Leveraging Maximum Benefits By Building Accurate Bill of Material (BOM) ! Discover All Essential Constituents and Processes!!
Abstract : A bill of materials, or BOM for short, is an extensive list used by manufacturing companies. These lists are highly detailed, and contain everything needed for a company. They are normally sorted into comprehensive levels. At the top you’ll find the finished product, and at the bottom you’ll find the raw materials. When reviewing a BOM, you can expect to find any and all of the following: Parts Specific items Assemblies Subassemblies Intermediate assemblies Related documents Product drawings Process of assembly Any other requirements to create a product BOMs are used for complex products. You wouldn’t expect to find them for simple items. Rather, they’re used for products that require some level of engineering. There are single-level bill of materials (single-level BOM) as well as multi-level bill of materials (multi-level BOM). A multi-level BOM is normally organized by rank. The highest levels of the product are at the top. The individual pieces are at the bot