Electronic component sourcing user interface
A method for generating a graphical user interface for electronic component sourcing includes displaying a price axis, displaying a time axis perpendicular to the price axis, and plotting a plurality of data points with respect to the price axis and the time axis, each of the data points corresponding to an offer to sell the electronic component and defining an ordered pair having a first value, plotted along the price axis, representative of a unit price and a second value, plotted along the time axis, representative of a lead time. The method may further include displaying a purchase order panel, adjacent to the price and time axes, by which a user may initiate a purchase of the electronic component according to a selected offer and populating the purchase order panel with the unit price according to the selected offer in response to a user interaction with a corresponding data point.
1. A non-transitory storage medium comprising instructions executable by a processor for generating a graphical user interface for electronic component sourcing, the instructions configured to cause performance of the steps comprising:
displaying a first axis marked in units of price;
displaying a second axis marked in units of time, the second axis perpendicular to the first axis;
plotting a plurality of data points with respect to the first axis and the second axis, each of the plurality of data points corresponding to an offer to sell the electronic component and defining an ordered pair having a first value, plotted along the first axis, representative of a unit price of the electronic component and a second value, plotted along the second axis, representative of a lead time associated with purchasing the electronic component;
displaying a purchase order panel, adjacent to the first and second axes, by which a user of the graphical user interface may initiate a purchase of the electronic component according to a selected offer; and
populating the purchase order panel with the unit price of the electronic component according to the selected offer in response to a user interaction with a corresponding one of the data points,
wherein the purchase order panel includes a purchase order quantity input field and a display of a subtotal that is calculated in response to a quantity entered by a user in the purchase order quantity input field, the calculation of the subtotal taking into account any price breaks associated with the selected offer, and
wherein the purchase order panel further includes a display of a minimum order quantity and a minimum packaging quantity associated with the selected offer, and the purchase order quantity input field prevents entry of a quantity that violates the minimum order quantity or the minimum packaging quantity.
2. The non-transitory storage medium of claim 1 wherein the operations further comprise displaying an offer list, each item of the offer list corresponding to one of the plurality of data points.
3. The non-transitory storage medium of claim 2 wherein the operations further comprise positioning an indicator with respect to an item of the offer list in response to a user interaction with a corresponding one of the data points.
4. The non-transitory storage medium of claim 2 wherein each item of the offer list includes a display of any price breaks associated with the corresponding offer.
5. The non-transitory storage medium of claim 4 wherein each item of the offer list further includes a purchase order quantity input field and a display of a subtotal that is calculated in response to a quantity entered by a user in the purchase order quantity input field, the calculation of the subtotal taking into account any price breaks associated with the corresponding offer.
6. The non-transitory storage medium of claim 5 wherein each item of the offer list further includes a display of a minimum order quantity and a minimum packaging quantity associated with the corresponding offer, and the purchase order quantity input field prevents entry of a quantity that violates the minimum order quantity or the minimum packaging quantity.
7. The non-transitory storage medium of claim 1 wherein each of the plurality of data points is a different color, and the purchase order panel includes an element whose color changes to match the color of the data point corresponding to the selected offer.
8. The non-transitory storage medium of claim 1 wherein the operations further comprise displaying a filter menu by which a user of the graphical user interface may limit the plurality of data points in accordance with one or more chosen filters.
9. The non-transitory storage medium of claim 8 wherein the filter menu includes one or more filters selected from the group consisting of full factory packaging, partial factory packaging, manufacturer direct vendor, franchised distributor vendor, stock delivery, lead time delivery, tape and reel packaging, cut tape packaging, tray packaging, tube packaging, ammo packaging, bulk packaging, and manufacturing date code more than two years old.
10. The non-transitory storage medium of claim 8 wherein the plurality of data points is limited to a predetermined number in accordance with a selected ranking criterion.
11. The non-transitory storage medium of claim 10 wherein the filter menu allows the user to designate the selected ranking criterion from among one or more ranking criteria.
12. The non-transitory storage medium of claim 11 wherein the one or more ranking criteria include lowest unit price and shortest lead time.
13. The non-transitory storage medium of claim 12 wherein the one or more ranking criteria further include a best offer criterion that is a function of unit price and lead time.
14. The non-transitory storage medium of claim 8 wherein the operations further comprise adjusting the first axis and the second axis to accommodate a change in the plurality of data points in response to a user interaction with the filter menu.