DSI Release 2.10 - October 28, 2024
BOM Insight
Estimated Lead Time
As lead time is an important factor for sourcing decisions, to improve its availability, Supplyframe is introducing estimates for lead times based on data from suppliers who have provided it, regardless of the price source.
Lead times will be based on the combination of MPN and Manufacturer. The aliases are being leveraged to recognize Manufacturers.
Here are some conditions to take into consideration:
- When a supplier does not have lead time, it will be calculated by the estimated lead time as an average of other lead times.
- After excluding outliers (using the IQR method), Supplyframe will use at least three lead times to calculate the estimate.
- Estimated lead time will be differentiated by an icon with tooltip “Estimated".
- Clicking on the icon will show how the estimated lead time was calculated (all records that have lead time, no matter the source) and sorted in descending with longest lead time at the top. Outliers are not in this list, as they have already been excluded.
- “Estimatedˮ for lead time is being identified in the BOM export.
- “Estimatedˮ for lead time is also being identified on Intelligence in the lead time table.
How lead time is used from various price sources:
- All lead times provided by suppliers via SP or WP are considered (aside from the outlier exclusions).
- When used from CP, PO and RFQ, Supplyframe will limit to only 2 years back from todayʼs date, based on the Start date, and respectively with PO Date as follows:
- For CP and RFQs, it will check for Start Date no older than 2 years from today;
- For PO, it will use PO Date no older than 2 years from todayʼs date;
- It will not include lead times if Start Date is missing from CP or RFQ. PO Date is mandatory, so it cannot be missing.
Important Notes:
- Price settings (IPN/MPN) are not relevant to the estimated lead times. E.g. Pricing could be pulled on a line item based on IPN, which could include different MPNs, or some CPs could be excluded or other settings. For the purpose of estimating lead time, it is always considering the MPN + Manufacturer combination with the above timeframe restriction of 2 years.
- For RFQ source, Quoted MPN is prioritized if it exists, otherwise, MPN is used (in RFQ, suppliers can quote a different MPN than the MPN asked for).
IPN/CPN and Source File Columns in Pricing Modals
The BOM Insight modals include the addition of a new "IPN/CPN" and “Source Fileˮ fields across various pricing modals. This enhancement aims to improve data entry consistency and streamline navigation within the application.
The "IPN/CPN" and “Source Fileˮ fields has been added to the following pricing modals:
- Contract Pricing (CP)
- Purchase History (PH)
- Quote History (QH)
This update ensures a consistent labeling of the column as "IPN/CPN" and “Source (CP/PH/QH)ˮ across all relevant tabs. The Quote History source link now directs to the Responses page, enhancing navigation efficiency and user experience.
Compare Button in the “Part Master Alternatesˮ Tab
This new feature allows you to select multiple parts from the "Part Master Alternates" tabs for comparison. Additionally, you can now export the comparison data for offline analysis or inclusion in reports.
- Selection Capability Across Tabs: You can select multiple parts for comparison from the "Part Master Alternates" tabs using the checkbox next to each part. You can select up to 10 part numbers for comparison (including the original part number).
- Initiate Comparison: A “Compareˮ button is available to initiate the comparison after the selected parts have been checked.
- View Comparison Page: The comparison page layout dynamically adjusts based on the number of parts being compared, ensuring all relevant information for each part is displayed in an easy-to-compare table format.
- Export Functionality: An "Export" button is added to the comparison page, accessible through the comparison page submenu. The default export format is .xlsx (Excel). The export action initiates automatically, saving the report in your download folder.
Manufacturer/Supplier BOM Filter Case Sensitivity
Enhanced AI search functionality will make searches for suppliers and manufacturers case-insensitive. This update is designed to improve user experience by providing more flexible and accurate search results.
Searches for suppliers and manufacturers are now case-insensitive, allowing you to find results regardless of capitalization.
This improvement aligns the search behavior with existing case-insensitive filters. You can now perform searches without worrying about the exact case of supplier or manufacturer names, making the process more intuitive and efficient.
Quoting
Reports - Add selection for RFQ in report
The Quote History report will have a new parameter, ‘Quoted in RFQʼ, which will list all the RFQs, the CPN/MPN is quoted for that time period. You can then select the RFQs that you want to see the report based on.
Organization
Remove Team Admin on Teams page
The ‘Typeʼ field will be non-editable on the Teamʼs page. An admin is able to update the type of the user on the Organization page only, and that type will reflect on the team's page.
Improvements
Suggestions with preferred supplier settings
Older logic is removed that required to skip showing suggestions if different preferred distributors were set in cost settings, as the goal was to identify parts that you are willing to buy from a specific supplier. For current use cases in our app, this logic is not applicable anymore. Showing suggestions will have no relationship to preferred supplier settings for the BOM.
Show Converted Price on Review & Implement
On the Review & Implement tab, the Converted Price has been added in the table.
Specify “Days” in header for CP and PO header names
Lead time in CP and PO, represents days and will be called "Days" in the headers. Supplyframe is calculating estimated lead time, when a supplierʼs lead time is missing.
Lead Time (Days) will be displayed in the following places:
- Contract Price (CP) header
- Purchase Orders (PO) header
- On mapping CP and PO
- In the price modals (CP & PO)
- In Part Master (CP & PO)