Stop Material Risk Before It Becomes a Write-Off

Manufacturers across chemicals, life sciences, and consumer packaged goods lose more than $120 billion annually through inventory write-offs, but those losses are often the end result of material risks that began months earlier. Forecast changes, supplier delays, quality events, aging inventory, and shifting production priorities can quietly compound into shortages, excess inventory, scrap, and lost margin when they aren’t identified and addressed early enough.

The State of Material Risk & Recovery explores how leading batch manufacturers are moving beyond traditional inventory management to identify risk earlier, coordinate decisions across functions, and protect the value of materials throughout their lifecycle. Discover the Prevent, Mitigate, Recover framework and how AI-enabled decision intelligence can help teams connect signals across systems, understand root causes, prioritize the highest-impact actions, and intervene before operational risk becomes financial loss.

Download the report to learn how to:

• Spot material risk earlier, before it turns into excess and obsolete inventory, production disruption, or a write-off.
• Close the gap between ERP visibility and actionable decisions by understanding not just what happened, but why and what to do next.
• Apply the Prevent, Mitigate, Recover framework to improve material readiness and unlock more recovery opportunities.
• Use AI to turn scattered signals into prioritized recommendations based on root cause, operational impact, and recoverable value.
• Benchmark your organization’s material risk maturity and identify the next step toward proactive and predictive recovery.
• Protect working capital and margin by recovering value before materials reach disposal.

Get the report and discover how to turn material risk from a costly after-the-fact problem into an opportunity for earlier action and greater value recovery.