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Centor Software Overview
Compliance X-Sight
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Agenda
• Introduction– Centor Overview
• End-of-Life Industry Approaches– Emphasis of Centor’s positioning
• Compliance X-Sight Solution– Overview/Demo
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Centor SoftwareCorporation Overview
Source: AMR Research, 2000
•Privately held company, located in Irvine, California, USA
•Core Focus - XML Business Analytic Applications.
– Primary Offerings:
• Compliance X-Sight: Substance of Concern Product Analysis and Reporting
• Materials X-Site: Physical Materials Management
• Issues X-Sight: Issues Management
•Compliance X-Sight: Automotive and electronics market focused. Packaged in-houseenterprise web application solution to help automate the integration of part, materials, chemicalsubstance, supplier, and customer data necessary to address multi-industry environmentalregulatory compliance (ELV, RoHS, WEEE, etc.)
• Sample Customers:
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Compliance X-Sight SolutionRequirements
• Key Requirements:– Common data exchange format across
supplier/customer companies– Quality sub-tier supplier data collection process.– Ability to track supplier reporting activity/progress.– Integration of supplier and customer information with
internal bill of materials structures.– Support for multiple internal & customer reporting
formats/requirements.– Ability to consistently apply firm specific policies and
protect IP in the reporting process.– Reduction in overall costs/manpower of compliance.
Each firm must collect, organize, and report detailed part-level materials and substance composition data, including recycled content in BoM structure.
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Part
Data Integration Requirementfor Compliance Analysis and
Reporting
Supplier Customer
Supplier Attributes(e.g. Mfg. Site ID)
Customer Attributes(e.g. Product/Program Name)
Material
Substance
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Cross-Reference and Reuse AllData
Part
Supplier Customer
Material
Substance
Part
Supplier Customer
Material
Substance
Part
Supplier Customer
Material
Substance
Part
Supplier Customer
Material
Substance
Par
tSuppli
erCustomer
Material
Substance
Enables Analysis:What components are used what assemblies?Which suppliers haven’t yet reported to me?What assemblies use lead-based components?Can I source a lead-free alternative today?
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Compliance X-Sight Overview
Compliance
X-Sight
Application Industry Formats
ComplianceConnect
Data Sourcing Product Analysis Product Reporting
BoMData
Supplier Spreadsheets
Data Sourcing
IMDS
IMPORTER
Key Centor Capabilities:• Automated data association• Standardized supplier data sheets(Compliance Connect spreadsheet)• Common Import Data Spec.
• Supports enterprise PDMs• Rules-based Data Importer:
• Part Number Matching• Supplier Matching• Units Matching
Key Centor Capabilities:• Contextual “Drilldown” Queries• Supplier Tracking Reports• Substance Use Reports• Material Recyclate Reports•‘ Where Used’ Analysis (Drill-up)• Audit Trail
Key Centor Capabilities:• Report flexibility:
• Multiple reporting formats• Substance filtering• List filtering• Product structure filtering
• Reporting history• Pre-populate supplier requests• Automated customer reporting
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End-of-LifeIndustry Comparison
• RoHS/WEEE & ELV:– Common Objectives:
• Increase reuse, recovery and recycling at end-of-life.• Elimination of hazardous substances in products.• Reduce landfill demands
– Common Requirements:• Need to capture, analyze and report assembly information to
part, material and substance detail.– Information is reported up the supply-chain to OEM’s & eventually
to the regulated market(s).
• Information needed to support other business processes. Notjust reporting.
– Industry approaches differ:• Automotive – hub centric model.• Electronics – business-to-business (B2B) model.
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Import
French OEMs
others
Ford
Toyota
HondaCompliance
X-Sight
Application
Individual systems, behind the firewall
IMDS(Data Hub)
XML
An Internet Website
Compliance X-Sight
Automotive Industry Usage
(Hub Centric Approach)Sub-tier Supplier
In-House CX-S Solution
XML
XML Data Engine
Standard XSL Logic
Custom XSL Logic
RestrictedSubstanceManagementApplication
Supplier data entry intoAIAG ComplianceConnect spreadsheet
Suppliers(AIAG CC)
PDM-BoMData
OtherData
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ComplianceConnectTM: Part Tree worksheet
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ComplianceConnectTM: Part Detail worksheet
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Import
Supplier
OEMs
Compliance
X-Sight
Application
Individual systems, behind the firewall
Compliance X-Sight in
Electronics Industry Usage(B2B – evolving process)Sub-tier Supplier
In-House CX-S Solution
XML Data Engine
Standard XSL Logic
Custom XSL Logic
RestrictedSubstanceManagementApplication
ComplianceConnectand/or in thefuture to a TBDindustry definedformat, e.g.,spreadsheetor XML.
PDM-BoMData
OtherData
Firm Specific Format
Emerging: Data Exchange(e.g. XML)
Country-SpecificReport Format(s)
Std. Spreadsheet, e.g., Compliance Connect
Supplieror OEM
-or-
Firm X
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What Centor Provides
• Compliance X-Sight– Web-based database application integrating BoM and
supplier-provided data for analysis and compliance reporting– Optional add-on modules
• Compliance Importer– Rules-Based data import tool
• Compliance Connect spreadsheet– Macro-enabled intelligent spreadsheet for capturing supplier-
provided part data
• Implementation, Training, and SupportServices– “Quick-Start” 1st phase rapid implementation– Ongoing support and consulting, as needed
Analysis &Reporting
DataIntegration
DataCollection
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France
others
Ford
Toyota
OtherFormats
XML
Compliance X-Sight DataFlow Capabilities
Suppliers
XML
Supplier’senter dataintoComplianceConnect orIMDS(IMDS isautomotiveonly).
CC: Suppliers
ComplianceConnect
RoHS/WEEE and ELVCustomers
ELV Only
PDM-BoMData
OtherData
B2B
Hub Centric
Import
Compliance
X-Sight
Application
In-House CX-S Solution
IMDS(Data Hub)
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Compliance X-SightCompliance X-Sight
Main Functions Main Functions
Search/Analyze:• Part• Materials• Substances• Suppliers• Customers
Export:• IMDS• Spreadsheets• Others
Administrative:•Data Manager•Presentation Manager
Main Menu
Add/Edit:• Part• Materials• Substances• Suppliers• Customers
Import:•IMDS•Customer Formats•Spreadsheets
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Multi-Dimensional Drill-Down Query on Parts
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Each Constraint Reduces Data Set in Context
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Compare the 5 Matched Assemblies, Sort, Filter, etc.
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Environmentally-Aware BoM Tree
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Assembly Analysis: Substance Content Report
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Ability to Filter and Export Data to External Formats
for Customer Compliance Disclosure
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Compliance X-SightSummary
• The Centor Compliance X-Sight solution reduces costs, promotesreuse, and enables improved supplier management over manualand external methods of data collection and reporting.
How:• Integrates BoM, material formulation, recycled content, and supplier-
provided data in one in-house, web-based database.• Highly automated BoM and part-detail integration.• Rules-based data integration of BoM/ERP and supplier-provided data• Analysis and reporting capability to ensure complete and correct data
BEFORE sending to the OEM• Capability to exchange data with external systems via standard formats (e.g.
XML, spreadsheets) without manual re-keying of data• Ongoing packaged solution improvements in partnership with major
customers.• Premier solution for major suppliers in Automotive industry, extended to
meet existing and evolving Electronics industry requirements.
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