Well-managed master data - typically consisting of hundreds of categories, including customers, products, suppliers, key performance indicators and so on - provides the consistent information framework that enables enterprises to remain agile, operate effectively and accurately measure performance.

Unfortunately, many organizations struggle to reconcile master data from across the enterprise, particularly as it is duplicated and maintained in multiple systems. As a result, it often conflicts, and there are inadequate solutions in place to validate its integrity as it changes over time. The problem is especially acute in global businesses with a history of mergers or with independent units operating under different cultures and regulatory structures. Therefore, organizations regularly miss major opportunities and make costly errors throughout the business.

The ideal master data management (MDM) solution can harmonize, store and manage master data over time. By enabling business people to collaboratively manage and control master data in a workflow-driven environment, these robust master data management solutions increase the consistency and accuracy of corporate performance reporting and operations, including manufacturing, finance, marketing and customer service.

SAP ERP Consolidation and Upgrade projects benefit from Material Master Enrichment.

Enterprises engaged in the midst of SAP roll-out, consolidating multiple ERP and other legacy systems to a single instance, or upgrading an old version of SAP ERP to the mySAP generation, will need a solution that successfully cleans and consolidates Material Master data prior to syndicating the same over a master data management infrastructure.

Master Data enrichment will prepare a structured and content-rich data file that can be processed further efficiently using a SAP Master Data Management Content Integrator.

Material Master Enrichment solution leverages software automation and deep domain expertise to process high volumes of SAP data at a significantly faster time frame and lower total cost. The quality of data enrichment is unbeatable when compared to outputs generated by conventional ETL tools or map and match technology.

• With MDM you can leverage your existing landscape, lower your Total Cost of Ownership (TCO), and increase your Return on Investment (ROI) for the following reasons.
• Clean, consolidated and consistent master data improves data quality and consistency across the enterprise.
• A central or homogeneous system for master data management, maintenance and distribution reduces maintenance costs typically encountered with heterogeneous landscapes.
• Systems are continuously synchronized making it easy to integrate your SAP and Non-SAP systems, which reduces costs associated with reporting or building new interfaces.