When different product views lead to inconsistencies

Product structures and bills of materials (BOMs) form the foundation for engineering, procurement, manufacturing, and service. In many companies, however, inconsistencies often arise between different product views, leading to manual coordination, errors, and delays in downstream processes. With Product Structure & MultiBOM, companies manage product structures centrally and consistently synchronize different BOM views. This ensures that up-to-date product information is always available to all stakeholders for reliable decision-making and efficient processes.

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Ihre Vorteile

  • Centrally manage product structures 
  • Synchronize engineering, manufacturing, and service BOMs 
  • Consistently transfer changes into downstream processes 
  • Increase data quality and traceability 
  • Reduce coordination effort between departments 
  • Provide manufacturing, purchasing, and service with up-to-date product data

Centrally manage product structures

The product structure forms the common foundation for engineering, manufacturing, purchasing, and service. Product Structure & MultiBOM helps to centrally manage assemblies, components, and relationships within a seamless, consistent product architecture. This allows all stakeholders to access the same product definition, creating the basis for consistent decisions throughout the entire product lifecycle.

Centrally manage product structures

The product structure forms the common foundation for engineering, manufacturing, purchasing, and service. Product Structure & MultiBOM helps to centrally manage assemblies, components, and relationships within a seamless, consistent product architecture. This allows all stakeholders to access the same product definition, creating the basis for consistent decisions throughout the entire product lifecycle.

The product structure forms the common foundation for engineering, manufacturing, purchasing, and service. Product Structure & MultiBOM helps to centrally manage assemblies, components, and relationships within a seamless, consistent product architecture. This allows all stakeholders to access the same product definition, creating the basis for consistent decisions throughout the entire product lifecycle.

Automatically synchronize BOM views

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Engineering, manufacturing, service, and spare parts BOMs serve different requirements. The xBOM Manager synchronizes the derivation of these views from the engineering BOM. Changes can easily be applied to other views without the need to maintain information multiple times. As a result, different BOMs always remain up to date across all departments.

Automatically synchronize BOM views

Engineering, manufacturing, service, and spare parts BOMs serve different requirements. The xBOM Manager synchronizes the derivation of these views from the engineering BOM. Changes can easily be applied to other views without the need to maintain information multiple times. As a result, different BOMs always remain up to date across all departments.

Engineering, manufacturing, service, and spare parts BOMs serve different requirements. The xBOM Manager synchronizes the derivation of these views from the engineering BOM. Changes can easily be applied to other views without the need to maintain information multiple times. As a result, different BOMs always remain up to date across all departments.

Make product changes manageable

[Translate to Englisch:] Der Strukturvergleich zwischen unterschiedlichen Versionen (Indexständen) und Varianten eines Produkts zeigt Unterschiede und Wiederverwendungspotenziale auf

Changes to products often affect numerous assemblies and variants. Product Structure & MultiBOM supports transparent product structure comparisons and makes impacts visible at an early stage. Teams can transparently trace, evaluate, and implement changes in a controlled manner. This reduces errors and ensures the long-term consistency of complex product structures.

Make product changes manageable

Changes to products often affect numerous assemblies and variants. Product Structure & MultiBOM supports transparent product structure comparisons and makes impacts visible at an early stage. Teams can transparently trace, evaluate, and implement changes in a controlled manner. This reduces errors and ensures the long-term consistency of complex product structures.

[Translate to Englisch:] Der Strukturvergleich zwischen unterschiedlichen Versionen (Indexständen) und Varianten eines Produkts zeigt Unterschiede und Wiederverwendungspotenziale auf

Changes to products often affect numerous assemblies and variants. Product Structure & MultiBOM supports transparent product structure comparisons and makes impacts visible at an early stage. Teams can transparently trace, evaluate, and implement changes in a controlled manner. This reduces errors and ensures the long-term consistency of complex product structures.

Reliably supply downstream processes

Procurement, production planning, manufacturing, and service always require up-to-date product information. Product Structure & MultiBOM ensures that released product structures and BOMs are automatically transferred to downstream processes. This includes, for example, providing manufacturing BOMs for production processes or transferring relevant product data to ERP systems for material planning, procurement, and order fulfillment. As a result, all departments work with consistent data and can make decisions based on reliable information.

Reliably supply downstream processes

Procurement, production planning, manufacturing, and service always require up-to-date product information. Product Structure & MultiBOM ensures that released product structures and BOMs are automatically transferred to downstream processes. This includes, for example, providing manufacturing BOMs for production processes or transferring relevant product data to ERP systems for material planning, procurement, and order fulfillment. As a result, all departments work with consistent data and can make decisions based on reliable information.

Procurement, production planning, manufacturing, and service always require up-to-date product information. Product Structure & MultiBOM ensures that released product structures and BOMs are automatically transferred to downstream processes. This includes, for example, providing manufacturing BOMs for production processes or transferring relevant product data to ERP systems for material planning, procurement, and order fulfillment. As a result, all departments work with consistent data and can make decisions based on reliable information.

Support collaboration across disciplines

Product data is generated in various systems and departments. Product Structure & MultiBOM connects these perspectives in a shared product architecture and creates transparency across dependencies. Engineering, manufacturing, purchasing, and service collaborate on a consistent database and can better coordinate product decisions.

Support collaboration across disciplines

Product data is generated in various systems and departments. Product Structure & MultiBOM connects these perspectives in a shared product architecture and creates transparency across dependencies. Engineering, manufacturing, purchasing, and service collaborate on a consistent database and can better coordinate product decisions.

Product data is generated in various systems and departments. Product Structure & MultiBOM connects these perspectives in a shared product architecture and creates transparency across dependencies. Engineering, manufacturing, purchasing, and service collaborate on a consistent database and can better coordinate product decisions.