Cofactr offers several ways to support your planning, processes, procurement, and logistics. This article gives an overview of what those core features mean and how they work.
PARTS PRICING FROM MAJOR DISTRIBUTORS
When you buy parts through Cofactr from any high reliability distributor there will be no fee added to the price. Cofactr gives transparent pricing at cost. For example, here is how a quantity of 20 of the part ATTINY12L-4PU is priced from Mouser, a distributor that is listed as highly reliable in data and parts quality at the time of this article's writing.
You'll see a breakdown of itemized pricing exactly how it would appear through Mouser, as shown below.
Cofactr provides an itemized breakdown of all parts pricing, shipping, tariffs, and customs charges.
PARTS PRICING FROM LESSER KNOWN AND LOWER RELIABILITY DISTRIBUTORS (BROKERAGE)
For parts purchased from less known or reliable distributors (i.e. brokerage) Cofactr includes a fee for Refund Guarantee and anti-counterfeit inspection.
Our brokerage anti-counterfeiting includes random sample or 100% optical and X-Ray inspection of purchased components depending on supplier risk profile against a known good (when available) and Refund Guarantee covering the full cost of the parts in the circumstance where the parts are not delivered or fail inspection.
Refund Guarantee & anti-counterfeiting package added to non-authorized distributors is calculated based on our technical part data and supplier risk profile and typically starts at around 15% of the cost of the parts.
We include this fee to dramatically mitigate risk to our customers during an inherently high-risk purchase.
LOGISTICS SERVICES AND SHIPPING PRICING
Cofactr offers a a full suite of electronics-specific logistics support including. A full list of logistics services and pricing per action listed below:
Service Category | Service | Price |
Ingest and Stocking | Ingest and counting of all parts from a new customer within the first 30 days of onboarding | $0.00 |
Ingest and Stocking | Ingest and counting of a part from supplier into Cofactr’s warehouse when purchased through Cofactr | $0.00 |
Ingest and Stocking | Ingest and counting of a part into Cofactr’s warehouse which is barcoded | $0.50 |
Ingest and Stocking | Ingest and counting of a part into Cofactr’s warehouse with a non-machine readable label | $2.00 |
Shipping from Cofactr | Packing material and labor for a shipment of from Cofactr | $5.00 |
Shipping from Cofactr | Picking charge per stock lot included in a shipment | $0.50 |
Storage at Cofactr | Monthly charge per standard 20”x15”x6” (internal volume) ESD-safe bin stored at Cofactr’s warehouse | $25.00 |
Storage at Cofactr | Monthly charge per stock lot stored on a reel of 13” diameter or larger which doesn’t fit in a standard bin | $2.00 |
Storage at Cofactr | Monthly charge per sq. foot for non-reeled items that cannot fit in a standard bin | $10.00 |
A-La-Carte Logistics | Handling charge to split or combine a stock lot | $2.50 |
A-La-Carte Logistics | Handling and material fee to reel cut tape with leader and tail (8mm) | $10.00 |
A-La-Carte Logistics | Handling and material fee to reel cut tape with leader and tail (12-16mm) | $12.50 |
A-La-Carte Logistics | Handling and material fee to reel cut tape with leader and tail (24mm) | $15.00 |
A-La-Carte Logistics | Handling fee to reset MSL floor life of a stock lot and resealing stock lot in sealed vapor barrier ESD bag | $10.00 |
A-La-Carte Logistics | Processing fee to arrange the return of a stock lot purchased through Cofactr | $5.00 |
All a-la-carte logistics costs will be explicitly called out in the user flow in Cofactr to make sure that it's always clear what actions in Cofactr trigger a billed logistics service.