IHS 4DOnline Comet™
Advanced Tools for Identifying and Resolving Electronic Component Obsolescence Issues
4DOnline Comet™ is the web-based hosted bill of material (BOM) obsolescence management solution.
IHS 4DOnline Comet is a web-based application for obsolescence management professionals that rely on current and accurate component information.
Comet automates obsolescence management by linking information, people, functions, and processes to:
- Actively identify obsolescence issues by monitoring status changes, life cycle forecasts, manufacturer PCNs and GIDEP alerts
- Analyze impacts and risks at the component, assembly, product line and platform levels
- Automate resolution processes and communication with responsible parties
- Enhance practices by documenting issues, resolutions, approvals, costs, and other metrics.
Incorporating feedback from our extensive customer base, an intuitive user interface provides access to advanced tools for managing and analyzing individual or multiple BOMs, automatically generating availability and compliance reports, and initiating resolution steps.
With 4DOnline Comet, analyzing BOM obsolescence impacts and selecting replacement parts has never been easier or more convenient. Users import their BOMs, and then Comet employs proprietary algorithms to match part numbers and manufacturers against IHS's industry-leading Electronic Component database. This database contains more than 26 million devices from more than 500 worldwide manufacturers with availability data that is updated daily.
4DOnline Comet also automatically displays suggested possible matches for those part numbers and/or manufacturers that did not find an initial match, providing a simple and unique method to quickly correct and update BOMs.
Provided for each matched manufacturer part number is current manufacturer availability, suggested Form-Fit-Function (FFF) alternate part numbers, and IHS's industry-leading life cycle modeling and part availability predictive data.
BOM parts are categorized either by the imported approved manufacturer(s) or by a preferred manufacturer availability status. Users can monitor their BOM's manufacturer availability status changes by utilizing built-in alert reporting functions, and receive email BOM impact notices automatically generated by 4DOnline Comet.
Included with the 4DOnline Comet subscription is access to the 4DOnline Parts Universe part search and selection application, which also provides access to manufacturer web sites and data sheets.
Key Features:
- Web based, state-of-the-art, technically sophisticated and intuitive user interface
- Import, cleanse, and monitor hierarchical BOMs or part list files
- Allows for the use of user defined .xls, .txt, or csv formatted import files
- Provides automatic e-mail notifications for manufacturer status changes including last time buy (LTB) announcements
- Advanced data export capabilities provides for virtually unlimited report formatting including query functions
- Identify common part usage across all of your imported BOM
- Standardize resolution processes with reconciled supplier and part exceptions database, coordinate communication to affected, responsible parties.
With 4DOnline Comet you have access to the most current and comprehensive manufacturer part availability database with predictive data to help you avoid costly redesigns, product shortages, and manufacturing line shutdowns increasing productivity while reducing costs.
Value Proposition
- Shorten product design cycles by selecting the right parts from preferred manufacturers
- Reduce manufacturing delays caused by part shortages through timely notification of part availability issues
- Improve product life cycles through proactive life time buy notifications
- Increase cost savings by making informed product redesign decisions
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