Material master data are required in many application systems in the company. The depth of description varies from system to system. For example, engineering systems require very detailed information about products. In ERP systems, much less data is needed to describe products.

In many companies, material master data is captured and maintained in redundant data silos in the individual application systems. This results in high costs for multiple data entry and maintenance. Ensuring high data quality is also a major issue. When errors are detected in one system, it is often unclear which other systems may be affected.

Paradine’s eptos™ master data system, as the central system, provides the link to all relevant enterprise applications. The master data structures (dictionary) are set up in a uniform manner. The description depth for the individual systems are being defined and can be adapted at any time. Electronic takeover of product data from manufacturer or supplier when creating material master data additionally increases data quality and reduces effort. A central master data team works efficiently. Paradine also offers outsourcing for master data entry and ongoing data maintenance.