Early Warning Monitor Skill

Early Warning Monitor

Overview

The Early Warning Monitor provides continuous monitoring of supplier and supply chain risk indicators. It integrates multiple data sources to detect early signs of potential disruptions and generates automated alerts for proactive risk mitigation.

Capabilities

Financial Indicator Monitoring: Credit scores, payment behavior, financial news
News and Media Sentiment Tracking: Real-time news and social media monitoring
Regulatory Change Detection: Policy and regulation change tracking
Natural Disaster Monitoring: Weather and geological event tracking
Geopolitical Event Tracking: Political and trade disruption monitoring
Quality Alert Aggregation: Quality issue and recall tracking
Custom Threshold Alerting: Configurable alert rules
Early Warning Dashboard: Real-time risk visibility

Input Schema

monitoring_request:
  monitored_entities:
    suppliers: array
    locations: array
    categories: array
  monitoring_sources:
    financial: boolean
    news: boolean
    regulatory: boolean
    weather: boolean
    geopolitical: boolean
    quality: boolean
  alert_thresholds:
    financial_score_drop: integer
    sentiment_threshold: float
    severity_levels: object
  notification_preferences:
    channels: array
    recipients: array
    frequency: string

Output Schema

monitoring_output:
  alerts: array
    - alert_id: string
      timestamp: datetime
      entity: string
      entity_type: string
      alert_type: string
      severity: string            # Low, Medium, High, Critical
      source: string
      description: string
      indicators: array
      recommended_actions: array
  dashboard:
    active_alerts: integer
    by_severity: object
    by_type: object
    by_entity: object
    trends: object
  risk_signals:
    financial: array
    operational: array
    geopolitical: array
    environmental: array
  monitoring_status:
    sources_active: array
    last_update: datetime
    coverage: object

Usage

Financial Risk Monitoring

Input: Supplier list, credit monitoring feeds
Process: Track credit score changes, payment behavior
Output: Financial risk alerts when thresholds breached

News Sentiment Analysis

Input: Supplier names, news and social media feeds
Process: Monitor sentiment, detect negative trends
Output: Reputation and operational risk alerts

Weather and Natural Disaster Tracking

Input: Supplier locations, weather service feeds
Process: Monitor severe weather, assess supply impact
Output: Natural disaster alerts with affected suppliers

Integration Points

Risk Data Providers: Resilinc, Riskpulse, D&B
News APIs: News aggregation, social media APIs
Weather Services: NOAA, commercial weather feeds
Financial Feeds: Credit agency data streams
Tools/Libraries: News APIs, risk monitoring platforms

Process Dependencies

Supplier Risk Monitoring and Early Warning
Supply Chain Disruption Response
Supply Chain Risk Assessment

Best Practices

Define clear alert escalation procedures
Calibrate thresholds to avoid alert fatigue
Validate alerts before escalation
Document response to each significant alert
Review and tune monitoring rules regularly
Maintain 24/7 monitoring for critical suppliers

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