BILL OF MATERIAL SOFTWARE

Bill of Material Software, also known as BOM, is an integral part of any businesses Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) systems where that business designs or manufactures products. The term “Bill of Material” is in essence a list of parts, describing a product in terms of the assemblies and its sub assembles (as well as any basic parts), which are required for any particular product.

Integration with Stock and Inventory Modules

Forturo’s modular approach and its flexible and yet simple interface, ensures that any product can be broken down to its list of components and sub assemblies at the top or “master” level and all levels underneath, all parts being checked for availability in the Stock / Inventory system. All parts of course could then be earmarked for that product, thus triggering the need for the ordering of any parts that are in short supply.

Bills of Material Software Providing The Level of Detail Required

A product is thus described as a series of sub assemblies, these being made up of other “lower level” parts, or “basic” parts, right down to for example the resistors used in a radio. Forturo provides this functionality, thus ensuring that this basic and yet important information is available to your business when it wants and needs it.

Bar Code and Serial Number Processing Facility

Many businesses also need to track items by their serial number, or by bar code, thus allowing the tracking of stock or inventory items at the level required. Bar coding is extensively used today and with the modern reading equipment now available is fast and reliable.

Advantage of using Inventory Control with Bar Code Tracking

The main advantage of using barcodes is one of accuracy, as long as the bar code attached to the part or object is the correct one and is assigned correctly in the Inventory and Parts database then whenever that part is scanned, its bar code will provide that part’s exact situation and status, thus providing all necessary information to the business management process.

Modular Based Business Management Software

Perhaps the most important differences between Forturo and the other business management software packages available today are Forturo’s modular approach, and our dedication to customer service as well as the fact that it can be accessed via any standard internet browser such as Internet Explorer. This Modular approach allows businesses to choose just the sections of our software they need to make their business more efficient, whilst our dedication to customer service ensures that the installation and use is trouble free. Remote access via a standard internet connection ensures remote staff or homeworkers have all the up-to-date information they need to perform their role as efficiently as if they were in the office.