ACUMATICA MANUFACTURING · ENGINEERING CHANGES

Engineering Change Control

Manage BOM and Routing Changes Before They Reach Production

Engineering changes can affect materials, operations, costs, planning, and production.

Acumatica Engineering Change Control helps manufacturers document proposed changes, manage reviews and approvals, and create controlled BOM revisions with the appropriate effective dates.

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Control the Change

Keep Engineering Changes From Becoming Production Problems

A change to a bill of material (BOM) reaches beyond engineering. Purchasing may need different materials, production may need updated operations, and planning needs to know when the new revision takes effect.

ECR to ECO

From Engineering Change Request to BOM Revision

Engineering Change RequestPropose and document the change.
Review & ApprovalEvaluate the request before moving forward.
Engineering Change OrderDefine the approved changes to the BOM or routing.
Review & ApprovalConfirm the change before release.
New BOM RevisionRelease the updated revision with the appropriate effective dates.

Approval requirements can be configured around your engineering change process.

Engineering Change Capabilities

Manage the Details Behind the Change

Change Requests & Approvals

Engineering change requests (ECRs)
Engineering change orders (ECOs)
Request and effective dates
Change priorities
Approval workflows
Multiple ECRs associated with an ECO

BOM & Routing Changes

Materials and components
Operations and work centers
Tools and overhead
BOM revisions
Effective and expiration dates
BOM revision control

Available capabilities depend on the Acumatica applications, licensing, version, and configuration selected for your implementation.

Revision Control

See What Changed Before Releasing It

Acumatica can compare BOMs, engineering change requests, and engineering change orders so teams can review differences before releasing a change.

Current BOM Revision
Proposed Engineering Change
MaterialsOperationsToolsOverhead

BOM comparison helps teams identify what is being added, changed, or removed before the new revision is released.

Engineering changes and BOM revisions stay connected throughout the manufacturing process.

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Milestone Information Solutions

Manufacturing ERP Experience You Can Rely On

Milestone Information Solutions helps manufacturers evaluate, configure, and implement Acumatica around their production, inventory, planning, costing, and financial requirements.

For engineering change control, that includes helping determine how requests, approvals, BOM revisions, and effective dates should fit your manufacturing process.

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Engineering Change Control FAQs

What is engineering change control?+

Engineering change control is a structured process for requesting, reviewing, approving, and releasing changes to manufacturing information such as bills of material and routings.

What is the difference between an ECR and an ECO?+

An engineering change request (ECR) documents a proposed change for review. An engineering change order (ECO) defines the approved changes that will be made to the appropriate BOM or routing revision.

Does Acumatica support engineering change approvals?+

Yes. Acumatica Engineering Change Control can use approval workflows for engineering change requests and engineering change orders. Approval requirements depend on how the system is configured.

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