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The role of a Bill of Materials in optimizing your inventory management

SYSPRO Smarter ERP

A BOM may be a relatively simple document or a complex, multi-levelled product description made from multiple sub-assemblies. The combination of MPS, BOM and MRP information determines the items to be manufactured, in what quantities and by when, and what must be procured. However, BOM offers more value.

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Lean Manufacturing: Is it Really Worth It? 16 Big Benefits Say, “Yes.”

GlobalTranz

Inventory records, product specs, shipping documents contain errors. The now outmoded MRP scheduling approach too often moves inventory into stock that doesn’t reflect customer needs and cannot efficiently make frequent adjustments to accommodate variations in those needs. Overhead costs are excessive (due to systemic disorder).