Managing Automation - September 2007 - (Page 58) [SEPTEMBER 2007] Transformation Integration TechWatch Industries [ INTEGRATION ] Timeless Quest for ACCURATE DATA As manufacturers struggle with managing and cleansing data from multiple source systems, they’re increasingly turning to master data management technologies. BY STEVEN TITCH the he need for master data management (MDM) may date back to around 2000 B.C. when a Sumerian accountant used the wrong cuneiform pictogram to record a big sale to an otherwise regular, loyal customer. Upon inspecting the clay tablets later that day, his merchant employer, believing he had attracted a new, deep-pocketed customer, proceeded to order twice as much inventory as he needed. If our Sumerian merchant had had an easy way to keep all of his customer information in a single place where it could be corrected, compared, and analyzed, he might have recognized and avoided his error. Even 4000 years later, many enterprises are just beginning to deploy MDM tools that can be used to organize and correct data and help manufacturers catch such mistakes. Although MDM tools have been around for several years, interest among manufacturers has just recently begun to spike. In a survey released in June, Ventana Research found that 49% of all respondents said they have an MDM project planned or under investigation, while 27% have an MDM initiative already under way. Citing the need to improve the management of multiple data entities — with customer, product, and financial data identified as top priorities — more than two out of three companies surveyed stated that a centralized hub is the technical component most critical to their overall MDM strategy. What’s driving the interest in MDM? First, users have begun to grow disappointed with the ma September 58 2007 Photo: Managing Automation
Table of Contents Feed for the Digital Edition of Managing Automation - September 2007 Contents Take 1 Europe’s Automation Chiefs Upbeat on ’08 Business Prospects Vendor Coalition Pushes Human Element of SOA Wireless: Users Still Approaching with Caution One Year Later, IBM Shows Plan for MRO’s Maximo Study: More Work Needed to Lure Next-Gen Talent Executive Q&A Notes Cover Story: 2008 Companies to Watch Special Report: The 2007 Progressive Manufacturing High Achievers Progressive Manufacturer of the Year Business Model Mastery Innovation Mastery Customer Mastery Supply Network Mastery Data & Integration Mastery Education & Training Mastery Operational Excellence Mastery Leadership Mastery Transformation: Orchestrating the Multi-Tier Supply Network Integration: The Timeless Quest for Accurate Data Industries: Maintenance No Longer on Schedule Product Scan Advertiser Index Next Managing Automation - September 2007 Managing Automation - September 2007 - (Page Cover1) Managing Automation - September 2007 - (Page Cover2) Managing Automation - September 2007 - Contents (Page 3) Managing Automation - September 2007 - Contents (Page 4) Managing Automation - September 2007 - Contents (Page 5) Managing Automation - September 2007 - Take 1 (Page 6) Managing Automation - September 2007 - Take 1 (Page 7) Managing Automation - September 2007 - Europe’s Automation Chiefs Upbeat on ’08 Business Prospects (Page 8) Managing Automation - September 2007 - Vendor Coalition Pushes Human Element of SOA (Page 9) Managing Automation - September 2007 - Wireless: Users Still Approaching with Caution (Page 10) Managing Automation - September 2007 - Wireless: Users Still Approaching with Caution (Page 11) Managing Automation - September 2007 - Wireless: Users Still Approaching with Caution (Page 12) Managing Automation - September 2007 - One Year Later, IBM Shows Plan for MRO’s Maximo (Page 13) Managing Automation - September 2007 - Study: More Work Needed to Lure Next-Gen Talent (Page 14) Managing Automation - September 2007 - Study: More Work Needed to Lure Next-Gen Talent (Page Deloitte1) Managing Automation - September 2007 - Study: More Work Needed to Lure Next-Gen Talent (Page Deloitte2) Managing Automation - September 2007 - Study: More Work Needed to Lure Next-Gen Talent (Page 15) Managing Automation - September 2007 - Executive Q&A (Page 16) Managing Automation - September 2007 - Executive Q&A (Page 17) Managing Automation - September 2007 - Notes (Page 18) Managing Automation - September 2007 - Notes (Page 19) Managing Automation - September 2007 - Cover Story: 2008 Companies to Watch (Page 20) Managing Automation - September 2007 - Cover Story: 2008 Companies to Watch (Page 21) Managing Automation - September 2007 - Cover Story: 2008 Companies to Watch (Page 22) Managing Automation - September 2007 - Cover Story: 2008 Companies to Watch (Page 23) Managing Automation - September 2007 - Cover Story: 2008 Companies to Watch (Page 24) Managing Automation - September 2007 - Cover Story: 2008 Companies to Watch (Page 25) Managing Automation - 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Business Model Mastery (Page 37) Managing Automation - September 2007 - Innovation Mastery (Page 38) Managing Automation - September 2007 - Innovation Mastery (Page 39) Managing Automation - September 2007 - Customer Mastery (Page 40) Managing Automation - September 2007 - Customer Mastery (Page 41) Managing Automation - September 2007 - Supply Network Mastery (Page 42) Managing Automation - September 2007 - Supply Network Mastery (Page 43) Managing Automation - September 2007 - Data & Integration Mastery (Page 44) Managing Automation - September 2007 - Data & Integration Mastery (Page 45) Managing Automation - September 2007 - Education & Training Mastery (Page 46) Managing Automation - September 2007 - Education & Training Mastery (Page 47) Managing Automation - September 2007 - Operational Excellence Mastery (Page 48) Managing Automation - September 2007 - Operational Excellence Mastery (Page 49) Managing Automation - September 2007 - Leadership Mastery (Page 50) Managing Automation - 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September 2007 - Integration: The Timeless Quest for Accurate Data (Page 62) Managing Automation - September 2007 - Industries: Maintenance No Longer on Schedule (Page 63) Managing Automation - September 2007 - Industries: Maintenance No Longer on Schedule (Page 64) Managing Automation - September 2007 - Industries: Maintenance No Longer on Schedule (Page 65) Managing Automation - September 2007 - Product Scan (Page 66) Managing Automation - September 2007 - Product Scan (Page 67) Managing Automation - September 2007 - Product Scan (Page 68) Managing Automation - September 2007 - Product Scan (Page 69) Managing Automation - September 2007 - Product Scan (Page 70) Managing Automation - September 2007 - Product Scan (Page 71) Managing Automation - September 2007 - Advertiser Index (Page 72) Managing Automation - September 2007 - Advertiser Index (Page 73) Managing Automation - September 2007 - Next (Page 74) Managing Automation - September 2007 - Next (Page Cover3) Managing Automation - 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