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Centor Software Overview

Compliance X-Sight


Agenda

• Introduction– Centor Overview

• End-of-Life Industry Approaches– Emphasis of Centor’s positioning

• Compliance X-Sight Solution– Overview/Demo


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:


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.


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


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?


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


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.


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


ComplianceConnectTM: Part Tree worksheet


ComplianceConnectTM: Part Detail worksheet


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


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


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


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


IMDS(Data Hub)


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


Multi-Dimensional Drill-Down Query on Parts


Each Constraint Reduces Data Set in Context


Compare the 5 Matched Assemblies, Sort, Filter, etc.


Environmentally-Aware BoM Tree


Assembly Analysis: Substance Content Report


Ability to Filter and Export Data to External Formats

for Customer Compliance Disclosure


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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