Defence · Supply chain and capability mapping
Who is in this supply chain, and where are the gaps?
For a defined capability and geography: how the capability is developed, produced and supported in service, which company types take part at each stage, where the participants are, and where coverage looks thin on the available evidence.
Canada first. Allied companies and supply chains are included within an agreed scope.
Discuss your projectWhat you receive ↓See the deliverable ↓What you’re deciding
Where to look, and what to validate.
How the capability is delivered and supported
The stages from development and production through infrastructure, maintenance, upgrade and retirement, and the activities at each, for the market you name.
Who participates, and how we know
Companies mapped to stages, as far below the first tier as the public evidence and the agreed depth reach, with a documented supplier relationship labelled separately from a capability match we infer.
Where the gaps and dependencies appear
Stages with few identified participants, concentrated supply, or complementary organisations outside the region, stated as apparent gaps and questions to validate.
The engagement
What you receive, and what you provide.
- What we look at
- Development, production, integration, infrastructure, maintenance, repair, upgrade and retirement activities as relevant to the selected market; the companies and company types at each stage; regional presence and complementary organisations outside the region.
- What you receive
- Stage maps, company-to-stage mappings, a supplier landscape summary, source notes and the gap and dependency questions to validate next.
- What you provide
- The capability and geography in view, the lifecycle boundaries, any starting organisations, and the depth of supplier research required.
- Where to start
- One capability area, one geography and an agreed level of supplier detail. Detailed supplier discovery, multi-programme coverage and a region-first capability inventory and gap assessment are scoped separately.
- Then
- Deeper supplier research, another region or additional lifecycle stages.
Delivered through 15Rock’s research platform and expert analysts.
Deliverable preview
The stage map you receive.
Each lifecycle stage on one row: the activities, the company types involved, how well the evidence covers them, and the question to take to industry.
| Stage | Activities | Company types involved | Coverage on available evidence | Open question |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Development and design | Requirements, engineering and prototyping | Prime contractors; engineering consultancies | Documented participants | Which companies hold design responsibility in the region? |
| Production and integration | Fabrication, assembly and systems integration | Manufacturers; component suppliers; integrators | Documented and inferred participants | Where does capacity sit for the next build? |
| Infrastructure and facilities | Construction, modular buildings, environmental and site services | Contractors; facilities and environmental firms | Inferred participants only | Which regional contractors have comparable work? |
| In-service support | Maintenance, repair, overhaul and training support | Maintenance providers; industrial services; training firms | Apparent gap · to validate | A real gap, or a gap in the public data? |
| Upgrade and retirement | Mid-life upgrades, disposal and environmental remediation | Engineering firms; remediation specialists | Not yet researched | Include in a later stage of the scope? |
From question to review
How the work runs.
- 01
You
Frame the decision: the market question, the companies in view, the geography and how the research will be used.
- 02
Together
Agree the evidence and criteria: source availability, permitted inputs, assessment dimensions and the depth required.
- 03
Our platform
Research and organise: build profiles, map activities and connect public market developments to company capabilities.
- 04
Our analysts
Assess and explain: apply the agreed criteria, separate evidence from inference and document uncertainty.
- 05
You
Review the shortlist and decide what needs more research before a commercial decision.
Before you start
Four things that shape the scope.
- 01Which capability and geography, and which lifecycle stages matter to the decision?
- 02Is there a starting list of organisations, or is this discovery?
- 03How much supplier detail is needed at each stage?
- 04Who will validate the apparent gaps with industry?
What this is not
- Comprehensive multi-tier supply-chain visibility or a validated disruption simulation.
- A confirmed absence of capability; a gap stays apparent until validated.
- Procurement advice or a list of open tenders.
- Continuous tracking of supply-chain changes.
Start with one question
Which supply chain do you need to understand?
Name the capability and the geography. We’ll agree the stages and depth before quoting.