Always Know Where 'BOM' Is

摘要

Has anyone seen "Bill" of the materials department? Bill works in the storeroom and goes by the nickname BOM. You may have heard of him? So who is BOM and why do we need him? Material management is vital to the financial success of any company. Spending too much on spare parts decreases company profit. Too often, equipment material items (spare parts) are just a bunch of expensive components sitting around in a store room for long periods of time waiting for their day in the maintenance spotlight. This is the proverbial "maintenance insurance policy." That inventory comes at a cost and has its own cell in the business financial spreadsheet.