An international build-to-order manufacturer, dealing with data silos from mergers and acquisitions, integrated years of parts and cost data into a single, shared data hub. This system allows for easy reconciliation, comparison and benchmarking of parts across different plants. Despite maintaining their own identification processes, groups can now match parts lists, identify identical or similar parts for the same function and choose the best-cost options.
The successful implementation of a data governance policy imposes many obligations on a company’s IT infrastructure. In this blog, we’ll explore why a data hub architecture is a fitting approach for effectively integrating and governing complex, unstructured data in large organizations.