Access a BOM Part

About this task

An operation contains a list of parts necessary to execute an operation. As an operator, you can access the BOM section in Unit Operations to consume the BOM parts for a product.

Procedure

  1. Select the operation whose BOM parts you want to access.
  2. Select BOM.
    The BOM section appears, displaying the BOM parts associated with the selected operation. The following table provide information on each column in the table.
    Column Description
    ORDER The recommended order of consumption of the BOM item in an operation.
    MATERIAL The material number of the BOM item.
    MATERIAL DESC The material description of the BOM item.
    REQ QTY The planned quantity of the BOM items required for the completion of the serial/lot for the operation.
    CONSUMED QTY The actual quantity of the BOM items consumed during the production.
    UOM The unit of measure (UOM) of the BOM item.
    SERIAL/LOT# The serial/lot of the raw material that was consumed.
    LOWER QTY The lower tolerance quantity of the BOM item that can be consumed.
    UPPER QTY The upper tolerance quantity of the BOM item that can be consumed.
    SCRAP FACTOR The Percentage of this BOM item that is expected to be lost during production of the formulation. For example, if 100 units of Product XYZ is required with a scrap factor of 1%, then you should have a 101 units on hand when preparing to produce the product.
    STORAGE UNIT Unit currently storing the selected product.
    SUBSTITUTIONS The replacement materials available for that item as a substitution.
  3. In the BOM section, select a part.
    The page containing the part details and consumption history appears.