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Bill Of Materials Management

Create and maintain BOMs with versioning, component sourcing, cost rollup, and engineering change management

Complexity: Complex | Duration: 30m+ | Category: Operations/Process

Tags: #bom #product-engineering #plm #cost-management #manufacturing

Workflow Diagram​

Steps​

Step 1: BOM Creation​

Agent: product

engineer - Define product structure with components and quantities

Step 2: Component Specification​

Agent: product

engineer - Specify part numbers, descriptions, and specs

Step 3: Sourcing​

Agent: procurement

specialist - Identify approved suppliers for each component

Step 4: Cost Rollup​

Agent: cost

analyst - Calculate total material cost with current pricing

Step 5: Version Control​

Agent: plm

specialist - Manage BOM revisions and effectivity dates

Step 6: Engineering Change​

Agent: product

engineer - Process ECOs for design changes

Step 7: Impact Analysis​

Agent: product

engineer - Assess impact on cost, lead time, inventory

Step 8: Approval Workflow​

Agent: engineering

manager - Route for engineering and manufacturing approval

Step 9: ERP Integration​

Agent: plm

specialist - Sync approved BOM to ERP and MRP systems

Step 10: Documentation​

Agent: technical

writer - Generate assembly instructions and work instructions

Usage​

To execute this workflow:

/workflow operations/process/bill-of-materials-management.workflow

See other workflows in this category for related automation patterns.