Engineering & Procurement

BOM Generator

Product specs in, full Bill of Materials out — with costs, alternates, and procurement-ready line items.

BOM Generator is an AI Bill-of-Materials agent that turns a product spec or customer configuration into a complete, costed BOM with vendor alternates and procurement-ready line items. Built on Claude AI. Replaces the 1-to-2 day engineer-and-procurement tennis match with a 30-minute first draft.

Time saved

1–2 days per BOM (cross-team → single AI run)

Deployment

3–5 weeks (includes components library structuring)

Cost per run

$1.50–$4.00 per BOM

Department

Engineering / Procurement

What it does

Generating a Bill of Materials for a configured product is one of the most error-prone, cross-functional processes in any manufacturing business — engineering writes specs, procurement matches suppliers, finance prices it, and half the time nobody realizes an alternate supplier has been qualified for a key component. BOM Generator consolidates all three: it ingests a product spec or customer configuration, references a versioned components library (with preferred vendors, qualified alternates, current pricing bands, and lead times), and returns a procurement-ready BOM with line-item costs, alternate supplier flags, and total landed cost estimates. First draft in 30 minutes instead of 1–2 days of cross-team back-and-forth.

Inputs

Product spec or customer configuration
Target quantity
Components library (loaded at deployment)
Supplier preference list (optional)
Cost target or budget (optional)

Outputs

Procurement-ready BOM (spreadsheet-exportable)
Per-line-item cost, lead time, and preferred vendor
Alternate vendor flags for risk-sensitive items
Total landed cost estimate
Flagged items requiring engineering review (ambiguous specs)

Where it fits

Configured-to-order manufacturing

Every customer order has a slightly different BOM. Manual BOM creation is the bottleneck that delays quotations and production starts.

New product introduction

R&D teams need initial BOMs to estimate product cost. BOM Generator produces a first-pass BOM the day specs freeze, not two weeks later.

Cost re-optimization

Procurement re-running BOMs with alternate suppliers to identify cost savings. Agent produces dozens of re-costed variants in a day.

A sample run

Input

Product: C-Series 105 base config, auto-feeder, UV-enabled, 220V. Quantity: 1 unit. Preference: use domestic suppliers where possible.

Output

BOM: 847 line items, total cost estimate ₹X.X cr (±3%), 12 items flagged for procurement review (custom castings with single-source supplier), 34 items with domestic alternates qualified, 8 items with lead times > 10 weeks flagged for early procurement.

Common questions

What is an AI BOM Generator?

An AI BOM Generator is an agent that turns product specs into a complete Bill of Materials with costs, vendors, and alternates. Settle's BOM Generator runs on Claude AI with a versioned components library — producing procurement-ready BOMs in 30 minutes instead of 1–2 days of cross-team work.

How does it know our vendors and pricing?

During deployment, Settle loads your components library into a Claude knowledge file: part numbers, preferred vendors, qualified alternates, recent pricing bands, and lead times. The agent only uses your library — it never invents vendors or prices.

What about ECO (engineering change order) workflows?

BOM Generator produces drafts. ECO approvals stay with your engineering change board. The agent produces the revised BOM and flags all changes vs the prior version for reviewer sign-off.

Does it integrate with our PLM or ERP?

Yes. Common integrations: SAP, Oracle, Teamcenter, Windchill, Arena. For proprietary systems, Settle builds a lightweight MCP connector in 3–5 days.

How accurate is the cost estimate?

Typically within ±3–5% of the final procurement-validated cost, assuming the components library is current. The agent surfaces items where pricing is stale (>90 days) as flags for procurement refresh.

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