sap eam improving eam governance, cataloging, data integrity – customer story
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MDO
Improving EAM Governance, Cataloging and Data Integrity –
Customer Story
Andrew Yee Principal
www.masterdataonline.com
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Governance Challenges
Governance should not hold up a critical process
Need for real time validations and business rules
Free text material description greater than 40
characters
Dual roles and approvers for governance
Many steps in the workflow for approval of master
data
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Data Integrity Challenges
Inconsistent and duplicate master data records
Limited ability to search and find master data
creating inefficiencies
Non standard naming conventions
Master data is incomplete
Time spent waiting for spare parts
Materials already available when others are
purchased
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Cataloging Challenges
No formal classification system
Centralized catalog management
Catalog over 15 years old
Significant evolution in maintenance and reliability
practices
Need to update cataloguing strategy and tools to
support these practices
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Desired Outcomes
MRO Spare parts are consistently grouped and
named according to standards (NATO naming
conventions, eoTD, UNSPSC)
Duplicates can be identified and consolidated
All OEM spare parts must be linked to BOM
Ability to make multiple add/changes/deletions with a
single request
All processes & transactions are easy, efficient,
electronic & auditable
A new material classification system
Simple, fast BOM creation/change from a Work Order
Master Data process can automatically catalog items
Technical object master data staging
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5 things happen when allowing MDO Master data create
Allows centralised/decentralised, electronic access to create Materials
(or Vendors, Service Masters, BOM’s etc) either from within the Catalog
or via direct access
Only agreed nouns/attributes (and subsequent approved naming
conventions) can be selected ensuring consistent master data
Duplicates are in your face. If you try to repeat an existing description,
warnings are given that material exists already
‘Real Time Governance’, approvals/authorisations take place BEFORE
data is entered into SAP (no garbage in!)
On final approval, data is created automatically in SAP (and then
automatically available in MDO Catalog)
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Asset Management Standard
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Continual improvement of assets, activities and the asset management.
BUT how does Master Data fit into this…??system
PAS 55 or soon to be ISO 55000 Asset Management Standard
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Asset Management Lifecycle
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Master Data for
Asset Management
MDO
Create/Standardise
Govern
Consume
Report
• Functional Locations
• Equipment
• Materials
• Class and Characteristics
• Suppliers
• Bill of Materials
• Maintenance Plans
• Task Lists
• Assemblies
• Work Centers
• Services
• Measurement Points
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Unknown Challenges
Greater impact of change to key processes requiring
more established training and documentation
More complex workflows than anticipated
Labour intensive for SME’s to review cleansed data
No science behind a stocking decision for MRO spare
parts
40 Character Description not searchable due to
abbreviations • Searching for vlv (valve) in Google returns
Determine most suitable time for cutover
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What result do you get when searching for ‘vlv’ in your catalog?
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Progress to date
New processes defined for governance under testing
Material Master cleansing under review by SMEs
Testing and process validation
Change management plan
Roll out strategy
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Key Take Away Messages
Identify key objectives – biggest bang for your buck
Plan and execute ruthlessly
Small subsequent releases for improvements
80-20 rule – diminishing return
Contact us to learn more about our Needs
Assessment Workshop • Understand and define business challenges
• Evaluate Operational Readiness
• Real World Examples of use cases
• Tailored understanding of MDO features/functions with your data
and processes
• Deliverable: High Level Go Forward Plan and Costing
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Contact Details
Andrew Yee
Principal
www.masterdataonline.com
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