Case Study: Kuva Systems improves BOM and inventory management with OpenBOM

Kuva Systems Drives Business Process Improvement, BOM, and Inventory Management Using OpenBOM

Kuva Systems, a company that develops spectral imaging systems to detect methane leaks, was struggling with an inefficient manual process for managing bills of materials (BOMs) and inventory. Using non-integrated Google Sheets, they lacked an accurate BOM with reliable costing, vendor, and lead time data, which hindered their transition into manufacturing and left them unable to understand their product costs.

By implementing OpenBOM, Kuva Systems quickly generated accurate, multi-level BOMs directly from their CAD models. OpenBOM provided a complete solution that evolved into their central inventory management system, enabling automatic part numbering, cost roll-up, demand forecasting, and real-time quantity-on-hand management. The solution, specifically the Planning BOM's Quantity Gap feature, eliminated production shortages and provided the entire company with real-time visibility into costs and inventory, saving many hours per week in management tasks and creating a foundational tool for internal business processes.

Kuva Systems

Jason Bylsma

Kuva Systems