The IMA Noun Modifier Dictionary is an internally developed best practice naming convention for MRO parts and services. The Dictionary is comprised of 2,200 Noun-Modifier pairs, each with 5 to 7 (or more) descriptive attributes. The IMA Noun Modifier Dictionary may be modified and customized as required based on customer and industry requirements.

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The IMA Master Parts Library is a dynamic and continuously growing data repository, which contains millions of MRO and OEM part records, each with consistent, validated, attribute-rich descriptions. The IMA Master Parts Library is one of IMA's most valuable intellectual assets, which is used exclusively for internal data cleansing services, and is not available to the market. 

MRO Product Classification

 

IMA is proud to support various international and custom MRO product classification systems to suit the unique requirements of each customer. Based on the business objectives, industry, and application, IMA is able to accurately implement and maintain product group (class) codes and descriptions for each individual material record, enabling maximum spend visibility and leverage opportunities. What that means is that Procurement professionals can spend less time sorting through data and more time establishing preferred vendor programs to achieve spend reduction targets.   

 

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IMA Product Group Classification

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IMA provides best-practice MRO Product Group Classification based on a simple Category/Sub-Category schema, which enables high level spend visibility. In total, there are seven parent MRO product groups, which are further segmented into detailed sub-categories.

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• Category / Sub-Category Structure

• 4-Digit Code Format 

• 7 Parent Categories

• Over 75 Sub-Categories

• Customizable to suit business requirements

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UNSPSC Classification

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The United Nations Standard Products and Services Code (UNSPSC) provides an open, global multi-sector standard for efficient, accurate classification of products and services. IMA will utilizes the most recent version of the UNSPSC codeset (unless advised otherwise by the customers) and maps MRO parts to the 4th level. UNSPSC levels include:

 

XX – Segment

XXXX – Family

XXXXXX – Class

XXXXXXXX – Commodity

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Custom Classification

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IMA is able to provide Custom Coding as requested by the customer. Custom Coding may include country-specific tax coding, various industry-specific classification systems, and any custom classification or coding system that has been developed and utilized internally by the customer.