Glossary

What is BOM Cleansing (Bill of Materials Cleansing)?

What does BOM Cleansing mean?

Bill of Materials (BOM) Cleansing refers to the systematic process of reviewing and correcting BOM data to improve quality, accuracy, and usability. Incomplete or inconsistent BOM records often lead to procurement delays, excess inventory, and inefficiencies in maintenance planning.

Through BOM Cleansing, organizations:

Why is BOM Cleansing important?

Poor-quality BOM data causes challenges across the supply chain and maintenance operations. Without accurate BOMs, procurement teams risk buying unnecessary parts, engineers face delays during maintenance, and costs rise due to inefficiency.

BOM Cleansing delivers:

How Sharecat supports BOM Cleansing

Sharecat Data Services specializes in cleansing and standardizing BOM data to ensure it is fit for use across ERP, EAM, and procurement systems. By applying best practices in Data Quality Management and linking BOMs to trusted Reference Data Libraries, Sharecat helps organizations achieve:

  • Accurate and enriched part information
  • Streamlined supply chain management
  • Improved asset lifecycle planning
  • Significant cost savings in MRO Procurement and spare parts optimization