Tariff Mitigation Solution Centralizes Supply Chain Data

Aera Technology released a new tariff mitigation solution, in which Aera’s decision intelligence platform centralizes supply chain data, forecasts the impact of tariff changes, and orchestrates automated responses.

This solution enables companies to leverage advanced simulation and modeling to assess tariff impacts, deploy short-term mitigation strategies, and plan for longer term resilience and risk management.

Key takeaways:

• Translates complex BOM data into unified, actionable intelligence, tracking sales destinations, sourcing origins, pricing, and quantities. This creates visibility between component-level changes and final market fluctuations, revealing direct impacts on margins and bottom lines.
• It understands which materials are affected and to what extent, based on current sourcing, due to tariff changes and their effect on product costs and margins. And it simulates potential future impacts from evolving tariff structures.
• Utilizes decision engines for planning and simulation to create strategic plans, model what-if scenarios, anticipate tariff risks, and evaluate mitigation strategies.
• Recommends adjustments to product pricing to sustain profitability, alternative sourcing strategies to lower costs, and production shifts to minimize financial impact.
• Orchestrates coordinated, cross-functional responses to tariff shifts to minimize compliance risks and preserve margins through targeted interventions.
• Deploys alternative sourcing strategies, executes BOM redesigns, and repositions inventory ahead of tariff changes.
• Updates pricing for affected finished goods, modifies sourcing allocations, and revises production plans accordingly.
• Captures decision knowledge, tariff response patterns, and strategic context in a system that continuously learns.
• Refines strategies to adapt for tariff changes, reduce costs and strengthen resilience.