The one-level BOM says how many components each parent uses.

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Component Use

Each parent uses 2 components.

component use=2 each\text{component use} = 2\text{ each}
BOM explosionThe chart recomputes gross and net requirements.MRP BOM explosionparent demand 40; use 2; gross 80; net 55parentdemand 40use 2 eachcomponenton hand 25requirementsgross80on hand25net55increase20basebase gross 80net 55what-ifwhat-if gross 100net 75what-if gross 100; net 75; increase 20deterministic one-level MRP arithmetic only