FAQ Category: BOM Manager

A bill-of-materials (BOM) is an inventory of the raw materials, assembly, and base electrical components necessary to manufacture a product.

BOM Management refers to researching and managing all product data that is released during the lifecycle of the given product, in this case an electronic component. Effective BOM Management is using that data to ensure the product is not using banned or obsolete parts and also making sure that those components can be easily sourced and not disrupt the product development and build.

Our part database includes semiconductors, passives and electromechanical components using partial or complete part numbers. Users can search for relevant attributes on all product types for hundreds of categories.

Across P5’s Part Search, BOM Manager and add-on modules, SiliconExpert provides up to 300 part details, including datasheets, PCNs, technical specifications, lifecycle status, alternate parts, and more.

BOM Grading offers automated part recommendations to effectively improve BOM grades and increase productivity. Each part indicating a high risk is paired with recommendations for alternate parts to increase the health of the BOM. Users can enhance productivity by solving significant issues and showing multi-sourcing options in one single view, eliminating the need for multiple Excel sheets. Customizable to specific company needs, the Advanced Risk reporting feature creates easily shared and exportable risk reports.

SiliconExperts’ Compliance Management module enables users to manage environmental and supply chain compliance requirements. The module covers chemical regulations ranging from REACH and RoHS, Prop65 to Conflict Minerals and much more. Companies can leverage tools within the P⁵ Platform to automate their supply chain data collection efforts as well as build customer and regulatory reporting forms to meet customer requests. The solution is fully enterprise integrated, enabling transparent synchronization of BOM and material data and supports the major PLM/ERP systems on the market. SiliconExpert actively monitors more than 20 regulations to ensure the P⁵ Platform is always current to reflect today’s regulatory landscape and scales to meet tomorrow’s challenges and rule changes.

Simply upload a list of MPNs in a single column of Excel and our software will automatically identify and match parts to the BOM. To increase accuracy of the matches, add a column of manufacturer names. For detailed help, visit our Help Center to learn more on uploading your BOM: https://support.siliconexpert.com/hc/en-us/sections/360008906112-BOM-Manager-How-To-s