How BOM Connector Can Improve Your Manufacturing Flow

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1 How BOM Connector Can Improve Your Manufacturing Flow Introduction and Overview

2 Agenda 1. What is BOM Connector? 2. How it Works 3. The BOM Connector Modules Explained 4. How it fits into the MSS flow 5. Live Demonstration 6. Q&A

3 The BOM Challenge Preparing incoming customer BOMs for quoting, part sourcing and production is a serious time-resource cost for EMS providers. Getting current prices is very time-consuming A small error in a BOM can create massive headaches in production. Therefore, the quicker and earlier such problems are identified the better. Simply put, working with BOM data is probably the single most time-consuming task in today s electronics manufacturing world. Getting the ERP system tightly integrated into the MSS flow will improve overall system performance Creating a proper Golden BOM normally requires data from several sources design, ERP, supplier and manufacturing dept. BOM Connector lets you easily combine this data.

4 What is BOM Connector? BOM Connector from Router Solutions greatly eases the tasks of loading, preparing, editing, formatting, checking and comparing of BOM data for PCB assemblies or system design. Handling, Editieren, Formatieren, Verwalten und Laden von BOM Daten BOM Connector helps you create more accurate quotes much quicker BOM Connector adds a vital missing piece to the Valor MSS suite of tools from Mentor Graphics All manufacturers, EMS and OEM, can profit greatly from BOM Connector. The Router Solutions GmbH development team provides first-class integration and usage support, timely updates and in-house training.

5 Overview Movex

6 The BOM Connector Modules

7 BC-LINK The ERP Connection The backbone of the entire system Uses existing, proven technology Direct ERP connection via (depending on ERP system) SQL statements, Oracle Views, OLEDB, ODBC SAP Interface via RFC/BAPIs No extra ERP costs incurred Automatic, scheduled or triggered task

8 Examples of ERP Systems Connected

9 BC-Exchange Direct BOM Load from ERP It used to take us on average 3 phone calls to get the latest BOM for production. Hermann Kraus, Siemens A&D

BC-Exchange Direct link to ERP-stored BOMs Easy-to-use - Simply type in the project number and view all available revisions and variants Supports a wide variety of ERP systems,

10 BC-Exchange Direct link to ERP-stored BOMs Easy-to-use - Simply type in the project number and view all available revisions and variants Supports a wide variety of ERP systems, including SAP No intermediate file stored Support for standard SAP BAPIs Direct push into Valor MSS Export of a MSS-XML BOM Guarantees the latest BOM is always in use on the shop floor

11 BC-Exchange Completed BOMs Upload to ERP A complex BOM can easily take two to three days to get into our system Michael Høgh, Flextronics DK

12 BC-Exchange BOM Load to ERP Load complete BOMs into the ERP system Hierarchies and non-electrical parts support Support for complete system design or individual PCB assemblies BOM Comp Info

13 BC-IN/OUT e pluribus unum Thanks to BOM Connector we can now get all our BOMs into one standardized format. Joachim Hört, SMT & Hybrid

14 BC-IN/OUT e pluribus unum Read in wide variety of external BOM formats (.XLS. CSV,.TXT etc.) Reader graphically recognizes patterns and variations Proper handling of manufacturer partnumbers (MPNs) Automatic generation of an internal code for BOMs without customer partnumbers (CPN) Export a standard desired format using easy-to-create templates

15 BC Check Content and Revision Compare A BOM can change at any stage so its only a matter of time before there s a discrepancy between ERP and Production. Friedrich Pernegger, Fronius

16 BC Check Content and Revision Compare Check BOM for mistakes (Qty mismatch, part mismatch, etc.) BOM / PCB Check BOM to BOM compare for revisions ERP external BOM compare ERP MSS compare and sync

17 BC-Prep Preparing/Editting Customer BOMs Properly matching customer part numbers to our internal partnumbers is without doubt the most time-consuming repetitive task for us as an EMS provider. Beat Holenstein, ECR AG

18 BC Prep Preparing/Editing Customer BOMs Read in any customer BOM and bring into a common format SmartSearch compares selected fields in the BOM with defined fields in the ERP system Highly intelligent fuzzy-logic search mechanism Pyramid display shows the best possible matches in the ERP database to customer parts ERP Viewer feature allows easy exchange of component data between EMS supplier and customer All entries stored for future use Customer BOM ERP System

19 BC-CAD Integrated Design Viewer The ability to combine CAD information with BOM information is a great added feature. John Conneyworth, TTE Electronics

20 BC-CAD Built-In Design Viewer Direct grab of the layout data from within MSS Process Preparation Extract CAD attributes such as side and technology from design and insert into Golden BOM Cross-link between BOM and design Viewer can search for comps, nets, pins, etc.

21 BC-Quote Quoting Faster and More Accurate Since we send out over a dozen quotes for each order, any reduction in time here makes a huge impact on our bottom line. Thomas Markofsky, MSC GmbH

BC-Quote Quoting Faster and More Accurate Quote times drastically reduced Purchase quantities and bulk pricing calculated based on production quantities Link company s internal pricing catalog

22 BC-Quote Quoting Faster and More Accurate Quote times drastically reduced Purchase quantities and bulk pricing calculated based on production quantities Link company s internal pricing catalog (AVNET, SILICA, etc.) Best Price function searches multiple sources (i.e. ERP, internal distributor catalogs, online portals such as Octopart) Color-coded price display for quick identification of best price Support for consignment parts and multiple currencies Save pricing independent of customer for quick re-quoting

23 BC-Quote AVL/AML Features Varying suppliers, changing prices and uncertain availability are among our biggest challenges and account for most of our headaches. Gerhard Frisch, Zollner AG

BC-Quote AVL/AML Features Full AVL/AML support Vendor information taken from ERP or external sources such as Octopart Supplier information can also be handled directly within BOM Connector AML

24 BC-Quote AVL/AML Features Full AVL/AML support Vendor information taken from ERP or external sources such as Octopart Supplier information can also be handled directly within BOM Connector AML compare between ERP and customer Preferred, alternative and blocked supplier support. Manage suppliers and distributors within BOM Connector Automatically create a Distributor Request for pricing and delivery data and it to preferred suppliers

25 How BOM Connector Fits into MSS Process Prep Flow

26 Library and BOM Link to MSS Process Prep Flow

27 Pricing Standard Configurations Unilimited (at site) Unlimited

28 For any questions, please feel free to contact us: Rheinstrasse 40-42; D Darmstadt; Germany Phone: , Fax:

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$Put an end to your BOM Processing Problems Produce better quotes in a fraction of the time!$ BOM Connector Put an end to your BOM Processing Problems Produce better quotes in a fraction of the time! BOM Connector A Must Have Tool for Every Electronic Manufacturer! Design Layout Engineering USERS