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Case · Classification · Mining and metals

National product classification codes reviewed for 245 MRO classes

At a mining and metals company, MRO classes in the material master were linked to national product classification codes with errors: some were wrong, some too generic, and some needed codes were missing.

  • Mining and metals
  • 2023
  • 245 classes
  • No system access
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  • 245MRO classes with checked codes
  • 5end codes per class at most
  • 2.5 monthsAugust to October 2023
  • No accessto client systems, we worked from an extract

The task

A correct code list for every class

Build a correct list of national product classification codes for each MRO class in the material master.

What we did

Class by class

  • Reviewed the current codes and the items of each of the 245 classes
  • Decided for every code: keep, remove or add
  • Kept only end codes of the classification, valid on the delivery date, with no generic ones
  • Held a target limit of five codes per class, more only by agreement
  • Worked from a data extract, with no access to client systems

Results

Clean classification codes for the material master

  • 245 MRO classes with checked codes

  • Up to 5 end codes per class, no generic ones

  • Done in 2.5 months, with no access to client systems

Contact

Let's look at your material master

Tell us the size of your catalogue and your systems. We will propose a cleansing plan and the first steps.

  1. 1
    Task and systems

    What you have now and what you need

  2. 2
    Quick assessment

    Data, processes and IT landscape

  3. 3
    Work plan

    Stages, timeline and scope

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