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Podcast: A Better Approach to BOM Data Management and Purchasing

BlogBy Oleg Shilovitsky December 19, 2020 Leave a comment

Modern manufacturing companies are facing increased challenges such as cost competition, product complexity, supply chain risks, and many others. Engineering and manufacturing companies are facing increased product complexity, aggressive timelines, and budget constraints. To compete in a modern manufacturing marketplace, companies need to maximize their resources and find non-traditional cost-saving opportunities outside of historically known…

3 Elements of OpenBOM Digital Thread Management

BlogBy Oleg Shilovitsky December 15, 2020 Leave a comment

If you never heard about Digital Twin and Digital Thread, don’t worry… you’re not alone. Although these concepts were around for a long time, they are not very well know to a broader group of people outside of PLM insiders and large OEMs. But, for the last few years, I can see both concepts are…

Product Structure, Effectivity, and Configurations

BlogBy Oleg Shilovitsky November 3, 2020 Leave a comment

These three topics are usually complex and can be confusing, especially for non-sophisticated users. In my blog today, I want to share the basics of what concepts such as product structure, item, reference, instance and give you some examples from OpenBOM. I will talk about what we do today and we’re planning to do in…

REGISTER The Design through Purchase Webinar Part 2 of 2

Blog, WebinarBy Oleg Shilovitsky October 19, 2020 Leave a comment

Production planning, procurement, and purchasing are age-old problems. But these days, these problems have new solutions, thanks to all the digital technologies we are developing. At OpenBOM we are dedicated to solving problems of purchasing and procurement by providing a product-driven solution. The planning (Order) BOM is a foundation of the purchasing process. We re-assure…

From BOM to Purchasing

Blog, OpenBOM 101, WebinarBy Oleg Shilovitsky October 17, 2020 Leave a comment

Every manufacturing company is buying parts and outsource some work to contractors and suppliers. Although the process is pretty straightforward, it is not as simple as it might sound. Let’s be honest, the procurement doesn’t sound fancy as a design process, but if it is not done, your shop, team, or company will be delaying…

OpenBOM Tutorial for Autodesk Fusion 360

Blog, CAD IntegrationsBy Oleg Shilovitsky October 14, 2020 Leave a comment

Kevin Kennedy of Product Design Online put together a very nice tutorial about OpenBOM for Autodesk Fusion 360. The tutorial – Fusion 360 for Woodworkers: parts list with dimensions – automate it! gives you a detailed breakdown of steps on how to setup OpenBOM for Autodesk Fusion 360 from Autodesk App Store, configure parameters and…

REGISTER WEBINAR: Back to Basics – The Design through Purchase Process

Blog, WebinarBy Oleg Shilovitsky October 11, 2020 Leave a comment

Production planning can be thought of as the process, end-to-end, of using your BOM to buy the parts you need. The goal of the purchasing process is to create purchase orders that can be used to order standard components and sub-contractors’ work to build the product. Think of them as documents your company will be…

WEBINAR: Create Multi-level BOM, Part 1

Blog, OpenBOM 101, WebinarBy Oleg Shilovitsky October 10, 2020 Leave a comment

One of the most often asked questions about BOM management is how to create and maintain multi-level BOM. This question is also hard because the management of structures (or multi-levels) is the moment of time when you should finally realize that your beloved Excel spreadsheets won’t work for you anymore. In this webinar, we are…

Parts and Purchasing

BlogBy Oleg Shilovitsky October 5, 2020 Leave a comment

Bill of Materials 101: The First 3 Steps To Get Started Using OpenBOM

Blog, OpenBOM 101By Oleg Shilovitsky October 2, 2020 Leave a comment

The Bill of Materials is a simple list of parts. This is what I’ve heard from engineers for many years. While it is a truth when you need to manage it, things can get a bit more complex. At OpenBOM, we are taking on a missing to make things easier for engineers and companies to…

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