Essential Business Visibility – Full Transparency for Your Electronics Supply Chain
In an industry defined by complex global networks, multi-site production and dozens of EMS partners, visibility is everything. Essential Business Visibility (EBV) is the new supply-chain intelligence tool developed by EBV Elektronik to give customers exactly what they have been missing: a clear, reliable, real-time overview of every component across their entire supply chain.
Born from the lessons of recent supply shortages and created together with our customers, EBV consolidates data from suppliers, EMS partners and EBV Elektronik itself into one integrated dashboard. The result is a new level of transparency that helps companies avoid bottlenecks, stabilise planning and make better decisions faster.
Key Advantages at a Glance
End-to-End Transparency
All backlogs, stock levels, buffer levels and incoming deliveries consolidated into one dashboard across all EMS partners and locations.
Early Shortage Detection
Automatic identification of potential bottlenecks long before they impact production – with forecast visibility up to 18 months.
Easy to Use
Customers consistently praise the tool for being intuitive, structured and tailor-made for their industry needs.
Better, Faster Planning
A clear overview of all relevant parameters speeds up production planning and reduces manual effort.
Ideal for Multi-Site Organisations
Designed for companies with globally distributed manufacturing and many EMS partners, where data fragmentation is a daily challenge.
What Essential Business Visibility Delivers
Essential Business Visibility is designed specifically for the needs of the electronics and semiconductor industry. Rather than offering a generic third-party solution, the tool reflects real customer workflows and real data structures. It connects every relevant source into a single, intuitive interface that shows backlog, stock levels, delivery schedules and long-term forecasts up to 18 months ahead.
This consolidated view enables supply-chain leaders to track the status of their parts across multiple manufacturing sites and EMS partners – in many cases 20, 30 or even more – without losing sight of global availability or local shortages.
Why Essential Business Visibility Matters
The semiconductor shortage of 2021–2023 made it clear how quickly supply chains can shift – and how costly a lack of transparency can be. Many companies simply did not know where their parts were, how long delays would last, or whether production lines would need to pause. According to customer feedback, the real challenge wasn’t just procurement, but the absence of a single trusted data source that reflected the complete picture across all partners. Essential Business Visibility solves that challenge. It provides clarity where there was uncertainty, and structure where there were silos.
How It Works
EBV combines order data, inventory levels, forecast information and partner feedback into a single consolidated view. Customers see exactly when goods are expected to arrive, where shortages may occur, and how component availability evolves over time.
As a result, companies gain the ability to plan proactively rather than reactively – even when their supply chain spans dozens of EMS partners and multiple continents.
Who Benefits Most
The tool is designed for end customers who rely heavily on EMS partners and run multiple global production locations. In such environments, complexity increases quickly, and visibility becomes a strategic advantage. These organisations gain the most from EBV’s ability to merge fragmented data into one clear and trustworthy source.
Getting Started with EBV
Access to Essential Business Visibility is available through the customer’s EBV Account Manager. The onboarding process includes a live demo, data preparation and the necessary contractual steps to ensure secure and compliant data transfer. Once onboarding is complete, users access the tool via a newly developed Avnet portal designed for clarity and ease of navigation.
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