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Learning Hub Webinars From Prototype to Production: Optimizing BOM Costs Without Compromising Quality with Part Analytics

From Prototype to Production: Optimizing BOM Costs Without Compromising Quality with Part Analytics

The Risks of Scaling Without BOM Validation

Component costs and sourcing challenges increase during scale-up, leading to redesigns and reduced margins.

How Part Analytics Supports Informed, Scalable Engineering

  • Expose risk and cost factors across your full BOM
  • Group parts and generate RFQs with less manual overhead
  • Pinpoint verified alternates that meet spec without redesign

 What You’ll Learn

  • How to reduce production BOM costs without redesign
  • Techniques to consolidate part demand for volume savings
  • Case examples from supply chain teams that increased sourcing process efficiencies by up to 97%, delivered 10x ROI in just 6 months, and provided comprehensive visibility into component availability, pricing, and risks.
Webinar: From Prototype to Production: Optimizing BOM Costs Without Compromising Quality with Part Analytics

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From Prototype to Production: Optimizing BOM Costs Without Compromising Quality with Part Analytics

Created: April 22, 2025
At a Glance
Learn how to reduce production BOM costs without redesign, explore techniques to consolidate part demand for volume savings, and discover case examples from supply chain teams that increased sourcing process efficiency by up to 97%.
Go Deeper with AI:
ChatGPT Perplexity Claude Gemini Grok
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  • Hosted by Fabian Winkler - Sr. Product Marketing Manager
    00:55:21 • May 28, 2025
    Hosted by Fabian Winkler - Sr. Product Marketing Manager
    00:55:21 • May 28, 2025

    Watch on-demand to learn how to reduce production BOM costs without redesign.

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Fabian Winkler is a versatile Product Marketing Manager with a rare combination of deep technical expertise and market-driven strategy. At Altium, he drives new product launches for Altium 365, developing compelling educational content and engaging hundreds of participants through technical webinars that bridge theory with practical application. His background as an Applications Engineer at Allegro MicroSystems and Electronics Developer at Heidelberg Instruments provides him with comprehensive knowledge of sensor technology and electronic systems development—expertise he leverages to articulate the benefits of Altium’s tools to diverse audiences. Fabian excels at translating technical capabilities into customer-centric value propositions, exemplified by his leadership of the influential Forrester Total Economic Impact study.
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