What is Bill of Materials (BOM)? | BOM Management - PTC

BOM management is the capturing, configuring, and managing of all product data that is developed throughout the lifecycle of a product. plm BILLOFMATERIALS BillofMaterials(BOM)Management Comprehensiveout-of-the-boxproductstructuremanagementthatprovidesfulldigitalassociativityacrossengineering,supplychain,manufacturing,sales,andservice. ViewAllPLMCapabilities Contact-us WhatisBillofMater... Togglenavigation Overview Benefits Features CaseStudies Solutions ContactUs WhatisBOMManagement? BOMmanagementisthecapturing,configuring,andmanagingofallproductdatathatisdevelopedthroughoutthelifecycleofaproduct.EffectiveBOMmanagementiscriticaltoamanufacturer’ssuccessnomatterthesizeorthenumberofpartsintheproduct. YourDigitalTransformationStartsWithBOMManagement Mostmanufacturersaregrapplingwithspeedandagilityinthefaceofgrowingnumbersofproductoptionsandvariants.Homegrowntoolsandprocessesmakeitverychallengingtofindandensuretraceabilityandassociativityoftherightproductinformation. Byadoptingaparts-centricapproachtomanagingtheirbillofmaterials,manufacturerscanfostercollaborationfromthepointofproductconceptionthroughmanufacturing,deviceconnectivity,andfieldservice. BenefitsofBOMManagement Herearetenwaysmanufacturerscanrealizeimmediatebenefitsfromadigitalproductdefinitionthatprovidesfullconnectivityacrossengineering,supplychain,manufacturing,sales,andservice. Provideearlyvisibilitytostakeholders Enablestakeholderstoaccessinformationearlyintheproductdevelopmentprocess,whichhelpsincreasecross-departmentalcollaborationandensuresfastertime-to-market. SupportarangeofBOMstructures ProvidespecificBOMviewsfordepartments,eachofwhichareassociatedwiththeothers,ensuringtraceabilitybetweenparts(CAD,electrical,mechanical,software,andsoon). Comprehensivelymanageconfigurations Create“closed-loop”lifecyclesystemconsolidationandautomaticallyincorporatetheconfigurationflowfromupstreamdefinitionsintodownstreamconfiguredBOMs. Enablepervasivevisualization Makevisualizationsanddigitalmodelsavailableforusethroughouttheproductdevelopmentprocess.Visualizationhelpswithpartrecognition,whilealsomakingitpossibletoleveragedigitalmodelsandoptimizedownstreamprocessesanddeliverables. Improvecomponentandsuppliermanagement Partreuseiskeyinhelpingreducewasteandimprovecostsandefficiency.Enableuserstoquicklyfindandreusethepartstheyneedwhentheyneedthem. Ensurechangemanagementandtraceability Productsevolverapidly.Easilymanagechangestoaproduct’sdefinitionandensureyourdeliverablesreflectproductdevelopmentchangesacrosstheenterprise. Optimizedownstreamutilization Ensuredataaccuracyandconfigurationsofupstreamanddownstreamdeliverablestooptimizeworkflowsandprocessesacrosstheorganization. EnablecollaborationandIPprotection Sharerelevant,accurate,up-to-datedatathatcanbeaccessedandusedwithminimalreworktomaximizeproductivity—allwhileprotectingintellectualproperty(IP). CreateBOM-basedreports Enableuserstobetterunderstandthedigitalproductdefinition,allowingthemtoqueryandfindspecificinformationandunderstandpatterns,aswellasanalyzetheproducts. MakeBOMtransformationareality EnableagrouptochangetheoriginalBOMtoaviewthatworksforthem.DownstreamuserscanplantheirBOMsearlierintheprocessratherthanwaitforengineeringdrawings. EstablishaBOM-CentricApproachandBecomeaDigitalLeader ThiswhitepaperprovidesadditionaldetailsonthetenwaysanorganizationcangainimmediatebenefitsfromadigitalproductdefinitionwithacomprehensiveBOM. ReadtheWhitepaper KeyBOMManagementSoftwareFeatures Comprehensiveout-of-the-boxconfigurationmanagementforamodel-baseddigitalthread.Downstreamdigitalcontentisassociative(notcopied)withtraceablelinkstomanufacturing,service,andmore. Visualization:Seeproductconfigurationsin3Dincludingloadingcomponentsondemand,performinterferencechecking,colorcodedsearchandvisualcompareinCreoView,whilefullyleveragingtheseviewablesindownstreaminprocessplans,workinstructions,catalogs,AR,etc. Editing:Createandmanageproductdesignsincludinginlineediting,autocompletesearch,save-as,importfromspreadsheet,anddrivingBOMbuiltfromCAD Compare:Compareproductstructuresincludingdifferencesinparts,billofmaterials,CAD,documents,etc.Viewdifferencesandexplorein3D Partreplacementsandsupersedes:Definerelationshipsofinterchangeabilityincludingalternates,substitutesandpartobsolescence Partclassification:Defineattributesthatstreamlinefindingpartsusinggraphicalnavigationorattributesearching.Ensurepartstandardizationthroughclassificationdrivennaming Optionsandvariants:Buildconfigurableproductplatformsandcreateconfigurationsand3DdeliverablesfordesignanddownstreamneedssuchasMBOMandprocessplans PartAML/AVL:Tiesupplierpartinformationtoproductdesignandallowdefinitionofpreferredsuppliersforcommodityparts.Enablepartrequestprocessforsupplychainandengineeringcollaboration Integrationforembeddedsoftware:LinksoftwaredeliverablesfromSCMtoolstoBOMtoprovideacompleteproductdefinitionincludingsoftware Transformation:Associativeengineering,manufacturing,andservicebillofmaterialsviewstostreamlinereconciliation;supportfortextualandgraphicaltransformation Parttypes:Definepartsdefinitionsthathelpdescribeandcapturedifferentbusinessneedswithvaryingattributes,lifecyclesandaccesscontrol. Parthistory:Timelinehistory;compareinformationandpartstructuredirectlyfromhistorytable CustomerStories Learnhowthesecompanieshaveadoptedaparts-centricapproachtomanagingtheirBOMsinordertodrivetheirdigitaltransformation. Irobot'sJourneytoProductNirvana Toensurestakeholderswerereceivingmaximumvaluefrombillofmaterialsmanagement,iRobotadoptedaquick-winapproachtodeployprojectsinthree-tosix-monthincrements. HeartheStory LifetimeProducts:FromPapertoDigital DiscoverhowLifetimeProductsevolvedfrommanualprocessestodigitaltraceabilityandcollaborationinaseriesofshortprojects. WatchtheVideo NidecGlobalAppliance–ProducingwithQuality LearnhowNidecwasabletoimproveproductqualitybytakingaparts-centricapproachtoBOMmanagement. LearnMore Typesofbillsofmaterial EngineeringBOM(EBOM) EnableproductdesigntoassociativelycreatetheEBOMfromup-to-dateCADandPLMdata. LearnMoreAboutEBOMs ManufacturingBOM(MBOM) EnablemanufacturingteamstoassociativelycreatetheMBOMfromtheEBOMandprepareprocessmanufacturingplansandworkinstructions. LearnMoreAboutMBOMs ServiceBOM(SBOM) EnableserviceteamstoassociativelycreatetheSBOMfromtheEBOM.Prepareworkinstructions,manageservicepartsandinformation,andestablishconnectedfieldservice. LearnMoreAboutSBOMs LearnMoreAboutWindchill ExplorePTC’sWindchillenterprisePLMsolution.WithitsbreakthroughPLMcapabilities,Windchillenablesyoutoadoptaparts-centricapproachtomanagingyourbillofmaterialswithasinglesourceoftruthtoallproductdata.Experiencetrueclosed-looplifecyclemanagementfromearlyconceptthroughalliterations,designcycles,andstagesuntilyourproductisfullyreleased. ExplorePTC'sPLMSolution,Windchill AdditionalResources EstablishaBOM-centricApproach LearnwhyyourdigitaltransformationshouldstartwithBOMmanagement. APanelDiscussion:CreatingValueWithaBOM-centricFoundati.... ListentospeakersfromJohnson&Johnson,TheTorocompany,SteelcaseandSolarTurbines. PLMVirtualConference:GettingYourDigitalHouseinOrder Accesstheon-demandsessionstogetanunderstandingofhowastrongPLMfoundationiskeytoanydigitaltransformation. Talktoanexpert Givestakeholdersthroughoutyourorganizationquickandeasyaccesstoproductdata.Windchill,PTC’sproductlifecyclemanagementsolution,helpsbreakdownorganizationalsilosleadingto: Improvedtime-to-market Decreasedcosts Improvedproductquality Moretimeforinnovating Windchilloffersorganizationstheperformanceandscaletheyneedtomanagelargedatasetsandwithsubscriptionpricing,youonlypayforwhatyouneed.Plus,witheasyintegrationtotheThingWorxIoTplatform,datafromsmart,connectedproductsinthefieldcanbeleveragedforadigitaltwin. ReadytolearnmoreaboutwhatWindchillcandoforyou?Submittheformandwe’llbeintouch! 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