Bill of Materials (BOM)
Multi-level BOMs with versioning, effectivity dates and full cost roll-up.
Define the production recipe for every steel product, raw materials, process steps, labour roles, and overheads, in a structured multi-level BOM. Maintain versioned BOMs with effectivity dates and automatic cost roll-up.
How BOM actually works.
BOM is the foundation of any manufacturing module. In a steel mill, a BOM is the recipe: how much MS coil goes into 1 ton of ERW pipe, what gauge, what gas mix, what labour. Pipetal lets you define this once and the rest of production flows from it.
Multi-level BOMs (e.g. raw coil → slit coil → pipe) are first-class. Versioning means recipes can evolve without losing history. Effectivity dates mean a new BOM only kicks in when the floor is ready.
Inside BOM.
Multi-level BOMs
Sub-assemblies and intermediates supported. Roll-up costs flow up the tree.
Inputs, labour, overheads
Materials, labour roles, machine time, overheads, all on the same BOM.
Versioning & effectivity
New BOM versions live alongside old; the system picks the version active on the production date.
Auto cost roll-up
Input cost + labour + overheads = finished cost, rolled up automatically.
Use across MOs
A single BOM drives multiple manufacturing orders without re-entry.
Approval workflow
New or revised BOMs route through production head and finance for approval.
Where BOM sits in the production flow.
A pipe mill fixes a 3% recipe leak by versioning a corrected BOM.
A floor manager finds that the actual MS coil consumption per ton of pipe is 3% higher than the BOM. With Pipetal, he raises a BOM revision, finance reviews the cost impact, and the new BOM goes effective from the next batch. The cost rollup updates and the leak is captured in the right account, not absorbed silently.
What buyers usually ask.
Yes, alternate-input lines let production swap materials when the primary is unavailable.
Yield % per stage and scrap items per process are first-class fields on the BOM.
Yes, items in the master flow into BOMs regardless of source, including imported raw material.
Related sub-modules
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