Methodology

PRI: Procurement Readiness Index

The PRI is a composite score (0–100) that synthesizes six dimensions of operational readiness. Each company profile reflects the most recent verified assessment.

Six dimensions

Deployment Reality (25%)

Evidence of real-world deployment: installations, customer use, and observable operational footprint.

Commercial Traction (20%)

Evidence of market validation: paying customers, revenue generation, and commercial viability signals.

Technical Maturity (15%)

Assessment of technical depth: product stability, architecture quality, and engineering team capability.

Supply Chain Resilience (15%)

Ability to source materials, manage vendor relationships, and sustain production under constraint.

Financial Durability (15%)

Financial health: runway, profitability trajectory, access to capital, and burn rate sustainability.

Execution Momentum (10%)

Pace and consistency of delivery: shipping velocity, team execution, and ability to deliver roadmap.

Confidence grades

Each dimension carries a confidence grade reflecting evidence volume and recency:

Multiple verified evidence records from primary sources; strong signal confidence.

Corroborated reports; moderate confidence; limited to reported signals.

Single reports or claimed signals; lower confidence; needs corroboration.

Insufficient evidence; a dimension at D confidence prevents composite publication until corrected.

Provisional rule

A company's composite is published only after: ≥5 verified evidence records, no dimension at confidence D, and approval by a second analyst — until then only dimensions and confidence grades are shown.

This conservative gate ensures published composites reflect genuine operational readiness, not early speculation.

Source tiers

Evidence is tiered by source reliability:

T1: Filing

Regulatory filings, official announcements, press releases, and SEC filings. Highest confidence.

T2: Reported

Credible third-party reporting: industry publications, analyst reports, and news coverage.

T3: Claimed

Company claims, marketing materials, and claimed achievements. Requires corroboration.

Score auditing

Every score row carries scorer, approver, and timestamp. The scoring history is append-only, creating a transparent audit trail of how each company's composite has evolved and who has verified it. This prevents retroactive tampering and enables traceability of all assessments.

Disclaimer

This research data is provided for informational purposes only and is not investment advice. The Robot Economy platform aggregates verified signals but does not constitute a recommendation to buy, sell, or hold any company or investment. Always conduct your own due diligence and consult with qualified advisors before making investment decisions. Past performance and readiness assessments do not guarantee future results.