Configurable BOM
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A configurable bill of materials (CBOM) is a form of bill of materials
(BOM) used by industries that have multiple options and highly configurable products (e.g. telecom systems, data-center hardware (SANS, servers, etc.), PCs, autos)
The CBOM is used to dynamically create "end-items" that a company sells. The benefit of using CBOM structure is it reduces the work-effort needed to maintain product structures. The configurable BOM is most frequently driven by "configurator" software, however it can be enabled manually (manual maintenance is infrequent because it is unwieldy to manage the number of permutations and combinations of possible configurations)
The development of the CBOM is dependent on having a modular BOM
structure in place. The modular BOM structure provides the assemblies/sub-systems that can be selected to "configure" an end-item.
While most configurators utilize top-down hierarchical rules syntax to find appropriate modular BOMs, maintenance of very similar BOMs (i.e., only one component is different for various voltages) becomes highly excessive. A newer approach, (Bottom-Up/Rules-Based Structuring) utilizing a proprietary search engine scheme transversing through selectable componentry at high speeds eliminates the Planning Modular BOM duplications. The search engine is also used for all combinatorial feature constraints and GUI representations to support specification selections.
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) used by industries that have multiple options and highly configurable products (e.g. telecom systems, data-center hardware (SANS, servers, etc.), PCs, autos)
The CBOM is used to dynamically create "end-items" that a company sells. The benefit of using CBOM structure is it reduces the work-effort needed to maintain product structures. The configurable BOM is most frequently driven by "configurator" software, however it can be enabled manually (manual maintenance is infrequent because it is unwieldy to manage the number of permutations and combinations of possible configurations)
The development of the CBOM is dependent on having a modular BOM
Modular BOM
A modular bill of materials is type of bill of materials and a critical element in defining the product structure of an end-item....
structure in place. The modular BOM structure provides the assemblies/sub-systems that can be selected to "configure" an end-item.
While most configurators utilize top-down hierarchical rules syntax to find appropriate modular BOMs, maintenance of very similar BOMs (i.e., only one component is different for various voltages) becomes highly excessive. A newer approach, (Bottom-Up/Rules-Based Structuring) utilizing a proprietary search engine scheme transversing through selectable componentry at high speeds eliminates the Planning Modular BOM duplications. The search engine is also used for all combinatorial feature constraints and GUI representations to support specification selections.
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) - Engineering bill of materials (EBOM)
- Modular BOMModular BOMA modular bill of materials is type of bill of materials and a critical element in defining the product structure of an end-item....
- 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)