By the end of this tutorial, you'll understand:

• How AI supplier search actually works
• The key differences from traditional methods
• How to get started with AI procurement tools
• Best practices for maximum results

Picture this: You need to find suppliers for carbon steel screws for your manufacturing project. Using traditional methods, you'd spend hours browsing supplier directories, making phone calls, and manually comparing quotes in spreadsheets.

AI procurement changes this entirely. Instead of days of research, you get intelligent supplier recommendations in minutes, complete with match scores, risk assessments, and pricing insights.

Step 1: Search Google for "steel screw suppliers"
Step 2: Visit 10-15 different websites
Step 3: Manually collect information in spreadsheets
Step 4: Make phone calls for quotes
Step 5: Compare options without standardized data
Step 6: Make decisions based on incomplete information AI procurement changes this entirely. Instead of days of research, you get intelligent supplier recommendations in minutes, complete with match scores, risk assessments, and pricing insights.