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title: "How to check bills of materials with AI"
description: "Start from the bill of materials, the released drawings, your approved parts list and recent engineering changes. AI can compare each line against the drawings, and flag missing or extra parts, quantity mismatches, wrong revisions, parts marked obsolete and items with no approved supplier. Engineers check every flag and correct the bill of materials, and nothing is released or ordered until a person approves it."
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# How can a manufacturer use AI to check bills of materials against drawings and the parts list, so errors are caught before parts are ordered or built?
Start from the bill of materials, the released drawings, your approved parts list and recent engineering changes. AI can compare each line against the drawings, and flag missing or extra parts, quantity mismatches, wrong revisions, parts marked obsolete and items with no approved supplier. Engineers check every flag and correct the bill of materials, and nothing is released or ordered until a person approves it.
## What this means in practice
- Use the bill of materials, released drawings, approved parts list and engineering changes as the source
- Compare each line against the drawings and the parts list
- Flag missing or extra parts, quantity mismatches, wrong revisions and obsolete parts
- Engineers check every flag and correct the bill of materials
- A person approves the bill of materials before parts are ordered or built
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