BOM System

The BOM system is the building block for engineering management. Centralize the structure of production to prevent revision control failures

The increasing sophistication in production directly correlates with a bill of materials as the most critical means to warehouse information, list entries such as quantities, and detail supplying vendors and prices. Such a complicated process can inevitably lead to failure if the communication is not up-to-date, easy-to-follow, and fluid.

In order to centralize BOMs, manage product changes and securely share real-time product information, on-demand software systems are being implemented within the manufacturing world. Once on-demand services are established and integrated, the number of errors and lost products is significantly diminished. Three key components that will prevent revision control failures include: centralizing the location of the BOM, establishing automatic engineering change notifications and establishing clearer communication between suppliers and manufacturers.

Best-in-Class BOM Systems feature:

• Reduction of the number of plant-floor errors; such as low-level parts required but not purchased
• Audit components on a pick list in real time to ensure that parts and associated quantities are accurate
• Integrated repository designed for complex, hierarchical product information that is critical to disseminate required data at key decision points

Top Considerations Before Buying BOM Systems:
Since the BOM impacts purchasing and production, it has to be accurate—and it has to change as your design does.

Key Providers:
1. Streamline the handling of your BOM with MasterControl’s BOM Management Software. This integrated system fixes inefficient BOM, poor supply chain communication, ineffective collaborations and unpredictable costs to ensure a smoother operation. Features include an automatic updates once revisions are implemented and can track changes where needed. It also offers bulk replacement in which a single part used in multiple locations can be replaced simultaneously once selected assemblies are chosen.  MasterControl is a global organization with offices in North America, United Kingdom, and Asia. MasterControl software solutions enable over 400 companies around the world to accelerate their time to market, while reducing overall costs and increasing internal efficiency.

2. Manage mission-critical product data with Arena Solution’s Bill of Materials (BOM) Software. BOMs are accurately managed and customers experience improved productivity, decreased product costs and improved quality. This integrated and focused system will allow you to move away from spreadsheet based BOM Management. Arena Solutions only deals with BOM management and software systems so their product is extremely focused and driven.

3. SYSPRO’s Bill of Materials software solution allows users to maintain a model of manufactured or assembled goods, but also offers capabilities to present what-if scenarios. This integrated system facilitates an accurate expected cost against actual production costs for comparative purposes.  SYSPRO has a proven track record of managed sustainable growth and is operational in over 60 countries, across six continents with over 1500 channel and support partners.

4. Provide your organization full BOM Management functionality with Omnify Software’s Bill of Material (BOM) Management program. It features a multi-level platform that allows complete revision control and audit trails coupled with comprehensive importing, exporting and reporting. This software solution offers direct integration with ERP systems for automated BOM uploads to keep your operation abreast of immediate changes. Implementation of this product will eliminate manual BOM processes and will improve data integrity often associated with manual entry. Omnify Software is a leading provider of business-ready, product lifecycle and change management solutions designed to meet the needs of manufacturers in the electronics, mechanical, medical and defense industries.

BOM Systems
Definition: A bill of materials (BOM) can be comprised of a simple list of parts or a list of parts assemblies and sub-assemblies. Like parts, assemblies can be used in more than one material list and in many cases a part assembly will itself contain other assemblies (sub-assemblies) and individual parts.