Great products require innovation, strong product development plans, and a mature commercialization strategy but without complying with mandatory regulations, not even great products can make it to the market. Market acceptance of the product is severely reliant on product compliance and with several compliance solutions in the market, it is difficult to choose one according to your requirements. We explore two solutions: GoSaaS EG&C and Assent Compliance Platform, and will discuss the features supported by each.
Both tools provide reporting capabilities with Conflict Minerals Reporting Template (CMRT) and also have the option to build custom reports. We explore the details in the table below:
| Top Features | GoSaaS EG&C | Assent Compliance Platform |
| Purpose-built for Oracle PLM | Yes purpose-built, fully integrated with Oracle PLM Cloud and Oracle Agile PLM | No |
| Integrations | Agile PLM & Oracle PLM Cloud | Access the Assent platform and a database of over 250 million pieces of supply chain data within the PTC system |
| Custom report building | It can create AML, BOM, Full Material Compliance Report and has Template reports along with the ability to generate customizable reports with OTBI in Oracle PLM Cloud & OPLA in Agile. | Yes |
| Automate data processes | Yes - can directly do it | Yes |
| Trade Classification & Origin | No | Navigate tariffs and trade agreements to earn preferential rates and avoid fines and business disruption |
| Does the vendor contact your suppliers? | Cost of ownership is reduced as no vendor intervention such as information reporting takes place | Yes |
| Effectively transfer your data to the platform | Yes - data is already available in the PLM application due to real-time integration | Yes only with PTC, otherwise everything is manual |
| Integrate compliance data with product design | Yes - information is in Oracle PLM Cloud | Yes |
| Supplier notifications / contact | To keep suppliers and managers up-to-date, notifications are sent on every step according to their role. Compliance managers can also schedule notifications using OTBI for suppliers to ensure timely data collection. OTBI can also run reports and send to people | Yes |
| Group compliance | Yes | Yes |
| System-to-system connection with | Yes | Yes |
| ECHA SCIP database | Yes | Yes |
| Company-wide access to data | Yes - several flexible licensing options | Yes |
| Enhancement of data quality | No | Yes |
| Automatically flags non-compliant parts | The solution automatically flags parts, BOMs, and components that are not in compliance, and indicates the regulation which is not in compliance. In case of any change in regulation or item, the compliance manager has the option to compute compliance in a single click | Yes |
| Ad-hoc & Impact Analysis | Yes | Can be provided on request |
| Database of regulated substances | Over 2600 preloaded substances | over 162,000 |
| Automated declaration processes | Yes with client control | Yes |
| Centralize all business units data from a single interface | Yes | Yes |
| Compliance dashboards | Yes - screen allocated with complete compliance information | Yes |
| Secure environment | Yes - can do within the system (Oracle PLM Cloud and/or GoSaaS EG&C) | Yes |
| Secure exchange of data between suppliers & clients | Yes - can do within the system (Oracle PLM Cloud and/or EG&C) | Yes |
| Reduce supply chain risk by verifying data submissions | Yes - can do within the system (Oracle PLM Cloud and/or EG&C) | Yes |
| Improved validation workflows to increase efficiency for users and suppliers | Yes- can do within the system (Oracle PLM Cloud and/or EG&C) | Yes |
| Email suggestions for suppliers | No | Yes |
| Obtain declarations in data exchange standards such as IPC-1752A and IPC-1754 | We support 1752-A and 1752-A_Class-D | Yes |
| Alerts for new requirements | Can be done as per clients requirements | Yes |
| Roll up data from all supply chain tiers | Yes | Yes |
| Provide full material compositions for the regulations shown down below | Yes, we can make it available if the suppliers provide it | Yes |
| Configurable supplier surveys | No | Yes |
| Regulations supported | GoSaaS EG&C | Assent Compliance Platform |
| EU REACH SVHC | Yes | Yes |
| EU RoHS Directive | Yes | Yes |
| California Proposition 65 | Yes | Distributors + Manufacturers |
| EU Waste Framework Directive Module | Yes | Yes |
| Asbestos | Yes | Yes |
| Children’s Safe Products Act (CSPA) — State-Level | Yes | Yes |
| China RoHS | Yes | Yes |
| Safety data sheets | Yes | No |
| FCC support | Yes | No |
| Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA) | No | Yes |
| DFARS Specialty Metals | No | Yes |
| EU Biocides | Yes | Yes |
| EU Medical Device Regulation | Yes | Yes |
| EU REACH Restrictions | Yes | Yes |
| EU Ship Recycling Regulation | Yes | Yes |
| Korea RoHS | Yes | Yes |
| Montreal Protocol | Yes | Yes |
| Recycled Content | Yes | Yes |
| Toxics in Packaging | Yes | Yes |
| U.S. Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) | Yes | Yes |
| DFARS Specialty Metals | No | Yes |
| Acquire data leveraging industry-standard formats, such as the Conflict Minerals Reporting Template (CMRT), and the Slavery and Trafficking Risk Template (STRT) | CMRT only | Yes |
| Conflict Minerals | Yes | Yes |
| Responsible Minerals — Cobalt | Yes | Yes |
| Country of Origin | Yes | Yes |
| USMCA Country of Origin | Yes | Yes |
| NIST 800-171 | Yes | Yes |
| Supplier Qualification | Can be done as per clients requirements | Yes |
| Additional Features | GoSaaS EG&C | Assent Compliance Platform |
| Custom declarable substance lists | Yes - unlimited | Yes |
| Configurable supplier surveys | Yes - can be supported in Oracle PLM Cloud | Yes |
| Provides a database of over 250 million pieces of supplier and part information | Uses integrations to available 3rd party database | Yes |
| The platform obtains missing data from suppliers | Uses integrations to available 3rd party database | Yes |
| 24/7 inbound supplier email support | Yes | Yes |
| Campaign management | Yes | Yes |
| Program reviews | Yes - we do weekly, monthly, quarterly & annually | Quarterly |
| Onsite implementation | Yes | Yes |
| Parts data upload | Yes - data is already in the system (Oracle PLM Cloud/Agile PLM) | Yes |
| Product-level conflict minerals data collection | Yes | Yes |
| Product training videos | Yes | Yes |
| Controlled ITAR data environments for U.S. federal contractors | Yes | Yes |
| Business intelligence dashboards | Yes | Yes |
| Configurable modules | Yes - to some extent | Yes |
| PLM and ERP connectors | Yes - we are already in the Data Hub | Yes |
| Request management through a branded portal | Yes | Yes |
| Extended consulting services | PTC | Yes |
| On-site regulatory training | Yes | Yes |
| Labour Standards Assurance System | No | Yes |
| Scope assessment | Yes | Yes |
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