IHS CAPS+4D Connect

Streamline the decision-making process

Want to ensure compliance across BOMs? Want to avoid obsolescence with no alternatives?

CAPS+4D Connect is a powerful, desktop-based bill of materials (BOMs) cleansing and management tool. Combine parts research and BOM management with an ability to cross reference data, ensuring a correct choice every time. Automatically cleanse Bills of Materials (BOMs) and Approved Vendor Lists (AVLs). Using CAPSConnect+4D ensures you can:

Access and organize in one location
Simplify parts procurement
Consolidate work across the enterprise
Assure customers of quality products
Maintain production schedules
Eliminate complex IT integration
Benefit from automatic EOL and PCN alerts

What’s Included

Capabilities

Comprehensive BOM management
BOM cleansing
Lifecycle analysis
Risk assessment
Custom reports

Component Search

Part number and manufacturer name
BOM-level loading and matching
Document search
Manufacturer
Keyword
Parametric
Query-by-example parametric
Picture-to-parametric (connectors and electro-mechanical only)

Cross Referencing

Direct, upgrade, downgrade, similar and manufacturer-suggested replacements (semiconductors)
Direct replacements (passives, connectors and electro-mechanical)
Similar replacements (passives, connectors and electro-mechanical)
Mating connectors (connectors and electro-mechanical)

Component and Supplier Risk Mitigation

BOM Watch

Monitor cleansed parts in one or more BOM files or ODBC Databases for changes and alerts such as manufacturer status, lifecycle risk, lifecycle status, PCN, EOL, RoHS, last order dates, last ship dates, etc.

Custom Reporting

Query views
Status definitions
Web and specification views
Row filtering
Match confidence percentage
Sorting
PDFs and URLs from the CAPS+4D Connect interface
Save and export
Part number trimming algorithms to find closest matches

Industry Success Stories

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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IEC Electronics defuses supply chain risks and boosts operational efficiency to enhance competitive edge

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

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Media Technology Provider Supports Product Quality by Helping Employees AND Suppliers Meet Standards

One of the world’s largest cable TV, high-speed internet and telephone providers, with billions of dollars in annual revenues, meets increased customer expectations and accelerates time to market for new products and services with automated distribution of standards information to 70+ suppliers and approximately 1000 employees worldwide.

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L3 WESCAM leverages world-class media solutions to reach aerospace and defense decision makers

L3 WESCAM designs and manufactures industry-leading multi-spectral and multi-sensor EO IR imaging and targeting sensor systems. In this video, L3 Wescam Vice President, Government Sales and Business Development, Paul Jennison, explains what it is about media solutions from Jane’s by IHS Markit that he especially values and how Jane’s helps him to reach key decision makers.

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