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Completing a Bill of Materials is an indispensable step in manufacturing and BOM is an important ERP Application for Manufacturers. It renders the fundamental capabilities to drive optimum results out of production, inventory planning, scheduling, materials requirement planning, and product costing.
What Is a Bill of Materials (BOM)?
NetSuite Bill of Materials is a structured, comprehensive list of the materials, components and parts needed to manufacture or repair a product. Also, it includes quantities in which the raw materials are needed, instructions for procuring, and using these materials.
Why Use a NetSuite Bill of Materials?
NetSuite Advanced Bill of Materials (BOM) drops down the likelihood of both shortages and overages of materials. It ensures that the right parts and materials are available at the right time and in the right quantities. Using BOMs, thriving manufacturers remain within budget, on schedule, and ensure accurate manufacturing.
Types of Bills of Materials
Engineering Bill of Materials (EBOM)
Engineering BOMs, as their name suggests, are developed by engineers and defines a finished product’s original design. It covers items, parts, components, subassemblies, and a technical drawing of the product.
Sales Bill of Materials (SBOM)
A sales bill of materials lists the products and components needed to manufacture to a product as ordered by the customer and is developed from the sales order.
Manufacturing Bill of Materials (MBOM)
This bill of materials is used during production and identifies the parts and assemblies required to produce a shippable product, including packaging. It covers the waste generated and items consumed in the entire production process.
Configurable Bill of Materials
It is used for finished products that undergo design and configuration to meet a customer’s specific needs and identifies labeling or packaging requirements as well.
Production Bill of Materials
It includes the components and assemblies that make up a produce and hence, act as the foundation for a production order.
NetSuite Assembly Bill of Materials for Manufacturing
It lists the fundamental item as a sales product rather than an inventory item. Also, a NetSuite Assembly and Bill of Materials lists sub-assemblies (or children).
Type of Manufacturing Industries which uses Bill Of Material
For the most part, discrete manufacturing industries, where finished products are made of raw materials that can be counted and touched, use bill of materials. This includes joining, attaching, fixing, and assembling.
Advantages of NetSuite Bill of Materials
- Offers a single record of the materials, components, and assemblies that go into the product.
- Minimizes inventory inaccuracies, and production delays, saving both cost time, and money.
- Ensures uniformity and safety standards to meet customer expectations
- Identifies the parts, materials, and components used and zero in on potential sources of failures.
Creating Bill of Materials manually can be tedious, complex, and may not be successful quite often. By leveraging NetSuite Bill of Materials, production units can drive automation and make the most of this capability to gain greater efficiency and higher productivity.
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FAQs
Q1. What Is a Bill of Materials (BOM)?
Ans. A Bill of Materials, as experts say, is a comprehensive and structured list of materials, quantity of the materials with name, desciption, and cost, compenents, and steps to manufacture a product or repair a product.
Q2. What are the 5 parts of a bill of materials?
Ans. The 5 key parts of a Bill of Materials are number, name, description and quantity, cost, and the unit of measure. However, the bill of materials does not include labor.
Q3. What is bill of material in NetSuite?
Ans. A Bill of Materials, or BOM, in NetSuite lists the quantities of raw materials, assemblies, sub-components, and parts required for product manufacturing. Production units can use a BOM to communicate between manufacturing partners, multiple facilities within the organization, or with a single manufacturing plant.
Q4. What are the types of BOM?
Ans. There are two types of BOMs
- Engineering BOMs that define the design of the finished product
- Manufacturing BOMs
Q5. What is the difference between BOM and BOQ?
Ans. A Bill of Material is a comprehensive list of inventory, including raw materials, parts, components, and so on. A BOQ lists the total number of materials needed to finish the project. In general, BOQs help project developers in getting detailed quotes for project requirements and they get clarity of the material requirements through BOMs.
