The days of pure mechanical products are over. With few exceptions, the majority of products today have a bunch of electronic and electromechanical components inside. As a result, BOMs no longer are a simple set of standard and engineering parts […]
The days of pure mechanical products are over. With few exceptions, the majority of products today have a bunch of electronic and electromechanical components inside. As a result, BOMs no longer are a simple set of standard and engineering parts […]
Counting every part down to the smallest screws, a single product can have 1000s of parts. Some of these parts are made by OEMs, however, companies use numerous suppliers that make many of these parts. Managing information about parts is […]
In openBoM, we distinguish a Bill of Materials (BOM) from an Inventory: Bill of Materials (BOM): there are three types of BOMs: Part lists, Single and Multi-level; Inventory: a catalog of parts which can be assigned to a BOM If […]
Managing Part Numbers is not a simple (or easy) topic; it’s easy to get them and yourself confused. For example, Who should assign Part Numbers? Which Part Numbers should be used? Can we use manufacturer and supplier’s part numbers? Should […]
Terminology can be tough. Place two engineers in the same room and they will likely give you three options on what to call the same thing. I’m often asked about the different types of BOMs you can create and manage […]
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