Case Study: Bird Gard improves product costing and purchasing with OpenBOM

Bird Gard Improves Product Costing Management and Purchasing Process Using OpenBOM

Bird Gard, a company that manufactures bird control systems, faced a significant challenge with product costing and procurement. Their existing Microsoft Dynamics ERP system lacked the flexibility to accurately calculate product costs and manage forecasts, a problem exacerbated by volatile component pricing and long lead times in the global supply chain. They turned to the vendor OpenBOM to find a solution.

Using OpenBOM’s modern data model, Bird Gard was able to create a master part catalog with custom properties to track costs, lead times, and supplier data. The solution automated cost calculations and BOM updates, which improved collaboration with their contract engineers. OpenBOM delivered a measurable impact, saving an estimated 40 hours a year on cost analysis and providing accurate, real-time and future cost forecasting that was previously impossible.

Bird Gard

Heather Heath

Gard Buyer