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With insights from Carl Kenyon, a manufacturing industry expert, and Clare Cormican, a product manager at Partful and a SaaS solutions wizard, we explore companies' common mistakes in creating and managing BoMs. Listen along as we discuss the practical challenges OEMs face, the impact of poor BoM practices, and share real-life examples of business consequences. 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