EBOM to MBOM: Why Digital Thread Execution Still Breaks in Manufacturing

In a recent LinkedIn discussion shared within the PLM Green Global Alliance community, Jos Voskuil highlighted an episode of The Future of PLM focused on one of the most persistent challenges in manufacturing: the transition from EBOM to MBOM.

The discussion explores why a process that is central to modern manufacturing still relies heavily on spreadsheets, tribal knowledge, email chains, and manual reconciliation between engineering and production systems.

Featuring perspectives from Brion Carroll, Patrick Hillberg, Jos Voskuil, Oleg Shilovitsky, Jonathan Scott, David Schultz, and Kenn Hartman, the panel examines the gap between engineering intent and manufacturing reality, and why Digital Thread execution often breaks at this critical handoff.

The conversation raises important questions for organizations working with PLM, ERP, and manufacturing engineering: how can companies move beyond fragmented BOM management toward a more connected and scalable manufacturing process?