Customer story · Nova
How Avalon Technologies finds alternate suppliers with Nova
Avalon Technologies uses Nova, Metalinked's app on top of the ERP, to see every line item, what is missing and where the bottlenecks are, and to find an alternate supplier when a part runs short.
By Rehaan Bicha, Rushil Desai, and Neel Shetty, co-founders of Metalinked · Published
- Customer
- Avalon Technologies
- Who they are
- Publicly traded Indian multi-plant electronics manufacturing services (EMS) company headquartered in Chennai with 1,900+ employees and operations across India and the U.S.
- Product
- Nova
- Engagement
- AI Teammate for Alternative Supplier & Inventory Tracking
Results
What changed for Avalon's team
$750K+
Identified $750K+ in annualized cost optimization opportunities across targeted BOM segments
<60 seconds
Decreased time-to-alternate-supplier identification from 2–3 days to <60 seconds
30 days
Delivered ROI visibility within first 30 days of deployment
Source: Metalinked Case Studies Deck, February 2026.
The problem
A few missing components stop a build.
An EMS build can't start until every component on its bill of materials is in hand. When a part ran short, finding an alternate supplier took Avalon's team 2–3 days.
What the team uses in Nova
- Inventory and alternate suppliers
- Which parts are short, which builds they hold up, and which other suppliers can fill the gap.
- Clear-to-Build
- Checks open demand against real delivery dates and reconciles the bill of materials, so the team can see which builds are clear to start.
- AI Copilot
- Ask about supplier performance, at-risk inventory or the best supplier for a part, or have it draft an RFQ.
- Documents
- Supplier records, BOMs and stock sheets in one searchable place.
Clear-to-Build
Planning data the schedule can trust
Measured on Avalon's live deployment. Ratios only: Avalon's absolute volumes stay private.
~10×
~10× more open demand scheduled against a real delivery date
Zero
Bill of materials reconciled to zero mismatches
Source: Avalon live deployment, September 2026.
“Metalinked gives us a clear view of every line item, what is missing, and where the bottlenecks are so we can act before builds are delayed.”
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