About BOM Items

The bill of materials (BOM) is a list of formulation items required to manufacture a product. Consuming a BOM item represents the process of utilizing a BOM item within an operation. The BOM items required to complete an operation are defined in Route Editor or in the ERP system, along with details on whether consuming a BOM item is mandatory to complete the operation.

Using Unit Operations, you can perform the following tasks:
  • Access a list of BOM items associated with an operation.
  • View the total number of mandatory BOM items to be consumed for the serials/lots that you have clocked on for an operation. This number appears on the BOM tab when you access an operation.
  • Specify the quantity of BOM items that have been consumed for each serial/lot. If an operation requires clocking on (as defined in Route Editor or the ERP system), you can complete an operation only if all the mandatory BOM items for each serial/lot in the operation are consumed. If, however, the operation does not require clocking on, you can complete the operation even if the mandatory BOM items are not consumed.
The color of a row in the list of BOM items indicates the requirement type and the consumption status of a BOM item, as described in the following table.
ColorDescription
PinkIndicates that the BOM item is mandatory to complete an operation. To complete an operation, you must consume all the mandatory BOM items in the operation. The BOM section displays the quantity of mandatory BOM parts required to complete an operation when the following conditions are true:
  • The required BOM items are not consumed for an operation.
  • The quantity of BOM parts consumed is less than the lower quantity (if set) or less than the required quantity of the BOM parts.
  • The quantity of the substitution material consumed is less than the lower quantity (if set) or less than the mandatory quantity.
WhiteIndicates that the BOM item is not mandatory to complete an operation.
Note: These BOM parts are supplementary for an operation.
BlueIndicates that consuming the BOM item is mandatory and the BOM item is consumed while executing an operation during production.
Note: The BOM part row turns blue when the consumed quantity of the BOM part is greater than or equal to the lower quantity (if set), else the required quantity of the BOM parts for that operation.