Optimizing Bill of Materials & Component Placement List Management
Achieve precise BOM & CPL-driven product structure information and enhance supply chain efficiency to maximize sales planning and material requisition analysis.
BoM & CPL (Pick & Place)
The Bill of Material and Component Placement List (also known as Pick & Place List) are vital documents for Electronics Manufacturing Services (EMS) companies. Analyzing both accurately is crucial for providing customer quotes. Customers typically start the EMS process by submitting the BoM, CPL, and board designs (in Gerber or other formats).
First, you need to examine the BoM and CPL together, checking for Manufacturing Part Numbers (MPNs) on components. If MPNs are missing, suggest appropriate components based on description matching. After populating the BoM with MPNs, research component prices and market availability by reaching out to multiple suppliers, then choose the best option after receiving quotes.
Next, calculate assembly process costs using specific inputs. This process can take anywhere from hours to days, depending on BoM processing and component pricing speed.
Sparrow ERP simplifies this process by integrating with suppliers’ Component Availability Check systems. This allows you to analyze the entire BoM quickly and automatically receive pricing and stock information, eliminating the need for waiting on quotes.
You can import the Bill of Material and Component Placement List into the system and link them to Manufacturing Orders, either automatically or manually. The system effectively distinguishes between parts to source, customer-supplied, unplaced, and others.
BoM & CPL Features
- Strengthen supply chain reliability and minimize waste
- Manage multiple routing options per location for precise costing and planning
- Define product structural composition
- Increase inventory visibility and maintain organized records
- Seamlessly integrate into production plans and operations
- Generate Part Lists, Assembly BoM, and Kit Preparation
- Establish Master & Alternate BoM
- Utilize single-level and multi-level bill of materials
- Manage multi-level assembly and container specifications
- Implement fixed and variable specifications, notes, and remarks
- Preserve a comprehensive revision history of BoM/routing
- Analyze, calculate, and compare BoM and current costs
- Produce item-wise and level-wise reports
- Employ standard costing and order costing methodologies