System and Method for Cross-Plant Bill of Materials
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.
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.
2 . The method of claim 1 wherein the plurality of BOMs comprise a plurality of component product identifiers, and wherein the second end product matches a first component product identifier in the plurality of component product identifiers in the first BOM for the first end product.
3 . The method of claim 2 wherein the cross-plant BOM further comprises a third BOM, associated with the plant group, for a third end product in the plurality of end products, wherein the third end product matches the first component product identifier.
4 . The method of claim 2 wherein the cross-plant BOM further comprises a third BOM associated with the plant group for a third end product in the plurality of end products, wherein the third end product matches a second component product identifier in the plurality of component product identifiers in the first BOM for the first end product.
5 . The method of claim 2 wherein the cross-plant BOM further comprises a third BOM associated with the plant group, for a third end product in the plurality of end products, wherein the third end product matches a first component product identifier in the plurality of component product identifiers in the second BOM for the second end product.
6 . The method of claim 1 wherein generating the cross-plant BOM further comprises adding the second BOM to the first BOM.
7 . The method of claim 1 wherein generating the cross-plant BOM further comprises associating the first component product identifier with the second BOM.
8 . A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising instructions, that when executed by a computer processor configures the computer processor for:
receiving 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 and comprise a plurality of component product identifiers;
determining 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 a portion of the plurality of BOMs associated with the portion of the corresponding manufacturing plants; and
generating 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.
9 . The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 8 wherein the second end product matches a first component product identifier in the plurality of component product identifiers in the first BOM for the first end product.
10 . The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 9 wherein the cross-plant BOM further comprises a third BOM, associated with the plant group, for a third end product in the plurality of end products, wherein the third end product matches the first component product identifier.
11 . The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 9 wherein the cross-plant BOM further comprises a third BOM, associated with the plant group, for a third end product in the plurality of end products, wherein the third end product matches a second component product identifier in the plurality of component product identifiers in the first BOM for the first end product.
12 . The non-transitory computer readable medium of 9 wherein the cross-plant BOM further comprises a third BOM, associated with the plant group, for a third end product in the plurality of end products, wherein the third end product matches a first component product identifier in the plurality of component product identifiers in the second BOM for the second end product.
13 . The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 8 wherein generating the cross-plant BOM further comprises adding the second BOM to the first BOM.
14 . The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 8 wherein generating the cross-plant BOM further comprises associating the first component product identifier with the second BOM.
15 . A system comprising:
one or more computer processors; and
a computer readable medium comprising instructions that when executed configure the one or more computer processors to:
receive 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 and comprise a plurality of component product identifiers;
determine 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;
determine a portion of the plurality of BOMs associated with the portion of the corresponding manufacturing plants; and
generate 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.
16 . The system of claim 15 wherein the second end product matches a first component product identifier in the plurality of component product identifiers in the first BOM for the first end product.
17 . The system of claim 16 wherein the cross-plant BOM further comprises a third BOM, associated with the plant group, for a third end product in the plurality of end products, wherein the third end product matches the first component product identifier.
18 . The system of claim 16 wherein the cross-plant BOM further comprises a third BOM, associated with the plant group, for a third end product in the plurality of end products, wherein the third end product matches a second component product identifier in the plurality of component product identifiers in the first BOM for the first end product.
19 . The system of claim 16 wherein the cross-plant BOM further comprises a third BOM, associated with the plant group, for a third end product in the plurality of end products, wherein the third end product matches a first component product identifier in the plurality of component product identifiers in the second BOM for the second end product.
20 . The system of claim 15 wherein generating the cross-plant BOM further comprises associating the first component product identifier with the second BOM.