Bill of Material Management

The purchasing organization in a major powertrain supplier was struggling to keep track of the costed bill of material for new programs that were key to the company’s ongoing success.

Process

• Existing spreadsheets for tracking the program were integrated into ProcureForce so there would be no change for users.
• Suppliers and buyers were launched onto the e-RFQ platform.

Achieved

• Weekly reporting of key BOM metrics for sourcing and cost.
• Improved visibility of cost metrics.
• Improved time required to provide cost and timing.