ACL AML ADL
Reduce Risks and Ensure Compliance with SiliconExpert ACL and AML
Properly managed lists of approved components and manufacturers reduce the likelihood of risky parts being added to your design. Build metrics for a holistic view of the state of your supply chain.
Approved Manufacturer List (AML)
Having an Approved Manufacturer List (AML) reduces risk by ensuring that the manufacturers and distributers have been properly vetted by your company.
Depending on your industry, your company may have compliance requirements that limit which manufacturers and distributers you are allowed to do business with.
Limiting the number of distributers helps to reduce costs though bulk buying.
Approved Components List (ACL)
Having an ACL reduces risk by ensuring that the components you are using in your designs are the best and longest living components as possible
Properly maintained ACLs are a best practice. An ACL can save costs by ensuring bulk pricing discounts are applied to like parts purchased from the same distributor.
Provide Obsolescence Information to Those Who Need It
It’s important to have obsolescence information in a central place where the cross-functional team can access it. Get information about the approved parts to the design engineer. Make sure the supply chain manager is using the same source for decision making. Avoid risk by providing the team with a single source of truth.
Plan for Success
Make ACLs and AMLs part of your product strategy.
- Manage Obsolescence
- Ensure Compliance
- Track Lead Times
- Forecast Risks
- Avoid Counterfeit Parts
Develop products confidently by sourcing the right parts from the beginning. Manage market risk with insights that keep you ahead of supply shifts.
Make Better Decisions, Faster
Design Right the First Time
Find billions of electronics parts using partial part numbers or description searches. Avoid unplanned redesigns.
Manage Obsolescence Risk
Choose the right part at the right time, manage component lifecycle and obsolescence risks, access lead time, pricing and availability analysis in easy steps.
Meet Compliance Requirements
Identify non-compliance components with data for environmental legislation such as RoHS, REACH, SCIP, Conflict Minerals and more.
Forecast Supply Chain Risk
Gain up-to-date information on delays, shortages, and global market shifts to mitigate risk within your supply chain.
Detect and Avoid Counterfeit Parts
Get instant access to the data you need to make smarter decisions and select the best parts for your designs.
Frequently Asked Questions?
An ACL is an Approved Components List, sometimes called an Approved Parts List. It maps internal part numbers to one or more manufacturer part numbers that have been qualified for use within a company. Often, a company will have a list of parts and manufacturers approved, or disapproved, for use within their products.
An AML is an Approved Manufacturer List, sometimes called an Approved Supplier List or Approved Vendor List. It is a list of Manufacturers and Suppliers that are approved for purchasing by your company. An approved manufacturer is a firm that is compliant with a list of corporate requirements from your company.
Maintaining a quality ACL is a proven way to reduce risks within your designs. It ensures that your designers are using the best possible parts with the longest life, which extends the life of your overall product.
Having an AML may be required for your particular industry. The top two industries requiring an AML are aerospace & defense and medical device manufacturers. An AML can help reduce costs by requiring purchases through suppliers with which a special discount is available.
See how SiliconExpert ACM/AML Module Works
See how SiliconExpert ACM/AML Module Works
