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Engineer struggles to embed software

Software in the Configuration Management Baselines

A couple of weeks ago Oleg Shilovitsky posted an article on LinkedIn about the Software Bill of Material (BoM) and in the comments Jos Voskuil asked for my opinion. So for my last article of 2024 I will give my perspective on the Software BoM or more accurately how to deal with Software in the Configuration Management Baselines of products that consist out of Hardware and Software.   When it comes to Software I distinguish between:… Read More »Software in the Configuration Management Baselines

No Such Thing As Precise Bill of Materials

Precise Bill of Materials Don’t Exist

There is no such thing as precise bill of materials, they do not exist! So there I said it… Well this does require a little bit of explanation and nuance. In one of my previous articles I wrote about Parts don’t have Revisions, where I explained the different data models in PLM, ERP and CM2. Here is a quick refresher of the different setups (for more details check the article): All above models… Read More »Precise Bill of Materials Don’t Exist

Configuration Management is… Product Structures

#ConfigurationManagement is…#ProductStructures. In this next episode of Configuration Management is… I want to focus on Product Structures, which is part of the Identification topic and also a very contested subject. Do you need an engineering bill of material (#BoM) and manufacturing BoM or a MRP BoM? Many discussions have taken place and will continue to take place. I urge you to connect with people like Prof. Dr. Jörg W. Fischer… Read More »Configuration Management is… Product Structures

Impact Analysis

Impact Analysis It is my belief that one of the most critical steps of the change process is the impact analysis. A good impact analysis can make the difference between profit and loss. Most companies use the item hierarchy, product structure, or bill of material to help determine the impact of a change. However it is not as simple as that, especially with the trend of ever increasing complexity of… Read More »Impact Analysis