Elevate the productivity of bill of materials (BOM) with Zoho RPA

bill of materials

In the manufacturing industry, the bill of materials (BOM) serves as the blueprint for production, detailing every component needed to assemble a product. It involves manually entering rows upon rows of spreadsheets, where every component and its corresponding details must be painstakingly inputted by hand. Without automated systems in place, tracking inventory levels and ensuring accurate BOMs is a cumbersome task.

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Automating bill of materials management with Zoho RPA

One of the key USPs of Zoho RPA lies in its powerful recorder, which captures workflows within minutes, ensuring steadfast automation of BOM-related tasks. Perfect for high volume automation in manufacturing industries, the Zoho RPA recorder captures and automates all the processes in managing BOM, thus reducing the burden on manufacturers to track inventory levels manually, ensuring accurate BOMs.

Additionally, Zoho RPA's versatility across platforms enables it to tackle diverse BOM challenges, from inventory management to regulatory compliance. By automating emails and responding to requests for material updates, Zoho RPA cuts down communication times drastically, facilitating smoother collaboration and faster decision-making.

How Zoho RPA can speed up the back-office processes in generating bill of materials

Each stage of managing the bill of materials (BOM) can involve multiple steps, each requiring distinct workflows. With Zoho RPA, various steps across these workflows can be automated to streamline processes and improve efficiency.

Let's take a closer look at how Zoho RPA empowers businesses to navigate the complexities of modern manufacturing with precision, agility, and confidence:

Stage

Without Zoho RPA

With Zoho RPA

BOM entry

Without Zoho RPAThe procurement team extracts BOM data from various sources like emails, files and manually add the data into the enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems.

With Zoho RPAThe team can configure RPA bots to automatically extract, gather, and input data from various sources into the ERP systems.

Component verification

Without Zoho RPAThe engineering team verifies the availability and specifications of each component from multiple web apps and portals.

With Zoho RPAZoho RPA bots can be customised and configured to verify the availability and specifications of components.

Cost calculation

Without Zoho RPAThe accounting team manually calculates the cost of each BOM, a time-consuming process prone to human errors and miscalculations.

With Zoho RPAThe cost calculation process can be automated by configuring Zoho RPA bots, providing accurate results in minutes.

Supplier coordination

Without Zoho RPAProcurement teams will send emails and coordinate with suppliers for quotes and lead times.

With Zoho RPAThe RPA bots can automate the coordination process, sending automated request for quotes (RFQs), and tracking responses.

Approval workflow

Without Zoho RPABOMs are sent to the managers for review and approval.

With Zoho RPAThe software bots can filter and automate the approval workflow according to costs, notifying managers and tracking approvals, cutting down the process to a few hours.

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  • What is Zoho RPA?

    Zoho RPA is a cutting-edge solution that automates manual, tedious, and repetitive tasks to streamline processes and operations. By connecting a vast array of modern and legacy applications, it's designed to redefine how you approach automation.

  • What are the benefits of Zoho RPA?

    Strategic automation: Let bots handle manual, repetitive tasks, allowing your team to focus on other, more important initiatives.

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  • What primary target processes are suitable for RPA automation?

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    • Manual
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