Leaner Technologies

[Leaner Connect] An SRM Platform for Stronger Supplier Partnerships
For manufacturing procurement teams unifying supplier communication and building lasting partnerships—across electronics, automotive, industrial machinery, and materials.
■ Recommended for
Teams managing molds with Excel or paper logs
Buyers struggling with EOL notices and last-minute redesigns
Teams running supply chain risk surveys one email at a time
Companies with siloed, per-buyer supplier communication
Leaders aiming for lasting partnerships beyond one-off sourcing
■ Value we deliver
Consolidate scattered surveys and projects onto one platform—stabilizing procurement and improving efficiency. Mutual visibility with suppliers enables sustainable, long-term collaboration.
Stop by our booth to see Leaner Connect in action and discuss your supplier management challenges.

[Leaner Connect] Use Cases
Scene 1: Visibility into mold management
Manage mold location, status, and repair history on one platform—no more chasing suppliers via email.
Scene 2: Staying ahead of EOL
Consolidate end-of-life part notices from suppliers and assess impact early—avoiding last-minute redesigns and sourcing risks.
Scene 3: Supply chain risk surveys
Run risk surveys (disaster, geopolitical, financial) through the platform, with response collection and history all in one place.
Scene 4: Unifying scattered surveys and projects
Bring buyer-by-buyer requests and progress out of email and Excel into one shared view—visible across the whole team.
Scene 5: Mutual visibility for stronger partnerships
Transparent communication helps suppliers understand your situation, building two-way trust and sustainable collaboration beyond transactional orders.
Stop by our booth to discuss how Leaner Connect fits your supplier management challenges.

Building Stronger Supplier Partnerships — Leaner Connect
Past quotations and communication history with suppliers and internal stakeholders shape the price-decision processes that drive profitability—yet they often stay buried in day-to-day operations.
Leaner Connect is an SRM (Supplier Relationship Management) platform that digitizes this entire process as your company's own data asset, accelerating productivity and maximizing profitability.
■ Three core values
Unified supplier communication
Bring scattered exchanges with suppliers onto one foundation—eliminating information gaps and building stronger partnerships.
Integrated management of complex procurement work
Manage mold tracking, EOL response, and supply chain risk surveys on a single platform—stabilizing your procurement foundation while improving efficiency.
Sustainable collaborative partnerships
Two-way visibility lets both you and your suppliers grasp the full picture. Through transparent communication, build a sustainable relationship where both sides grow together.
A next-generation procurement foundation for the era of co-creation with suppliers.

[Leaner Purchasing] A Cloud Platform for Unified Procurement Management
Leaner Purchasing centralizes purchasing processes across diverse suppliers, bringing visibility to operations scattered across sites and driving both cost optimization and efficiency.
■ Recommended for
Procurement teams whose purchasing is fragmented across sites and departments
Companies looking to move purchase requests and internal approvals online
Leaders who want AI-driven analysis to prioritize cost-saving categories
Organizations seeking to manage catalog and indirect purchasing in one place
■ At our booth
We'll show how to unify purchasing, identify priority categories with AI, and even outsource cost-reduction actions—delivering maximum impact with minimum effort. Please feel free to stop by.

[Leaner Purchasing] Use Cases
Scene 1: Unified procurement across diverse suppliers
Bring fragmented ordering, request, and approval flows onto one platform—operations keep running even when staff change.
Scene 2: Visibility across multiple sites
See real-time purchasing activity across headquarters, branches, and plants—preventing duplicate orders and unnecessary spend.
Scene 3: AI-driven identification of priority categories
AI analyzes accumulated purchasing data to rank cost-saving categories by impact—so you know exactly where to start.
Scene 4: Cost-reduction actions, handled for you
Leaner takes on the actions—supplier negotiations and condition reviews—to deliver maximum impact with minimum effort.
Please stop by our booth to discuss how Leaner Purchasing fits your operations.

Turning Procurement into a Corporate Asset — Leaner Purchasing
Price-decision processes in procurement directly impact profitability, yet they often remain dependent on individuals, with past quotations and communication history buried in personal inboxes.
Leaner Purchasing is a procurement DX platform that digitizes this entire process as your company's own data asset—boosting productivity and strengthening profitability.
■ Three core values
Unified procurement management
Consolidate complex purchasing across diverse suppliers onto one platform, replacing analog workflows with smarter operations.
Visibility across distributed sites
Gain real-time visibility into purchasing activity scattered across locations, enabling company-wide governance, cost optimization, and efficiency at once.
Maximizing cost reduction with AI
AI analyzes purchasing data to identify high-priority categories, and we even handle the reduction actions—delivering maximum impact with minimum effort on your team.

[Leaner Sourcing] A Procurement DX Cloud for Manufacturers
Leaner Sourcing is a cloud service for buyers and managers in manufacturing procurement, used across electronics, automotive, materials, chemicals, and building products.
■ Recommended for
Teams still relying on email, phone, fax, and Excel for RFQs
Buyers whose pricing decisions depend on personal experience
Companies looking to develop new or overseas suppliers
Managers seeking time for strategic procurement
■ At our booth
End-to-end RFQ management with real-time visibility
AI drawing analysis for supplier and price suggestions
Past quotations turned into organizational knowledge
Backed by consulting and BPO, we walk alongside your transformation.
Please stop by—we'd love to discuss how Leaner Sourcing fits your sourcing operations.

**Scene 1: Issuing an RFQ**

Attach drawings and specs, and send requests to suppliers—domestic and overseas—in one batch. AI-based drawing analysis can also suggest supplier candidates and estimated prices.

**Scene 2: Comparing Responses**

Supplier responses are aggregated within Leaner Sourcing, allowing side-by-side comparison of price, lead time, and conditions.

**Scene 3: Decision & Approval**

Negotiation history is retained in the system. With the optional approval feature, internal approval can be completed online.

**Scene 4: Streamlining Recurring Work**

Repetitive RFQs can be standardized through templates, freeing buyers for strategic sourcing.

**Scene 5: Data as an Asset**

Completed quotations are stored in the line-item database, enabling data-backed sourcing even for less-experienced members.

Bringing scattered information into one place, Leaner Sourcing makes procurement smarter.

Please feel free to stop by our booth and share any challenges you may have.

We digitize the entire price-decision process of procurement departments—including past quotation data and communications with suppliers and internal stakeholders—as your company's proprietary asset. By accelerating the use of accumulated data, we help boost operational productivity and powerfully support improvement in corporate profitability.

◆ **Leaner Sourcing**: Transforms analog RFQ work centered on email, phone, and fax by digitizing and enhancing the entire process from RFQ issuance through response collection.

◆ Packed with features that automate and streamline operations, such as AI-powered drawing analysis for supplier selection and estimated price suggestions.

◆ Supports overseas suppliers as well, dramatically improving the quality of supplier selection.