


The first one is to design more effectively using a really robust API within your design solution. Sapp: There are three important takeaways that I’m trying to communicate. Shaughnessy: What’s so important about this presentation? Why should somebody attend? So, my whole pitch during this presentation is how to create a resilient BOM. In the last couple of years of the pandemic and shortages, companies were forced to get smarter about how they acquire and use data, how they design things, and how they can mitigate all of these line down situations and purchase price variances. There’s less friction with cross-pollinating data between organizations, transparency in the data they're using to make better decisions. And after all these years of witnessing pains and issues that a lot of the folks have had within the supply chain, we are starting to see things get a little bit easier right now. I’ve worn an OEM six sigma hat, a distributor hat, an ISO and quality control hat, and a logistics and component inspector hat. Sapp: I have about 25 years under my belt now from different seats. Shaughnessy: I understand you have a pretty cool AltiumLive presentation. I recently spoke with Alex Sapp, director of API commercial strategy at Octopart, about his AltiumLive presentation, “How Resilient is Your BOM?” In this interview, Alex details the takeaways of his class, and some tips and techniques for creating more reliable BOMs and dealing with the current supply chain uncertainties.Īndy Shaughnessy: How are you doing, Alex?
