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The ability to chose a selected MPN by entering a minimum of three (3) characters. This will open a modal window with a list of extended MPN series and additional details to assist with your selection. One or several…
Read articleYes. When you enter an MPN in Price Estimator, a green checkmark beside a search suggestion indicates that pricing is available for that part. This lets you identify and select a priced MPN before adding it to your list.
Read articleWhen you enter an MPN in Price Estimator, the system checks for possible typing errors and suggests up to 10 matching part numbers. Enter at least three characters to see suggestions. Characters that may need correcting appear in blue, and…
Read article“Insufficient Data” means Lytica has found a matching component in its reference database but does not currently have enough data to provide a valid statistical price estimate. Our database updates every evening, and we’ll notify you when p…
Read article“Matched but Not Priced” means Lytica recognizes the component in its database but does not currently have enough pricing data to generate a reliable statistical estimate. Keep the part in your Price Estimator list and refresh pricing as ne…
Read articleContact your Customer Success Manager so we can review the parts with you and help maximize your coverage. In Spend Benchmarking, a part missing from Negotiation Savings may not represent a significant pricing outlier. In Price Estimator, a…
Read articleYou only need a manufacturer part number (MPN). You can also include the manufacturer’s name to help identify the correct component. No pricing or volume information is required. Enter parts individually or upload a list in Excel format.
Read articleComponent Stability Risk is a proprietary Lytica metric that assesses potential vulnerabilities in a component’s long-term supply. It considers how widely the component and its manufacturer are used, how concentrated demand is among buyers,…
Read articleManufacturer breadth risk is a proprietary Lytica metric that measures how widely a manufacturer’s components are used across companies in Lytica’s database. Manufacturers used by fewer companies have higher breadth risk, while those with b…
Read articleMPN breadth risk is a proprietary Lytica metric that measures how widely a manufacturer part number (MPN) is used across companies in Lytica’s database. Parts used by fewer companies have higher breadth risk, while broadly used parts have l…
Read articleDue Diligence Risk is a proprietary Lytica metric that assesses a manufacturer’s adoption among Fortune 1000 and Global 2000 companies relative to other companies in Lytica’s database. Greater adoption by these large organizations indicates…
Read articleMPN Concentration Risk is a proprietary Lytica metric that measures how much of a component’s estimated annual usage is concentrated among a small number of companies in Lytica’s database. Higher concentration means demand depends heavily o…
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