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title: ToolRouter — Use Case
description: Step-by-step guide for a real-world ToolRouter use case with agent-specific instructions.
url: https://toolrouter.com/tools/deep-research/use-cases/analyze-supply-chain-alternatives
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# Analyze Supply Chain Alternatives

Supply chain disruptions have moved from rare events to regular challenges. Companies that rely on single suppliers, single regions, or single logistics strategies are perpetually one disruption away from a crisis. But diversifying your supply chain requires deep research into alternatives that meet your quality, cost, and reliability requirements.

ToolRouter's deep-research tool investigates supply chain alternatives by analyzing supplier capabilities, geographic risk factors, logistics options, cost structures, and quality certifications. It can research alternative manufacturing regions, evaluate supplier financial stability, and assess the trade-offs between nearshoring, reshoring, and maintaining offshore production.

This is critical for procurement teams building supplier diversity, operations leaders stress-testing their supply chains, CFOs evaluating cost optimization opportunities, and any company that learned the hard way that single-source dependency is an unacceptable risk.

**Tool:** [Deep Research](https://toolrouter.com/tools/deep-research)
**Skills:** research

## Agent Guides

- [How to Analyze Supply Chain Alternatives with Claude](https://toolrouter.com/tools/deep-research/use-cases/analyze-supply-chain-alternatives/claude): Guide for Claude
- [How to Analyze Supply Chain Alternatives with ChatGPT](https://toolrouter.com/tools/deep-research/use-cases/analyze-supply-chain-alternatives/chatgpt): Guide for ChatGPT
- [How to Analyze Supply Chain Alternatives with Copilot](https://toolrouter.com/tools/deep-research/use-cases/analyze-supply-chain-alternatives/copilot): Guide for Copilot
- [How to Analyze Supply Chain Alternatives with OpenClaw](https://toolrouter.com/tools/deep-research/use-cases/analyze-supply-chain-alternatives/openclaw): Guide for OpenClaw
