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Parent Item

It is an item of one upper level from the standpoint of an item. An exclusive good has one Parent Item, while common good has several Parent Items. In the figure, e.g., Material "イ" is a common good and its parent items are Item a and c. The parent items are retrieved by specifying the child item and making Single Level Where-used Bill of Materials.

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Antonyms: Child Item

Reference:JIT Business Research Mr. Hirano Hiroyuki

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