Industry: Steel production

Reference data management with SAP MDG

About the customer

With approximately 100,000 employees and locations dotted all over the globe, our customer is an industrial corporation specializing in steel production and processing.

The challenges

Our task was to implement a reference data management system based on SAP MDG at the customer’s site with the goal of increasing data quality for optimized business processes.

The solution (highlights)

  • Delivery of workshops to derive the critical factors for success in the maintenance of reference data
  • Installation of the reference data system and configuration of the maintenance processes in compliance with specific requirements
  • Integration of processes for units of measure, material groups, company codes, countries, regions, and other objects
  • Successful completion of the test phase, including initial data loading and data distribution to the connected systems

The results

  • Controlled and guided maintenance of reference data
  • Increased data quality for optimized business processes
  • Cost optimization through consolidation of reference data

Automotive and high-tech industry

Reference data management with SAP Master Data Governance

About the customer

Our customer has operated in different areas of pioneering and cutting-edge technologies for more than 100 years – more than 130,000 employees work for the group worldwide.

The challenges

The customer requested the implementation of a reference data management system based on SAP MDG, which would increase data quality and contribute to the optimization of business processes.

The solution (highlights)

  • Installation, configuration, and integration of the reference data system in the customer’s system landscape
  • Design of the maintenance processes for purchasing groups, account groups, countries, regions, and other objects
  • Creation of a customer-specific reference data object and design of a complex product hierarchy
  • Test phase for all reference data objects including customer-specific validations and special reporting requirements

The results

  • Optimized data quality and smooth project workflows
  • Reduced business risks and reliable reporting
  • Flexible master data distribution for the IT and business departments