Electronic Parts Management Solutions

Boost productivity, cut costs and mitigate risk with a healthy component supply chain.

From design to decommissioning, the product lifecycle presents huge challenges. Components are increasingly complex yet have shorter lifecycles. The innovation imperative, greater regulation, manufacturer consolidation, counterfeit risk and PCN/EOL concerns – all of these pressures can hamper your ability to buy the right components and manage obsolescence.

IHS Markit electronic parts management solutions enable you to master these challenges. With tools to access component pricing, availability, compliance, counterfeit risk, and reusability information, including the ability to integrate information into your ERM and PLM systems, you can cultivate and maintain a healthy parts supply chain.

Underpinning each of our solutions is the world’s largest electronics component database – CAPS Universe – with over 500 million components and growing. No other provider offers this number of components, cross-references, part attributes, aftermarket parts or extent of environmental compliance and historical data.

Talk with us today to learn how you can:

Optimize your supply chain
Master the innovation cycle
Achieve procurement savings
Reduce production costs
Win business and negotiate favorable quotes
Achieve regulatory compliance
Streamline data management

The IHS Markit difference: comprehensive, current and reliable data

Electronic components and fasteners: 516 million and growing
PCN/EOL/counterfeit alerts: 136,880 alerts between 2007-2015, delivered within 2 days of receipt
Cross references: 715 million direct/similar replacements and 87.5 million engineered replacements
Attributes: up to 131 per component
Environmental compliance: 398 million documents
Historical data: Going back to 1960, sourced from original catalogs
Part pricing and availability: 15.6 million parts from 53 authorized and independent distributors
Counterfeit parts: Leading database of authorized distributors, leveraging ESCO and GIDEP intelligence
Unrivaled quality: ANSI standard sampling for quality control, closed loop process to validate data, and dual data entry to prevent human error

Find the right IHS Markit product for your challenge

Challenge	Solution	Products
Master the innovation cycle and efficiently manage the electronic parts supply chain, including obsolescence, risk and alternate components/sourcing	Access a reliable, unbiased source to monitor component use/status for all parts at all times – including PCNs, EOLs and regulatory compliance information for 500+ million components Use lifecycle forecasts to manage obsolescence and prevent late-stage design changes Quickly identify all products with endangered components and impacted product owners Mitigate supply chain disruptions by finding alternate components – with up to 350 million part replacements – and suppliers	Access next-generation bill-of-materials management software: BOM Intelligence Integrate IHS Markit electronic parts data into your internal data, systems and workflows: CAPS Universe XML Web Services API Tap into the world's largest electronic components database, with 500+ million components (and growing): CAPS Universe Get proactive PCN and EOL notices: PCNalert
Procure cost-effective, non-counterfeit electronic components	Buy from the best supplier at the best price by using a single repository with unbiased, standardized information for component part pricing and availability Negotiate contracts based on "true" average customer pricing Avoid counterfeit parts with access to early alerts and the leading database of authorized suppliers Synchronize this information with your internal ERP/PLM to optimize spend based on part use	Tap into the world's largest electronic components database, with 500+ million components (and growing): CAPS Universe Access next-generation bill-of-materials management software: BOM Intelligence Integrate IHS Markit electronic parts data into your internal data, systems and workflows: CAPS Universe XML Web Services API
Reduce design, production and lifecycle costs	Find a reliable, unbiased source to: Compare parts from different vendors Identify areas to reuse parts Buy from preferred manufacturers Find alternate suppliers/manufacturers Buy up parts that are near end of life so you can avoid redesign expense	Access next-generation bill-of-materials management software: BOM Intelligence Tap into the world's largest electronic components database, with 500+ million components (and growing): CAPS Universe Get proactive PCN and EOL notices: PCNalert
Optimize electronic component sales and contract quotes	Win business and increase market share by loading competitor crosses to your website so customers will find your parts even if they are using competitor parts Process RFQs faster than your competitors by quickly identifying the 20% of your customer's parts that represent 80% of build costs Integrate cross referencing and lifecycle part pricing into your quoting/ERP systems for a smooth customer experience	Tap into the world's largest electronic components database, with 500+ million components (and growing): CAPS Universe Access next-generation bill-of-materials management software: BOM Intelligence Integrate IHS Markit electronic parts data into your internal data, systems and workflows: CAPS Universe XML Web Services API and bulk data extracts
Ensure electronic parts regulatory compliance	Use integrated tools to ensure compliance with RoHS, REACH, conflict minerals and US export legislation and stay current with new regulations Identify regulatory exemptions at both application and component levels and detect impacted BOMs Create an auditable system of record for conflict minerals compliance	Supplement internal files with customized IHS Markit data to comply with conflict minerals, environmental and export regulations: Content Services Achieve conflict mineral compliance with Conflict Minerals Software and Services Access next-generation bill-of-materials management software: BOM Intelligence Tap into the world's largest electronic components database, with 500+ million components (and growing): CAPS Universe Get proactive PCN and EOL notices: PCNalert
Integrate electronic component part data into your PLM	Provide employees with quick and unified access to one software tool to manage all BOMs across the entire organization, including EOLs, PCNs and compliance Supplement internal data with IHS Markit data for complete obsolescence, environmental, export and procurement information throughout the lifecycle Ensure you can access parts data throughout the product warranty period Cleanse data prior to loading into PLM	Integrate IHS Markit electronic parts data into your internal data, systems and workflows: CAPS Universe XML Web Services API Supplement internal files with customized IHS Markit data to comply with conflict minerals, environmental and export regulations: Content Services Tap into the world's largest electronic components database, with 500+ million components (and growing): CAPS Universe Access next-generation bill-of-materials management software: BOM Intelligence

Customer Testimonials

“A lot of companies ‘obsolete’ their way to profitability. We don’t do that... When a competitor obsoletes a part, customers can run into inventory shortages for that part. Our customers know that if they come to the TI site, they’ll find a cross.”

– Mike Hastings, Director, Content Syndication, Texas Instruments

“With the IHS Markit data, we can gain a true picture of the composition of the product from top to bottom, so we can instantly and confidently tell the import/export country and customers whether or not we comply. We reduced delivery time of compliance documentation about RoHS and REACH from weeks to less than 2 days. That’s an estimated 86 percent increase in efficiency.”

– Kimara Chin, Data & Business System Manager, Trimble

Experts

Greg Wood

Director, IHS Technology

Ross Beiler

Director, Product Management, IHS Markit

Industry Success Stories

e2v Meets Urgent Customer Need and Protects Business by Enabling Conflict Mineral Compliance

This global technology provider helped a customer comply with conflict-mineral regulations related to 548 electronic components from 60 companies in the supply chain -- securing a £1 million contract renewal, avoiding a roadblock to future orders and preventing the loss of 2 months’ work by a key employee.

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IEC Electronics Defuses Supply Chain Risks and Boosts Operational Efficiency to Enhance Competitive Edge

As a leader in electronic manufacturing services, this U.S.-based company achieved strong ROI by enabling one staffer to do the work of five employees, streamlined work processes across six departments, reduced turnaround on RFP deliverables from as much as two weeks to 72 hours and enabled customers to plan for product end-of-life issues.

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Global Oilfield Services Leader Minimizes Risks/Costs by Proactively Maintaining Inventory of Electronic Components

One of the world’s largest oilfield services providers reduced uncertainty about parts obsolescence and replacement availability by providing its employees with real-time access to data for 25,000+ parts and eliminating delays to part change notices. The company also ensured compliance with latest REACH, RoHS and Export regulations.

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Texas Instruments Enhances Customer Service by Expanding its Competitive Cross Reference Capability

One of the world’s premier semiconductor companies increased the number of cross references in its parts database from 100,000 to nearly 2 million. In doing so, the company boosted results of its parts with the lowest searches by 52 percent and helped its customers find alternatives for obsolete parts so they can avoid the need to redesign products.

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Trimble Ensures Regulatory Compliance and Adequate Supplies for Tens of Thousands of Components

This provider of location-based technologies ensures compliance with complex EHS regulations as well as avoiding disruptions to its supply chain. Managers instantly find data on thousands of parts each quarter versus manually looking up each one, reducing delivery time of RoHS and REACH documentation from weeks to under 2 days – an 86% increase in efficiency.

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