
Best-Practice MRO Product Classification and Coding
As we’ve discussed in previous blog posts and white papers, MRO & Indirect Materials often represent one of the single largest cost...

Data Cleansing in Parallel With An ERP Implementation
An ERP implementation is a major undertaking for any organization, regardless of company size. Whether you are upgrading your existing...


Is Internal Catalog Management Really More Cost Effective?
Following any data cleansing project, the challenge becomes maintaining ongoing integrity and consistency of the item master as new...


Introduction to Vendor Master Data Cleansing
Although we constantly find ourselves promoting, educating, and focusing on the Material Master side of data cleansing, it is important...


Calculating Return On Investment For A Materials Data Cleansing Project
In general, most business cases for data cleansing are built upon the justification that quality data will deliver significant cost...

How to Manage Change During an ERP Implementation And Data Cleansing Initiative
No matter how big or small a company may be, an ERP implementation and Data Cleansing initiative can bring on a significant amount of...

Establishing a Standard Naming Convention for Materials Data
Defining a standard naming convention is one of the most important tasks in any data cleansing project. The naming convention acts as the...