Our Services
Proactive Obsolescence Monitoring and Mitigation
This service acts as a proactive monitoring and alerting system for component obsolescence, functioning as a wrapper for industry-standard production monitoring tools such as IHS Markit, QinetiQ's Q-Star, and others.
- Automated Monitoring: Continuously scans manufacturer and supplier databases for end-of-life (EOL), last-time-buy (LTB), and change notifications.
- Proactive Alerting: Generates detailed reports on market changes, enabling managers to mitigate risks before they impact production or maintenance.
- Alternative Identification: Suggests alternative components, providing data on form, fit, and function compatibility.
- Lifecycle Forecasting: Utilizes predictive analytics to forecast obsolescence risk based on technology trends and manufacturer data.
Global Duty and Sanctions Oversight
Focused on the financial and regulatory aspects of the supply chain, this service monitors component tariff codes, duty rates, and international sanctions to ensure compliance and cost-efficiency.
- Tariff Code Monitoring: Tracks Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS) and other international trade codes for all components.
- Duty Rate Alerts: Provides real-time updates on changes to import/export duty rates that affect costs.
- Sanctions Screening: Continuously screens suppliers and component origins against international sanctions lists to avoid trade disruptions.
- Landed Cost Calculation: Offers tools to calculate the total cost of components, incorporating duties, taxes, and fees for accurate budgeting.
Holistic Supply Chain Risk Management
This service provides a comprehensive view of supply chain vulnerabilities beyond just obsolescence and duties, ensuring resilience against a wide range of potential disruptions.
- Supplier Health Monitoring: Assesses the financial stability and performance of key suppliers.
- Geopolitical Risk Analysis: Monitors geopolitical events and country-specific risks that could impact manufacturing or logistics.
- Multi-sourcing Strategy Support: Identifies and qualifies alternative suppliers in different geographic locations.
- Lead Time Fluctuation Tracking: Monitors and predicts changes in component lead times to prevent delays.
Counterfeit Component Prevention and Detection
Crucial for ensuring the integrity and reliability of critical systems, this service focuses on the detection and avoidance of counterfeit components entering the supply chain.
- Supplier Verification: Manages a database of authorized suppliers and flags procurement from unverified sources.
- Traceability and Provenance: Tracks the chain of custody for critical components from the original manufacturer to the point of use.
- Marking and Authentication Support: Stores and verifies unique identifiers like serial numbers and other anti-counterfeit markings.
- Incident Reporting and Analysis: Provides a system for reporting and analyzing suspected counterfeit parts to prevent future occurrences.
Precise Configuration and Change Management
This service ensures that the current state of every component on a platform is accurately documented and tracked throughout its entire lifecycle, maintaining a single source of truth.
- Baseline Management: Establishes and maintains a "golden record" of the initial configuration of the platform.
- Change Control: Implements a systematic process for managing, approving, and documenting any changes to components.
- As-Built vs. As-Maintained Records: Provides a clear and auditable trail of the platform's configuration as it evolves.
- Version Control: Tracks different versions and revisions of components and their associated documentation.
Environmental and Regulatory Compliance
This service monitors the ever-changing landscape of environmental and substance regulations to ensure platform components remain compliant across global standards.
- SVHC Tracking: Monitors regulations like REACH and RoHS for banned or restricted materials in components.
- Conflict Minerals Reporting: Tracks the sourcing of minerals to ensure compliance with regulations like the Dodd-Frank Act.
- Environmental Footprint Analysis: Provides data on the environmental impact of components to support sustainability initiatives.
- Compliance Documentation Management: Serves as a central repository for all compliance-related documentation.