Mouser Electronics, Inc. is pleased to announce Mouser's FORTE smart bill of materials tool. FORTE is a comprehensive bill of materials (BOM) tool designed to increase confidence, save time, and improve order accuracy when specifying and procuring electronic components.Access over four million components in Mouser's extensive inventory. FORTE, free for anyone with a My Mouser account, quickly validates part numbers, product availability, and pricing, and recommends alternative products to reduce design and product lifecycle risks. FORTE evaluates millions of daily interactions from purchasing professionals and engineers, and uses a unique relevance engine that analyzes partial part numbers and descriptions to suggest the best options for customers—an industry-leading feature.
“At Mouser, we’re always improving our tools to help buyers and engineers manage their specifications and purchasing,” says Hayne Shumate, Senior Vice President of Internet Business at Mouser. “Our original bill of materials tool is very helpful when customers upload all the manufacturer’s part numbers. With FORTE, customers get smart advice even when searching for obsolete or partial parts.”
FORTE offers enhanced customization, added intelligence, and improved parts matching reliability, making the bill of materials (BOM) creation process faster, easier to use, and easier to share. This highly intelligent tool remembers user preferences, spreadsheet layouts, naming conventions, and previous product orders. FORTE also offers legacy features such as translations for all languages supported by Mouser, compatibility with the most common file formats, real-time product pricing and availability, and easy purchasing directly from the BOM.
“We also wanted to simplify the workflow to enable customers to complete the BOM task more quickly,” Shumate added. “The new tool can match a higher percentage of parts and help customers understand the safety and risk of each component. With those thoughts in mind, we developed FORTE, which is what purchasing professionals truly need in a BOM tool.”.
