Modular BOM
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A modular bill of materials (modular BOM) is type of bill of materials
(BOM) and a critical element in defining the product structure of an end-item.
Modular BOMs define the component materials, documents, parts and engineering drawings needed to complete a sub-assembly. While the terms BOM and modular BOM are most commonly used in association with physical products, the concept can be used in a variety of industries (e.g. software, medical records). Modular BOMs are used by modern information systems to serve a variety of purposes, such as defining the components needed to produce a sub-assembly, and providing cost information for each component and "rolled-up" cost information for the overall sub-assembly.
For option-based, configurable products (e.g. automobiles, PCs) companies needed to plan every combination and permutation of options to ensure they could fulfill customer demands. With a modular BOM structure, companies can plan the demand for each module independent of the end-item demand by estimating the popularity of the module sub-assembly.
Bill of materials
A bill of materials is a list of the raw materials, sub-assemblies, intermediate assemblies, sub-components, components, parts and the quantities of each needed to manufacture an end product...
(BOM) and a critical element in defining the product structure of an end-item.
Modular BOMs define the component materials, documents, parts and engineering drawings needed to complete a sub-assembly. While the terms BOM and modular BOM are most commonly used in association with physical products, the concept can be used in a variety of industries (e.g. software, medical records). Modular BOMs are used by modern information systems to serve a variety of purposes, such as defining the components needed to produce a sub-assembly, and providing cost information for each component and "rolled-up" cost information for the overall sub-assembly.
For option-based, configurable products (e.g. automobiles, PCs) companies needed to plan every combination and permutation of options to ensure they could fulfill customer demands. With a modular BOM structure, companies can plan the demand for each module independent of the end-item demand by estimating the popularity of the module sub-assembly.
See also
- Bill of materialsBill of materialsA bill of materials is a list of the raw materials, sub-assemblies, intermediate assemblies, sub-components, components, parts and the quantities of each needed to manufacture an end product...
(BOM) - Configurable BOMConfigurable BOMA configurable bill of materials is a form of bill of materials used by industries that have multiple options and highly configurable products...
(CBOM) - Material requirements planningMaterial requirements planningMaterial requirements planning is a production planning and inventory control system used to manage manufacturing processes. Most MRP systems are software-based, while it is possible to conduct MRP by hand as well....
(MRP) - Manufacturing resource planningManufacturing resource planningManufacturing resource planning is defined by APICS as a method for the effective planning of all resources of a manufacturing company...
(MRP II) - Enterprise resource planningEnterprise resource planningEnterprise resource planning systems integrate internal and external management information across an entire organization, embracing finance/accounting, manufacturing, sales and service, customer relationship management, etc. ERP systems automate this activity with an integrated software application...
(ERP) - Product data managementProduct Data ManagementProduct data management is the business function often within product lifecycle management that is responsible for the creation, management and publication of product data...
(PDM)