Enterprise Solutions - Direct Parts Management (DPM)
IHS offers powerful, state-of-the-art software and expert consulting services to help companies better manage direct parts data. Our innovative solutions enable you to manage all your critical direct parts data through one application, regardless of the source.
The IHS Direct Parts Management (DPM) solution combines data from multiple internal systems, external reference data and the extensive IHS data repository to help you:
- Maximize part reuse
- Manage obsolescence
- Ensure environmental and industry regulatory compliance
- Reduce design rework
- Improve time to market
Flexible Content Databases and Content Management for Direct Parts Data
Designed specifically for DPM, our content databases and content management infrastructure allows you to manage all parts information from a central location. The databases are easy to set up and modify using flexible, automated tools to establish hierarchies, define taxonomies and create categories. Adding and deleting parts and attributes can be done quickly and easily.
Integrated Reference Content
In addition to internal parts data, the DPM content integrates external reference data, including relevant IHS repositories. With over 45 years of experience, IHS delivers comprehensive parts management information through a variety of content collections, including:
- CatalogXpress® - database of more than 400,000 catalogs from 16,000 component manufacturers
- IHS Fasteners eCatalog™ - fastener database with over 800,000 discrete items
- HAYSTACK® - collection of information from the Federal Supply Catalog and related sources covering more than 100 million items
- Specifications and Standards – collection of over one million documents gathered from more than 370 Standards Development Organizations (SDOs), as well as United States military standards.
High Performance Search and Retrieval
Quickly and easily search our DPM databases. Our search engine is built for searching attribute-intensive parts data. It provides results in seconds and displays them using guided navigation functionality. Since the guided navigation is based on part attributes, part identification and reuse are greatly enhanced.
Data Cleansing and Standardization
As part of our DPM solution, IHS can provide data cleansing, standardization and enrichment services. These services ensure that your direct parts data is as complete as possible while minimizing duplicate entries and facilitating replacement part identification.
A Complete DPM Solution
IHS has the tools and services to deliver a complete DPM solution that provides:
- A flexible, collaborative, centrally managed parts catalog that integrates data from multiple internal and external sources
- Access to IHS content collections
- Fast, intelligent data retrieval
- Complete, accurate, standardized data
Return on Investment
The IHS Direct Parts Management solution delivers significant cost savings to your organization in both the short and long term.
- Decrease procurement costs by reducing the amount of time engineers and purchasing professional spend researching parts information from multiple sources.
- Shorten design time by reducing rework.
- Maximize reuse by quickly finding complete information to make design decisions.
- Improve inventory management to reduce carry costs and overstocks.
- Effectively plan for obsolescence by understanding key factors such as predicted end of life, current status and lifetime buy options, as well as identifying replacement parts.
- Avoid penalties by ensuring regulatory compliance, including environmental and industry regulations and guidelines.
- Bring new products to market faster.
Maximize your DPM capabilities with innovative software and services from IHS.
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