When you're dealing with a complicated product, you tend to end up with a complicated (read: multilevel BOM.) Sharing a multi-level BOM from your PLM system with other members of your organization who might need a BOM - sales, finance, inventory - can seem like it would be helpful, but it can actually be confusing.
At the end of the day, the BOM is the seed of your product. Ensuring that it is accessible and helpful to your team members will open lines of communication and yield greater success throughout the product life-cycle. Here are some tips for ensuring that the right people get the right...