BOM & Inventory Management

Accurate bills of materials and real-time stock visibility, without the spreadsheet wrestling match.

52 hrs
Time saved/month
10
Companies have mapped
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About This Automation

Bill of materials and inventory management coordinates production schedules with available stock by manually looking up component requirements, checking inventory levels, and creating purchase orders.

Automation reads production schedules, retrieves BOMs and real-time inventory data, calculates required quantities, identifies shortages, and prepares purchase orders for approval. The result is faster shortage detection, fewer stockouts, and reduced manual data entry across the supply chain.

Key features
Automatically retrieve BOMs and match them to production schedules in seconds
Query real-time inventory levels and flag components below required quantities
Calculate total component demand by multiplying BOM quantities by production volumes
Generate shortage reports and pre-fill purchase order details for supplier orders
Update inventory allocation records to prevent double-booking of stock
Send production confirmations with component availability and expected delivery dates

How The Automation Works

The full workflow, from trigger to completion.

1. Production Schedule Receivedtrigger

A new production schedule is uploaded to the shared folder or sent via email. The automation detects the trigger and begins processing.

2. Extract Schedule Data

The automation reads the schedule file and extracts product codes, quantities, and required dates into a structured format.

3. Retrieve BOMs from Master File

The automation looks up each product code in the master BOM spreadsheet and retrieves the component list and quantities.

4. Query Current Inventory

The automation connects and retrieves real-time on-hand quantities for each component in the BOMs.

5. Calculate Shortages and Generate Orders

The automation calculates required quantities, identifies shortages, and generates a purchase order list with supplier and lead-time data.

6. Reserve Inventory

The automation updates to allocate stock to the production run and flag components that are on order.

7. Send Summary

The automation sends a summary message to the operations channel with the BOM status, shortages, and next steps for the production team.

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Estimated Time Saving
52hrs/month
Process pain:8.2/10
Mapped by:10 Companies

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