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How BOM Connector Can Improve Your Manufacturing Flow

Introduction and Overview


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


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.


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.


Overview

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The BOM Connector Modules


BC-LINK

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

The ERP Connection


Examples of ERP Systems Connected


BC-Exchange

“It used to take us on average 3 phone calls to get the latest BOM for production.”

Hermann Kraus, Siemens A&D

Direct BOM Load from ERP


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


BC-Exchange

“A complex BOM can easily take two to three days to get into our system”

Michael Høgh, Flextronics DK

Completed BOMs Upload 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

BOM Load to ERP

BC-Exchange


BC-IN/OUT

“Thanks to BOM Connector we can now get all our BOMs into one standardized format.”

Joachim Hört, SMT & Hybrid

„e pluribus unum“


BC-IN/OUT

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

„e pluribus unum“


BC Check

“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

Content and Revision Compare


BC Check

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

Content and Revision Compare


BC-Prep

“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

Preparing/Editting Customer BOMs


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

BC Prep


BC-CAD

“The ability to combine CAD information with BOM information is a great added feature.”

John Conneyworth, TTE Electronics

Integrated Design Viewer


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.

BC-CAD


BC-Quote

“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

Quoting – Faster and More Accurate


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

BC-Quote


BC-Quote

“Varying suppliers, changing prices and uncertain availability are among our biggest challenges… and account for most of our headaches.”

Gerhard Frisch, Zollner AG

AVL/AML Features


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 email it to preferred suppliers

BC-Quote


How BOM Connector Fits into MSS Process Prep Flow


Library and BOM Link to MSS Process Prep Flow


Pricing – Standard Configurations

Unilimited Unlimited (at site)


For any questions, please feel free to contact us:

Rheinstrasse 40-42; D-64283 Darmstadt; Germany

Phone: +49 6151 599070, Fax: +49 6151 5990715 www.routersolutions.de [email protected]

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