Why R&D, technology, and production pick Virtuoso
Product structures fragment fast: engineering keeps one BOM, production keeps another, costing keeps a third. Virtuoso unifies them. A single approved recipe is consumed by planning, the work order, the costing module, and the quality system — with explicit version control for changes.
What you get
- Single-level, multilevel, and summarized views of every product structure.
- Component, packaging, and auxiliary material consumption captured cleanly, with losses and dry-matter calculations where relevant.
- Replacement groups for substitutable materials.
- Approval workflow with validity periods, so what production runs against is what was approved.
Capabilities
Recipe types and views
- Single-level BOM showing only direct components.
- Multilevel BOM down to purchased raw materials.
- Summarized BOM with consolidated component requirements.
- Linear, hierarchical, and tabular display modes.
Recipe content
- Component lines with consumption norms, losses, and yield calculations.
- Auxiliary materials and packaging consumption.
- Dry-matter calculations for industries that require them.
- Replacement and by-product handling.
- Phase-by-phase consumption calculations for staged products.
Approval and version control
- Recipe header with system code, validity, and approval status.
- Version control for recipes and specifications used in production documents.
- Locked production usage after approval; reissue under a new version when changed.
Outputs to the rest of Virtuoso
- Drives BOM explosion in production planning.
- Feeds costing inputs for planned and actual cost calculations.
- Feeds material requirement lists for procurement.
- “Recipe for loading” calculations for batch sizing on the shop floor.
Outcomes
- One product definition for engineering, production, planning, costing, and quality.
- Cost calculations that always reflect the latest approved structure.
- A clean record of recipe changes — when, why, and effective from when.
- Material requirements that match what the shop will actually consume.
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