| # Bill of Material The Bill of Material contains the component items of a manufactured item. Each BOM line contains information about the position of the component item in the BOM, the required quantity, and the expiry date of the component item. Single-level A BOM shows relationships of components to the parent item one level down. Multilevel A BOM shows relationships of components and sub-components on multiple levels. Summarized A multilevel BOM that does not list the levels of manufacture, and lists a component only once for the total quantity used. Critical items An item that can cause a bottleneck in a production process due to a long or uncertain lead time. |