Running a successful manufacturing business requires managing a significant list of variables, and hopefully not too much of that list is dealing with corrective actions.

The term Bill of Material (BOM) can be misleading because in many manufacturing systems, the BOM can contain not only Materials, but also Routing Operations like a recipe. When Material is combined with Operations, the Bill of Material is often referred to as a Bill of Manufacturing.

Quick note for those of you who occasionally need to use MISys with only yourself in the system – you know, Period Ends – Posting Inventory Batches – doing Backups.