System and Method for Cross-Plant Bill of Materials

摘要

Systems and methods for generating a cross-plant bill of materials (BOM) for a particular final end product that can be used by a central business system for performing various business analysis and processes quickly and efficiently are disclosed. The cross-plant BOM can include information from multiple bills of materials (BOMs) for multiple component products produced by multiple manufacturing plants. The list of manufacturing plants participating in the production of a particular end product is referred to as a plant group for business entities. The BOMs for the component products produced by various plants within the plant group for a final end product are inserted into or associated with the BOM for the final end product that includes the component products.

主权项

1. A method comprising:
receiving, in a computer system, a plurality of bills of materials (BOMs) for a plurality of end products, wherein the plurality of BOMs are associated with a plurality of corresponding manufacturing plants; determining, in the computer system, a plant group, wherein the plant group comprises a portion of the corresponding manufacturing plants determined to be included in logistical processes for a first end product in the plurality of end products; determining, in the computer system, a portion of the plurality of BOMs associated with the plant group; and generating, in the computer system, a cross-plant BOM comprising a first BOM, associated with the plant group, for the first end product, and a second BOM associated with the plant group for a second end product in the plurality of end products.