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Understanding BOM pricing during product design can help the engineer communicate the need to optimize cost, especially when it comes to mass-market consumer products.
BOM OPTIMIZATION
Arrow can help you optimize your BOM. Learn how.
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Understand basic supply chain concepts
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Sourcing components
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Intelligent management
When specifying components during product design, it is critical to consider total cost of ownership (TCO): saving money using a component with a shorter operating lifespan or higher failure rate can cost much more if the product fails in the field.
Engineers working on product design or making lab adjustments to existing products need to understand basic supply chain concepts and issues such as end-of-life (EOL) and alternative parts.
Understand basic supply chain concepts
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Did you know? Arrow offers a BOM optimization service that helps identify the most suitable components for a design, taking into account product availability, end-of-life of components, logistics, international regulations and other requirements.
Arrow can help you optimize your BOM. Learn how.
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When it comes to sourcing components, it is important to consider international trade.
Sourcing components
Material sourcing is restricted or banned in some areas of the world. In other areas, it is banned which, in turn, can increase the cost of the product or require different versions for different markets.
Did you know? Arrow’s procurement services verify suppliers and components to ensure quality, origin and compliance, even when it’s necessary to use secondary market units.
Arrow can help you optimize your BOM. Learn how.
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Managing the supply chain is challenging during all stages of production, testing and delivering.
Intelligent management
It is necessary to make sure sourced components are original (not counterfeit) and of good quality, especially if purchased secondhand.
Did you know? Arrow ships all purchases with full certificates of compliance, which remove the risk of counterfeit parts entering the supply chain.
Arrow can help you optimize your BOM. Learn how.
