Hi,
I'm looking to establish what is the standard way of dealing with BOM with Variances. For a simple example I have two BOMs (2 separate parts)
BOM1
- Part A
- Part B
- Type A
BOM2
- Part A
- Part B
- Type B
Now as you can see both top levels parts need components Part A & Part B, however at the time of ordering the customer specify whether they want a Type A or Type B (note they must pick one). I'm of the opinion that having a top level part for every possible variant is a bad idea, I prefer the idea of a single BOM which looks like this:
BOM3
- Part A
- Part B
- Type
In this instance the type entry is more a generic part, the PLM system would ensure links are maintained to the possible choices.
Happy to hear peoples thoughts of what the standard accepted practice is?
Thanks.
I'm looking to establish what is the standard way of dealing with BOM with Variances. For a simple example I have two BOMs (2 separate parts)
BOM1
- Part A
- Part B
- Type A
BOM2
- Part A
- Part B
- Type B
Now as you can see both top levels parts need components Part A & Part B, however at the time of ordering the customer specify whether they want a Type A or Type B (note they must pick one). I'm of the opinion that having a top level part for every possible variant is a bad idea, I prefer the idea of a single BOM which looks like this:
BOM3
- Part A
- Part B
- Type
In this instance the type entry is more a generic part, the PLM system would ensure links are maintained to the possible choices.
Happy to hear peoples thoughts of what the standard accepted practice is?
Thanks.