The bill of materials is something that often considered a simple thing. After all, what can be complex in a list of parts? However, as we can see in practice, manufacturing companies are usually underestimating the complexity and fail to manage it properly. The results are usually very painful and coming faster than you can…
To have the right data shared with the right people at the right time. How many things did you hear this mantra? We all need to have data, but to deliver the data to the right people is hard. People are located in different places, working for different companies, and using different systems. Traditional data…
In this video, I can demonstrate how you can move items from one catalog to another catalog in OpenBOM. OpenBOM has a flexible data model. It allows you to adjust the data model (properties in the catalog) when you import data on the fly. Therefore, to move items between catalogs you just need to use…
In my video today, I want to talk about Multi-tenant Architecture, why is it important and it makes OpenBOM different from old PLM architectures. In the old days of PLM, the system architecture was designed heavily based on the database as a foundation of the architecture. A single database was created for each company and…
You need to create a solid foundation to build a house. The same holds true when it comes to managing products, changes, manufacturing, and purchasing. With no good foundation, the solution will be sloppy and unstable. The reason why Excel and spreadsheets based solutions are weak is because they don’t provide a solid function to…
In my video today, I want to talk about simplicity. Many years ago, I had a customer who asked me to pack all sets of complex features we developed for him under a simple button. I did it and we won the deal. Back 20 years ago, I’ve got a strange set of feelings about…
In this video today, I want to talk about the fundamental elements of the Bill of Materials data model and how to manage it in OpenBOM. There are 2 main elements of BOM model: Part (contains information about an abstract part including all attributes such as Part Number, Description, Manufacturer, Cost, Supplier, etc.) It is…
Today, I’d like to continue my articles about OpenBOM data management. In my previous article, I was converting reference-instance fundamentals. Please check it here. You can check also OpenBOM Data Management fundamentals article, which speaks about three important elements of OpenBOM data management model: 1- Data management architecture 2- Reference-instance model 3- Parent-chield relationships To…
Today, I want to start a series of demo videos to talk about the OpenBOM data management platform and capabilities. OpenBOM provides a set of very unique data management features. To learn these features will help you to start using OpenBOM more efficiently and create a data management strategy for your company. The storyboard of…
Bill of Materials aways sounds like a simple thing. You probably heard it before – BOM is a list of parts, what’s the big deal about it? Well… actually not really simple. You can start from a simple list, but you can find yourself deep in the complexity of data management very soon- parts, usages…