Static Bills of Material

SIM*plicity uses two types of Bills of Material. Dynamic (Parametric) and Static (Fixed or Conventional). Both of them permit the user to specify a wide range of product "Options and Features" Static Bills can work well but are relatively primitive. Dynamic Bills replicate the thought process of an engineer or craftsman in constructing your products. Some of the advantages of Dynamic Bills are:

Why then use static bills? Simply because they are easier for a novice to set-up and they don't require a complete analysis of the potential family of products. Here are the details of data entry/edit for a static bill.

Features that help your company	Examples from SIMplicity*	Discussion and Features
Customer Orders
	Order Entry Overview	<<< Please read this introductory overview first.
	Customer Details: shipping information, history, etc.	The utmost in options and feature controls. Automatic pricing with more than 400 variables (size, color, add-on's etc.) Simple to set-up and easy to use. More than an "Order Configurator": these variables interact with dynamic (parametric) bills of materials to create complete manufacturing documentation.
	Item Details	Options to enter and display product information.
	Order Entry Tools	Because we automatically transfer all pricing variables and "engineering limits" to Order Entry, SIM*plicity eliminates the typical delay for orders to first go to Engineering and Pricing prior to Order Entry.
	Batch Order Entry	Input Customer Order details directly from Excel.
	Order-Project Costing	Display actual costs during Order Entry or during "material takeoff" -Quotations.
	Order Progress (status)	Graphics display with real-time visibility of all in-process orders.
	Product Entry Instructions	Guidance to the operator in entering complex items .
	New Product Entry	Add new customers and products on the fly.
	Zip and Postal Code Tutorial	Factors in entering address data for uniformity and to ensure automatic freight calculation
	Sales Discounts and Commissions	Information on entering discounts and sales commissions.
	SPEED-UP	Tips to increase order entry productivity.
	Invoice Details - Setting Variables Order Entry Display Variables	Variables for printing (and exporting to accounting software) invoices Order Entry variables for display and printing
	Deposits and Payments	Record and display deposits and partial payments
MRP2/ERP Planning and Shop Floor Control	Advance Plan	Customer and factory (internal) orders create inventory and labor demand for specific days. SIM*plicity schedules individual machines within each work station/cell and generates material requisitions.
	Workstation Control	Planners can control and balance workload at every machine.
	Production Planner/Scheduler	Shifting production (date or workcenter) automatically updates all related processes. Graphics displays with drill-down" information effectively links Planning to Shop Floor Control.
	MRP2/ERP Tutorial	Workstation Control allows supervisors to fine tune schedules and report production.
Purchasing and Inventory Control	Requisition/Purchasing	New orders automatically updates long-term material plans. Shop floor control module interacts with purchasing to automatically flag needs that won't be met and adjusts schedules accordingly. Buy-out items are purchased as soon as customer order is processed - including automatic pricing of options and features.
	Inventory Details	Knowing the materials "on hand" and what they cost is not enough! SIM*plicity calculates the exact date needed, where it should be stored and details of its physical characteristics.
	Vendor Information	Access complete contact information on vendors and their employees.
	Purchasing Messages Inventory Adjustments	Adding Standard and Text Messages to an individual item Requisition or to an entire Purchase Order Tools to record and adjust physical invnetories.
Accounting and Cost Control	Product Cost Summary Options & Features Overview Order/Project Costing	Know the true cost of every item that you build! Automatically calculate the cost of "work -in-process" inventory. Instantly estimate the complete cost of every Order and Quotation. Change an option or feature and the cost is automatically updated! Please also read ABC Cost Control
Product Engineering	Bill of Material Flow Chart Dynamic Bills of Material Static Bill Display Glossary	Bills of Materials are the core of true manufacturing systems. They link together customer orders, manufacturing instructions with material and labor requirements. Dynamic (parametric) Bills of Material are used for entire families of products eliminating the need at most companies for 90% of individual Bills of Material. However, Static (Conventional) Bills of Material are still valuable and our system incorporates them with a full range of Options and Features
Plan and Perform	Project Takeoff Project and/or Product Estimate	Estimate and control complex projects.
Sales Management	Sales by Customer and Product Line Marketing Program Formats	Cost of Goods Sold report for every order. Volume and margin reports for each sales rep. For each customer select default discount programs, special product discounts and choose from multiple selling companies (OEM, etc.)
SUPPORT	Getting Started FAQ's - SIM*plicity Support Why Systems Fail Favorite Story	Training, customization and 24/7 real-time support by the developers of this software. A commitment to excellence - today, tomorrow and for the past 30 years.

1	Select "Create/Edit B/M on the Product Engineering Bar on the Accordion.
2	Select the Product that you are creating a (Bill of Material) for - by entering the # or using the spin buttons next to the product #. (You can also create Bills of Materials for components or assemblies, by selecting those categories)
3	Select an existing item to modify by clicking on its line on the flow chart. You can access lower level Bills by clicking on the boxes with "+" signs. If you are adding an item, click on the insert button and then select the item type (Assemblies, Material, Components, Labor or even another Product) and enter the Item #. Note that you must predefine items - use the Add or Edit records selection in the Product Engineering Bar on the Accordion. If the flow chart screen is blank with only the word "new:" visible; then there is no Bill for this product. Follow the above instructions for adding an item and after "saving" you can add more items by clicking on the insert button. (You can use a similar item as a template --"cloning" its structure to an an empty Bill of Material. Select the bill to copy from and click "Ctl-C" {control plus the c key}. Then select the empty bill and click Ctl-V". The data from the original bill is copied to the new bill.)
4	Enter or modify size and quantity information.
5	If this item is optional, specify the option that controls it. (If it is only used for Mission or Colonial Style furniture then select Product Style - and assign a unique unit value to Mission and Colonial. Similarly if this item only is used with striped fabric, then fabric is the sensitivity and all striped fabric would have the same unit value
6	Select any and all Option Sensitivities that must be identified if this item is selected in the Bill of Material. In this sofa back cushion example you need to identify the fabric, fill, piping, etc. Don't forget to SAVE after you are done!
(Important Note: If your *SIMplicity system uses both Static and Dynamic Bills of Material, be aware that by creating a STATIC** Bill for a specific item, it will always select that Bill first (instead of the Dynamic Bill used for the family of similar items.) PLEASE REFER TO: Dynamic Bills and Glossary of Bills of Material.