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Knowledge, Information and Communication Systems Management
Originally published in:
2016
Version: June 16th 2015
Length: 14 pages
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Abstract
Master Data Management (MDM) is the focal point for large business organizations whose business is driven by information technology. Bhilai Steel Plant (BSP), the flagship unit of Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL), is one such organization which embarked upon its ambitious ERP journey in April 2009. To complement the new IT initiative, a master data management program named Uniform Codification System (UCS) was initiated at SAIL which was akin to laying a new foundation for codification of materials, products, services, customers, suppliers and a host of other master codes. The challenge of deciding the perfect material code for purchased materials like raw materials and stores and spares materials as well as for the saleable products, semi-finished products and intermediate codes for a manufacturing industry like steel, was a herculean task which had serious ramifications for efficient working of the production processes. A substantial amount of master data related to materials, customers, suppliers and services were to be cleansed, unified and de-duplicated. The problem was compounded all the more because these codes were to come from multiple legacy applications in a variety of formats. Almost half a decade into the new journey, the sheen of the master data management governance seems to be waning. Issues related to consistency, completeness, duplicity have slowing but surely crept into the codification process. Business process re-engineering with respect to the intermediate product codes has to be done to manage the redundant material codes which were clogging the business operations.
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Version: March 18th 2016
Length: 3 pages
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Master Data Management (MDM) is the focal point for large business organizations whose business is driven by information technology. Bhilai Steel Plant (BSP), the flagship unit of Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL), is one such organization which embarked upon its ambitious ERP journey in April 2009. To complement the new IT initiative, a master data management program named Uniform Codification System (UCS) was initiated at SAIL which was akin to laying a new foundation for codification of materials, products, services, customers, suppliers and a host of other master codes. The challenge of deciding the perfect material code for purchased materials like raw materials and stores and spares materials as well as for the saleable products, semi-finished products and intermediate codes for a manufacturing industry like steel, was a herculean task which had serious ramifications for efficient working of the production processes. A substantial amount of master data related to materials, customers, suppliers and services were to be cleansed, unified and de-duplicated. The problem was compounded all the more because these codes were to come from multiple legacy applications in a variety of formats. Almost half a decade into the new journey, the sheen of the master data management governance seems to be waning. Issues related to consistency, completeness, duplicity have slowing but surely crept into the codification process. Business process re-engineering with respect to the intermediate product codes has to be done to manage the redundant material codes which were clogging the business operations.
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Subject category:
Knowledge, Information and Communication Systems Management
Originally published in:
2016
Version: March 18th 2016
Length: 3 pages
Data source: Published sources