# Simplifying BOM Management with Intelligent Platforms

- Show: [OnTrack](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ontrack)
- Published: 2025-11-11
- Length: 53m
- Episode: 324
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ontrack/2025-11-11-simplifying-bom-management-with-intelligent-platforms
- Listen: https://podcast.altium.com/e/simplifying-bom-management-with-intelligent-platforms/

## Summary

Nemanja Jokanovic, VP and General Manager at Breadboard, explains how his platform automates Bill of Materials (BOM) management to bridge the gap between design engineers and procurement professionals. He details features including automated quoting, integration with Octopart and distributors like Digi-Key and TTI, and machine learning for extracting data from cable assembly PDFs. The discussion highlights how Breadboard replaces manual spreadsheets with a cloud-based system that handles attrition calculations, approved vendor lists, and RFQ automation to reduce costly respins and speed up production.

## Chapters

- [0:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ontrack/2025-11-11-simplifying-bom-management-with-intelligent-platforms#t=0) Introduction: Nemanja Jokanovic and Breadboard
- [1:36](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ontrack/2025-11-11-simplifying-bom-management-with-intelligent-platforms#t=96) Jokanovic's Background: Distribution, Octopart, and EMS
- [4:33](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ontrack/2025-11-11-simplifying-bom-management-with-intelligent-platforms#t=273) Breadboard Platform Overview: Quoting and Supply Chain
- [13:32](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ontrack/2025-11-11-simplifying-bom-management-with-intelligent-platforms#t=812) Cable Assemblies and Machine Learning for PDFs
- [18:29](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ontrack/2025-11-11-simplifying-bom-management-with-intelligent-platforms#t=1109) Platform Demo: Project Management and AVL Setup
- [27:51](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ontrack/2025-11-11-simplifying-bom-management-with-intelligent-platforms#t=1671) BOM Upload, Cleaning, and Digital Twin Creation
- [34:19](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ontrack/2025-11-11-simplifying-bom-management-with-intelligent-platforms#t=2059) Attrition Calculations and Stock Indicators
- [42:43](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ontrack/2025-11-11-simplifying-bom-management-with-intelligent-platforms#t=2563) RFQ Automation and Distributor Communication

## Topics

- [Sourcing & supply chain](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/sourcing-and-supply-chain)
- [EDA & CAD tools](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/eda-and-cad-tools)
- [Manufacturing partners & offshoring](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/manufacturing-partners)
- [AI & machine learning](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/ai-and-machine-learning)

## Most relevant to

early-stage companies

## Mentioned

- Breadboard (product)
- Octopart (product)
- Altium (company)
- Digi-Key (company)
- Mouser (company)
- Newark (company)
- TTI (company)
- Sager (company)
- STM32 (chip)
- Arduino (product)

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- [Cofactr CEO & Co-founder Matthew Haber on EMS@C-Level 2023](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ems-c-level/2023-02-20-cofactr-ceo-co-founder-matthew-haber-on-ems-c-level-2023) (EMS@C-LEVEL)
- [Building Your Bill of Materials (BOM) to Accommodate Crossfunctional Needs](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/global-medical-device-podcast/2022-03-23-building-your-bill-of-materials-bom-to-accommodate-crossfunctional-needs) (Global Medical Device Podcast)
- [251. Michael Corr & Justin Sears on How Altium & Duro Are Fueling the Next Generation of Hardware Startups](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-next-byte-podcast/2026-09-28-251-michael-corr-justin-sears-on-how-altium-duro-are-fueling-the-next-generation) (The Next Byte Podcast)
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