Build helps your product development and production departments manage requirements and specifications for new or changing products, plan and keep track of progress of relevant development tasks, and add finished products into your ERP system. The figure below shows the position of Build in your company's supply chain.Adding products to the ERP system is often seen as the greatest hurdle in the product development process. Getting a product ready for production can be a complicated, manual task. Build provides a clear framework for each department, guides them through each step in the process, and ensures that products are added to the system efficiently and correctly.Below, you can see the main steps of the typical Build workflow.Workflow stepRelated articles in the Help center1. Plan what needs to be done for a new or changing productGrasp tasks in a Kanban-style board that offers an instant overview of the status of all your product requests.Creating and managing product requestsProduct request details - 1. Overview2. Create or import your bill of materialsCollect all the materials needed for your product in an easily manageable list. Make the job more efficient by copying an existing list or importing an existing one from Excel.Product request details - 2. Bill of materialsCreating and managing itemsSettings: item templates and cost calculation3. Set up you operation planEnsure that the right materials, resources and production methods are used.Product request details - 3. Operation planProduct request details - 4. Item structureCreating and managing itemsCreating and managing resourcesCreating and managing operations4. Calculate product costs and determine sales pricesDetermine material and labor costs based on the product structure, calculate manufacturing and sales costs and transfer the sales price to a price list in your ERP system.Product request details - 5. CostsSettings: item templates and cost calculationCost components - Definitions and an example5. Release your productThe solid framework and the real-time data that Build provides to all stakeholders ensure efficient and timely delivery.Product request details - 6. ReleaseTransferring the operation plan to your ERP system