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CIRCULAR BUSINESS MODELS AS A RESPONSE TO VOLATILITY

When prices rise, IT needs controllability.

Price and delivery uncertainty are changing the rules for IT procurement. At the same time, investments continue to grow – along with increasing complexity, new AI requirements and uncertain forecasts.

Companies are facing a balancing act: Ensuring stability while remaining agile. CHG-MERIDIAN shows how with Circular Tech you can structure your IT even in volatile markets – with operational control of costs, procurement and lifecycle.

Take action now: Discover three fields of action in our eFlyer that will help you master the balancing act.

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Three levers for controllability

How do you achieve the balance between stability and agility in practice? Three typical scenarios show how companies can deal with price volatility without losing their ability to innovate.

1. Stabilize: Implement projects despite price jumps

Initial situation:
An international company plans to replace 5,000 notebooks. Since the budget was approved, prices have already risen by 10%. Further increases are possible before the order is placed. Project stop is imminent.

Course of action:

  • Price lock-in: Move up order with later call-off to avoid further price jumps. 
  • Sale-and-lease-back: Activate committed inventory values to create short-term liquidity for the new devices. 

Practical effect:
Budget and liquidity are stabilized without having to postpone existing projects. 

2. Optimize: Check conditions and use refurbished IT in a targeted manner

Starting point:
A Group with decentralized IT purchasing assumes that there is still optimization potential in procurement in the face of rising prices – especially with regard to demand. A request for proposal is being considered. 

Course of action:

  • tesma eTender: Digital tendering tools can be used to validate existing conditions – without significant additional effort and expense.  
  • circulee: In defined areas (e.g., reception or call center), the targeted use of remanufactured devices can further protect the budget. This can be considered directly in a request for proposals. 

Practical effect:
Conditions are harmonized and based on actual needs. Refurbished IT saves costs without loss of quality. 

3. Agile management: Flexibility of service life and resources for trends

Starting point:
A company wants to invest in green IT. At the same time, hardware prices are rising, and internal resources should be available for new AI technologies.

Course of action:

  • Flexible lifecycle management: Extend or shorten service lives depending on market price.
  • Trends: In lifecycle management, resources can be flexibly integrated into projects. This ensures operational readiness at all times, and your own resources can be used for strategically relevant projects. 

Practical impact:
Investments can be planned flexibly without disrupting operations.  

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Control starts with the right approach

In a personal conversation, we will analyze together where volatility affects your planning today – and how Circular Tech turns IT into a controllable IT structure.

 

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