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Benefits of Material Master Data Management

Our last few posts talked about Operations and Procurement issues that arise from poor Material Master Data quality.  Funding a quality improvement project is never easy.  Let’s look at some ways in which Material Master Data quality improvement can reduce the costs of an ERP or EAM implementation.  In our

The need for effective Material Master Data Management – Part 3

Our last post talked about the Operations issues that arise from poor Material Master data quality. Let’s take a look at purchasing and spend analysis impacts of poor data.   Sourcing Sourcing projects and the make-versus-buy decision process in general require a view of what exists already in the approved

The need for effective Material Master Data Management

The success and measurable impact of many business initiatives depends on consistent, high quality material master data. Two significant business events that underscore the importance of high quality material master data are Merger / Acquisition and ERP / EAM Consolidations.   Merger and Acquisition Activities The synergies driving M&A activities

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A Quick Run-through of Our Latest Webinar – ‘Business Benefits of Material Master Data Management’

We recently hosted a webinar, ‘Business Benefits of Material Master Data Management’, presented by George Pasti (Regional Manager, Verdantis). It was followed by an interactive Q&A session with the attendees. For those of you who missed it, here’s a quick rundown.   The webinar started off by examining the various

Material Master Data Governance – Keeping it clean

Data Governance represents the symbiotic existence of IT and business–aligned to improve the overall business process. It unifies the compartmentalized information across various departments in an organization to boost data sharing by all concerned. The information sharing results in advantages such as:   •  Revenue growth •  Cost rationalization • 

Requirement for Material Master Data Governance

Often overlooked, providing efficient access to, and maintaining the accuracy of, the material master is pivotal to operational success and protecting your data investment. Data Governance has emerged as the point of convergence for people, technology, and process to manage the crucial data (information) of an enterprise. This is a

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Data Governance – The other part of Material MDM

We started off the year with a deep dive into material master data quality and what the phrase signifies. While getting material data to an acceptable level of quality is essential, material master data management consists of another, equally important part – data governance.   What is Data Governance?