{"id":4922,"date":"2020-07-27T10:15:00","date_gmt":"2020-07-27T14:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/teamcenter\/?p=4922"},"modified":"2026-03-26T08:48:59","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T12:48:59","slug":"keep-control-of-your-product-variant-boms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/teamcenter\/keep-control-of-your-product-variant-boms\/","title":{"rendered":"Keep Control of your Product Variant BOMs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Are you controlling your product variants or are they controlling you? We\u2019ve explored product configuration strategies for various roles across any organization. Our commitment to product configuration management<\/a> continues to solve problems at companies that need to manage variability, but maybe don\u2019t need the full power of a configurator solution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is easier than ever to manage product variants with a visual grid-table format. When you build a specific set of variants of products, you need a clean overview, easy comparisons, and a clear re-use strategy for lower-level assemblies and components.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The “variant matrix\u201d solution offers all relevant use cases in a single matrix view. It allows you to create new product variants, as well as introduce and change parts across a selected number of existing variants. The outputs of the matrix are individual products with individual BOM structures, which can be sent to downstream processes for production.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let\u2019s dig a little deeper into the Variant Matrix solution<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Producers of build-to-stock products typically have a breakdown into product families, product lines, and individual product variants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Variant Matrix starts on the product line level and shows rows for all relevant parts in a column on the left side. Every individual product variant is represented by a column in the table below. The cells indicate the quantity of a part in which it will be used to build the individual product variant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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With a simple, web-based user interface, you maintain 100% control of the variants in a single view. You can filter, search, add, and remove items without leaving this grid view.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Ok, so Variant Management…Is this all?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

No, this is just the beginning!  With Variant Matrix, you can manage multiple levels of a structure, \u201cmatrix in matrix\u201d, you can substitute parts by other alternative parts, and the system will warn you if you try to author duplicate structure that already exists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

During the product design process, we made sure that the application kept a quick response time when managing hundreds of parts with hundreds of variants. You also have the option to export to Excel for even faster analysis reports. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Teamcenter Variant Matrix is a solution with a high usability focus. It stores individual product variants no differently than you store them today in your Teamcenter BOM environment. It\u2019s easy to adapt to your existing products. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

All of these new improvements will make your BOM easier to manage. Want to know more about Bill of Materials BOM Management<\/a>? Check out the other BOM Management blog posts<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We’re here to help with products, solutions, and services. Let us know how we can assist you and we’ll be in touch soon. <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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