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Engineering Dashboard

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Comparables Parts Chart Lets you view part configurations and details of similar parts being purchased from other suppliers. Allows you to quickly compare prices among comparable parts and shows you other suppliers who could effectively make the part you need. You can also click on Jump to Alternate Supplier to find other manufacturers for the part in a specific region.

  • During the CAD design process, see similar parts that are already in the supply chain with Akoya’s powerful Visual Part Display. No more starting a design from scratch when part revisions are requested. Akoya’s Engineering Dashboard shows you what comparable parts actually look like as well as all the technical part detail you need – including cost. 

  • Get your costs in line early in the design process with Akoya’s Engineering Dashboard. You’ll be able to see not only the same part as originally specified, but also an approved supplier who could manufacture the part before you hand off the drawings to procurement, reducing costly back and forth conversations. This intelligence allows you to design for the supply chain while maintaining product development excellence and superior quality. All of this helps you get products to market more quickly and more inexpensively.

  • Consolidate the number of raw material types you specify. Why have five grades of metal for six different oil pans when three grades of metal for two oil pans will do? Because you can easily see the big picture across parts you design, you’ll be able to make smart raw materials choices earlier in the design process, saving time and money and helping to de-fragment the raw materials stream.

  • Set a standard and guidelines for future engineering development, to fit within the existing supply chain because now you and your entire engineering team will have visibility through the entire development and procurement process across the global organization. Akoya’s Engineering Dashboard easily adapts across multiple, diverse projects and products, making it an invaluable clearing house for engineering data for your global engineering team.

  • Use the exact data views that you need, even get custom views so you can pinpoint the exact part and details you need to answer your current question. During set up, the Akoya team will work with you to assure that the inputs you need are programmed into the system and the views you need will be available upon implementation. Because the Akoya team handles the implementation, you get quick, easy set up and aggregation of data into the system – with no need to tie up your internal IT department.

  • Predict supply chain needs based on raw material changes with Akoya’s What If Dashboard. What if you change the part? Akoya’s strategic What If Dashboard clearly lays out each part and material choice within each group of parts so you can see the big picture. Akoya’s Material Specification Dashboard can also give you these answers. Using supplier part fit metrics, the software lets you baseline and benchmark your raw material specifications to see how fragmented they are, based on supplier, material or part. This way, you’ll be able to see how you might rationalize raw materials, suppliers or parts, driving costs and time to market down.