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by pie420 924 days ago
Bill of Materials should really only be used for things that require a list of items/labor, and aren't sold individually such as a datacenter, a building, a hardware integration project, a wedding, etc. For things that are sold individually, "cost" will suffice, and BoM is an example of incorrectly using a more complicated term for the sake of seeming smart.