Does the ERP system allow for a structured Bill of Materials?
Questica SE – We provide a separate Engineering screen to manage entire Projects and individual jobs Questica SE displays a structured Bill of Materials (BOM) hierarchy, rather than a flat BOM, in a flexible Graphical User Interface (GUI) screen. By displaying the BOM visually designers have greater flexibility to break down assemblies and work in a logical manner. Changes to an assembly quantity or parts within the assembly are more easily managed given a visual structured BOM. Customer Benefit – ETO firms cannot use flat (a simple list of parts) BOM systems. They must have a structured BOM. Structured BOMs allow designers and engineers to logically break up complex machinery into a series of nested subassemblies. It provides a much quicker and organized means of finding the materials and modifying requirements for changes. Visualization of the machine’s BOM structure is also critical to design and change management.