SECOR database
In order to future-proof your semiconductor management, the following questions may arise after consultation with the procurement, logistics and development departments:
- Which semiconductors have a particularly high supply chain risk?
- How can we proactively prevent the next semiconductor bottleneck (alternatively: the next semiconductor crisis)?
- What quantities do we define as discontinued batch sizes and spare parts stockpiling?
- How can we mitigate bottlenecks? (Exchange market, “Design for RESILIENCE”, … in compliance with antitrust law…)
- How should we react to the “take or pay” demands of semiconductor manufacturers, how should we deal with “non-cancellable, non-refundable” contracts (duration 1-5 years)?
- Is there no other solution than scrapping the existing surplus stock or continuing to store it?
After the first round of talks, further questions arise:
- Which components are used in which of the parts we produce?
- Which supplier receives which different components for which vehicle?
- Where does the upstream supplier produce a component that was critical in the last crisis?
You quickly realise that without transparency in the supply chain, the limited resources in the team cannot be managed sensibly.
BRIEF Without a semiconductor database, semiconductor management is inconceivable.
SECOR DATABASE offers you the opportunity to efficiently and cost-effectively gain an overview step by step in order to be able to answer the above questions. SECOR DATABASE was designed by long-standing experts from the international IT, semiconductor, supply chain and automotive industries and implemented as SaaS (Software as a Service). The painful experiences from the semiconductor crisis (2021 to 2023) helped to perfect the software and prepare it for crises.
WHY SECOR DATABASE?
INCREASED
TRANSPARENCY
WHERE ELSE IS THE SEMICONDUCTOR INSTALLED?
UNIQUE
DATA BASIS
FACT-BASED DECISION-MAKING
SECOR DATABASE USE CASES
DISCOVER HOW BUSINESS ANALYSES
CAN
CHANGE THE WAY YOU WORK
You get answers to the following questions at a glance:
- How many bottlenecks are currently in the company? Which semiconductor type is responsible for this?
- Which semiconductor comes from which production site in which country?
- How many components contain ASIC single source semiconductors?
- How many components would be ready for a RESILIENCE rate if a customer were to make this a short-term delivery condition or in an upcoming tender? Which SECOR RESILIENCE criterion is maintained?
- What is the EoP date of a semiconductor before the end of the delivery commitment for a component? (Without banking risk of a bottleneck or demolition)
- … individual graphics can be added
THE MAIN FEATURES OF SECOR DATABASE
1. COMPONENT VIEW: (TIER-1 SUPPLIER LEVEL, E.G. ESP CONTROL UNIT)
Input of the most important parameters via import function, structured CSV and Excel file as a template for download, from the company-specific IT system (e.g. ERP system from SAP) or the machine-readable parts lists (BOM – Bill of Material). Alternatively, manually per component using selection fields with various drop-down menus via semiconductor categories, HL manufacturers, automotive-specific component clusters, automotive manufacturers (OEMs), vehicle types, …
An assembly or component entered/recorded once can be linked multi-directionally with several components, therefore only a single entry is necessary.
2. ASSEMBLY VIEW (LEVEL SUB-SUPPLIER OF AN UPSTREAM PRODUCT SUCH AS PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD)
3. COMPONENT VIEW (LEVEL SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURER E.G. MICROPROCESSOR OR SENSOR)
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