Indented Implosion

It is to explore the upper-level items of the given item by level according to the structure, and is an explosion method used to create an Indented Where-used Bill of Materials. In the example shown in the next page, when an Implosion of Item "イ" is requested, the data of Item "イ" is first retrieved ([1]), and Product Structure a-"イ" is referred through Where-used Chain ([2]), and then Parent item a is explored ([3]) through Chain. Next Product Structure X-a is referred ([4]), its Parent item X is explored ([5]). In this way, such multiple-stage procedure from lower level to upper level is performed in turn according to the product structure.

Related term: Indented Explosion
Antonyms: Indented Explosion