Software AG
What is Master Data?
Product Master Data – “Wrench”
Core enterprise data used across business processes.
Example Customer, Product, Vendor, Partner etc.
Poor master data leads to business challenges
Ongoing mergers & acquisitions Fast growth
Fragmented, silo’d departments, databases, systems, etc.
Increases Marketing Costs,
Lowers Customer Satisfaction
Broken Mortgage Marketing Process
Increased Re-orders, Lower Inventories, Dealer Frustration =
Decreased Customer Satisfaction & Revenue
Broken New Product Information Process
Product DB
Marketing & Sales DB
Master Data Management
The main drivers
Your Needs Our Approach The Results
Reconcile master data across differing applications
Visibility into & accountability of master data creation and change Establish MDM as a business discipline Complete multi-domain operational and analytical MDM solution Proactive data governance Process-driven MDM Improved process performance & decision making Improved regulatory compliance and risk management
Operational Systems ESB BPMS Applications (SAP, ORCL) Governance
Application Infrastructure
Data Infrastructure
Operational
Analytical
Role of MDM in Business Infrastructure
Master
Data
Leverage Master Data to improve process performance. Govern Master Data.
MDM is critical to Business Process Excellence
webMethods OneData
Customer Hub
(CDI)
webMethods OneData
Customer Hub
(CDI)
webMethods OneData
Product Hub
(PIM)
(Q1 2011)
webMethods OneData
Product Hub
(PIM)
(Q1 2011)
Software AG’s MDM Offerings
webMethods OneData
Key Features
Multi-domain platform
Proactive data governance
Open, extensible, configurable data model
End-to-end lifecycle management
Easy-to-use business interface
Process-driven MDM
Process-driven MDM
Versatile:
Any domain, Any style,
Operational & Analytical
Versatile:
Any domain, Any style,
Operational & Analytical
Rapid
Implementation
Time to Value
Rapid
Implementation
Time to Value
Scalable, standards-based, modular architecture
Recognized by Analysts
Ranked Highest for
MDM Technology
“…vendor with the
Successful Customers
Financial
Insurance
Consumer Products
Healthcare/Pharmaceuticals
Government
Office of Personnel Management Environmental Protection Agency Federal Aviation Agency
Customer Success Story
ISSUE:
Decentralization, duplication and
manual consolidation of master data
Centralized Treasury data management platform, including creation and
management of external counterparties,
improves approval processes.
Single hub for counterparties,
underwriters, paying agents; provides
process-centric creation using OneData.
One platform for all master data within Corporate Treasury provides business
intelligence, risk exposure and legal compliance.
Customer Success Story
ISSUE:
Multiple BPR initiatives lead to
conflicting needs.
Consolidated regional supply chain to
improve sourcing of suppliers. Central hub for consolidation/cleansing of finished goods & creation of finished goods, packaging
components, non-beauty marketing items. Automated de-duplication strategy to improve product order system and decrease size of line.
Provided reference data repository for entire world-wide company to improve decision-making.
Customer Success Story
ISSUE:
Inability to deploy industry standard
data to multiple recipient systems.
Provided central platform for all
reference data and externally sourced industry standards for use within all
functions in the organization.
Stewardship enforcement, governance, auditing, and extensive deployment landscape.
Improved shareable data management throughout company for better
analytical reporting.
