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		<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Bill of Material (BOM)</Title>
		<Keyword><Level1>Bill of Material (BOM)</Level1>
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	<AimSection><Paragraph>Use the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/bom" role="module">Bill of Material</GUIRef> module to define the product structure of a manufactured item. A bill of material is a list of components of an item, including such information as the routing (sequence of operations) required to assemble the components and produce the item.</Paragraph>
	</AimSection>
	<GeneralSection><Paragraph>You can use the module to define <Link href="/baanerp/ti/glossary/glossary#PlanniBillOf.ti" role="glossary">aggregation</Link> relationships for planning purposes and a <Link href="/baanerp/ti/glossary/glossary#000081" role="glossary">bill of critical materials</Link> for items that can cause bottlenecks in the production process.</Paragraph>
		<List><ListIntro>The following online manual topics are available:</ListIntro>
			<ListItem><Link href="/baanerp/ti/onlinemanual/000125" role="manual">Structure of a multilevel BOM</Link>
			</ListItem>
			<ListItem><Link href="/baanerp/cp/onlinemanual/000105" role="manual">Aggregated planning</Link>
			</ListItem>
			<ListItem><Link href="/baanerp/cp/onlinemanual/000149" role="manual">Plan levels and product families</Link>
			</ListItem>
			<ListItem><Link href="/baanerp/cp/onlinemanual/000129" role="manual">Aggregation of planning data</Link>
			</ListItem>
			<ListItem><Link href="/baanerp/ti/onlinemanual/000182" role="manual">Critical items</Link>
			</ListItem>
			<ListItem><Link href="/baanerp/cp/onlinemanual/000020" role="manual">Master planning, an overview</Link>
			</ListItem>
		</List>
	</GeneralSection>
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