeps access to your data strictly limited. Spanflug relies exclusively on an EU-hosted and ISO 27001-certified infrastructure.  <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- <\/div> -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col col-12 col-md-6 snk-textColumn\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"snk-textBlock\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- <div class=\"snk-textBlock_copy\"> -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>3. Quality over quantity<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"textBlock-copy\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Whether for prototypes or series production: when procuring custom parts, what matters is not the maximum number of suppliers in the network, but how well the supplier matches the specific job. Rather than spreading requests widely, approaches like Spanflug\u2019s rely on a carefully selected and regularly audited network. Orders are matched to the most suitable network partner based on their technical specialization, available capacity, and proximity to the delivery location.  <\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>This creates stable supply chains, efficient purchasing processes and reliable results &#8211; even for complex or challenging parts.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- <\/div> -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col col-12 col-md-6 snk-textColumn\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"snk-textBlock\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- <div class=\"snk-textBlock_copy\"> -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>4. One single partner &#8211; competent and personal<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"textBlock-copy\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In addition to price, quality, and lead time, structured order management is a decisive factor in professional procurement organizations. Multiple points of contact, complex coordination, and differing legal frameworks across continental borders can slow processes down and create additional work. <\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>A single business partner who operates in the same legal region creates clarity here: contracts can be designed more simply, individual framework agreements can be implemented flexibly and coordination can be managed efficiently. With a competent customer account manager who can be contacted easily, you can quickly clarify any questions about your order &#8211; from quote to delivery. <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- <\/div> -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/section>\n\n\t\n\n\t<section class=\" snk-section snk-section_slimOnSingle\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"snk-section-headline\">Conclusion: Rethinking procurement for projects right on schedule <\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row snk-textColumns\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col col-12 snk-textColumn\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"snk-textBlock\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- <div class=\"snk-textBlock_copy\"> -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"textBlock-copy\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The general conditions for purchasing will remain volatile in the future. This makes it all the more important to align procurement processes in such a way that they function reliably even under uncertainty and global risks. For the procurement of custom manufactured parts, this means above all: less dependence on global supply chains, intelligent matching of your order with the most suitable network supplier, controlled handling of sensitive part data and clearly structured processes with a defined contact person for your team. <\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Companies that embrace these principles lay the foundation for stable processes, predictable delivery times and parts sourcing that remains competitive even in the face of increasingly demanding supply chains.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- <\/div> -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/section>\n\n\t\n\n<section class=\"snk-section snk-section_teaser snk-bg_dark\" id='spanflug'>\n\t<div class=\"container\"><h2>The platform approach of Spanflug BUY<\/h2><p>Spanflug BUY provides access to comprehensive manufacturing capabilities covering the typical needs in the field of mechanical engineering. Your company can thus procure all customer-specific precision parts via one single supplier in a cost-efficient and structured way. Compared to other platforms on the market, Spanflug takes a deliberately different approach, ideally aligned with the requirements of professional procurement: in terms of pricing across the two enquiry routes, the matching of orders to the best-suited network partner in the EU, and as one-stop-shop for your entire demand with a fair long-term partnership.   <\/p>\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"snk-teaser-container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"snk-teaser-inner row \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"col-12 col-md-6 col-lg-4 snk-teaser-col\" href=\"https:\/\/spanflug.de\/en\/order-custom-parts-online\/\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"snk-teaser\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"snk-teaser-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/spanflug.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Sofortpreise-fuer-Drehteile-Fraesteile-Blechteile-blog-scaled.png\" alt=\"\" title=\"Sofortpreise f\u00fcr Drehteile Fr\u00e4steile Blechteile blog\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 2560px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 2560\/1440;\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"snk-teaser-content\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Instant prices for turning, milling and laser parts<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPrices are generated automatically as instant quotes, based directly on your CAD models \u2014 on a secure platform with no distribution of inquiries. Only after you have placed your order Spanflug will match the job AI-powered to the ideal manufacturer with the right specialization and available capacity. \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"snk-teaser-buttons snk-teaser-buttons_right\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"snk-btn-secondary_arrow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg width=\"24\" height=\"25\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 25\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n<g id=\"Icon\/Arrow right\">\n<path id=\"Vector\" d=\"M14.8365 18.9869L13.7673 17.9426L18.6462 13.0636H2.5V11.5639H18.6558L13.7923 6.68488L14.8365 5.64062L21.5095 12.3139L14.8365 18.9869Z\" fill=\"currentColor\"\/>\n<\/g>\n<\/svg>\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Find out more<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- <\/div> -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- <\/div> -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"col-12 col-md-6 col-lg-4 snk-teaser-col\" href=\"https:\/\/spanflug.de\/en\/project-rfqs\/\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"snk-teaser\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"snk-teaser-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/spanflug.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Projektanfrage-fuer-Baugruppen-Spanflug.jpg\" alt=\"Project RFQ for assemblies - Spanflug\" title=\"Project RFQ for assemblies - Spanflug\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 2560px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 2560\/1706;\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"snk-teaser-content\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Project RFQs for complex requirements<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFor more complex requirements, such as series production, larger parts packages or call-off orders, Spanflug uses hybrid quoting: a Spanflug expert combines automated processes with the targeted involvement of only a few specialized suppliers in the network. 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