xBOM
Advantages for enterprises and employees
- Efficient interaction between development and production planning
- Fast and safe elimination of quantity differences
- Synchronization with other BOMs for service, spare parts and maintenance
- Reliably evaluate deviations directly in the 3D model
Support the efficient cooperation of development and production planning
The central production planning provides the globally distributed production sites with location-specific or order-specific manufacturing BOMs (mBOMs). For this reason, the efficient mapping of design changes to mBOMs plays a decisive role in the daily cooperation between product development and production and process planning. The xBOM Manager supports this interaction during the transition from development to production planning through the secure transport of BOM changes. You can also map the plant reference using cross-plant or plant-specific mBOMs.
Support the efficient cooperation of development and production planning
The central production planning provides the globally distributed production sites with location-specific or order-specific manufacturing BOMs (mBOMs). For this reason, the efficient mapping of design changes to mBOMs plays a decisive role in the daily cooperation between product development and production and process planning. The xBOM Manager supports this interaction during the transition from development to production planning through the secure transport of BOM changes. You can also map the plant reference using cross-plant or plant-specific mBOMs.
The central production planning provides the globally distributed production sites with location-specific or order-specific manufacturing BOMs (mBOMs). For this reason, the efficient mapping of design changes to mBOMs plays a decisive role in the daily cooperation between product development and production and process planning. The xBOM Manager supports this interaction during the transition from development to production planning through the secure transport of BOM changes. You can also map the plant reference using cross-plant or plant-specific mBOMs.
Eliminate quantity differences quickly and reliably
The manual BOM comparison, often common practice in the ERP system, is time-consuming and involves a high risk of errors. The xBOM Manager therefore supports the secure reconciliation of bills of materials. The consolidation of difference quantities is decisive for this. The CONTACT Elements module visually highlights these differences in the product structures so that users can navigate directly to the source. The xBOM Manager supports the elimination of differences comfortably. For example, you can make structural changes to welding or pre- and final assembly assemblies using drag & drop and integrated dialogs directly in the context of the change transport.
The manual BOM comparison, often common practice in the ERP system, is time-consuming and involves a high risk of errors. The xBOM Manager therefore supports the secure reconciliation of bills of materials. The consolidation of difference quantities is decisive for this. The CONTACT Elements module visually highlights these differences in the product structures so that users can navigate directly to the source. The xBOM Manager supports the elimination of differences comfortably. For example, you can make structural changes to welding or pre- and final assembly assemblies using drag & drop and integrated dialogs directly in the context of the change transport.
Synchronize other structures such as service, spare parts and maintenance BOMs
The xBOM Manager also enables the comparison of engineering BOMs (eBOMs) with any other structures such as service, spare parts and maintenance BOMs. This enables you to support follow-up processes in the product life cycle that extend beyond production. You can, for example, also document specific order BOMs or construction statuses of machines in operation and lay the data foundations for supplying the digital twin − on the basis of CONTACT Elements for IoT.
The xBOM Manager also enables the comparison of engineering BOMs (eBOMs) with any other structures such as service, spare parts and maintenance BOMs. This enables you to support follow-up processes in the product life cycle that extend beyond production. You can, for example, also document specific order BOMs or construction statuses of machines in operation and lay the data foundations for supplying the digital twin − on the basis of CONTACT Elements for IoT.
Evaluate deviations directly in the 3D model
The xBOM Manager works directly with CONTACT's 3D visualization 3D Connect. The 3D preview and the visual navigation along the product structure simplify and accelerate the work. Selected components, especially those within the scope of difference analysis, are highlighted directly in the 3D model in order to reliably evaluate deviations.
The xBOM Manager works directly with CONTACT's 3D visualization 3D Connect. The 3D preview and the visual navigation along the product structure simplify and accelerate the work. Selected components, especially those within the scope of difference analysis, are highlighted directly in the 3D model in order to reliably evaluate deviations.
Related Elements
Efficiently create product architectures and structures
Develop requirements-oriented products
Create mechatronic product structures for systems engineering
Configure variants with 150% BOMs
Manage BOMs and ensuring compliance
Use reliable interfaces between development and production
From virtual product to smooth start of production
Transparency in the pre-production process thanks to matchless support
Map series startup process robustly and control it cost-effectively
Precise and on-schedule planning with prototype BOM
Record activities when constructing samples and performing trials and synchronize tools with production
Be better informed and make faster decisions with 3D product data
Better processes with model data at the push of a button
Visual analyses and decisions with the 3D Cockpit
Easier sharing of model data for team collaboration
3D-PDF, JT & STEP: More possibilities with standards
Digital mockups accelerate product protection
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