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Master Data and

Attributed Content

Pam PagenkopfDirector Business Systems

Business Unit – Installation Products (EPIP)

ABB Electrification Products Division

Thomas & Betts, A Member of the ABB Group

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Pam Pagenkopf

• Been with Thomas & Betts about 9 years– Sales Analysis for Product Management / Sales / Marketing

– Strategic Pricing

– Product Management

– Marketing (Market research and analysis)

– US data management

– Global data management

• Prior to T&B spent about 10 years working for an Industrial Distributor– Strategic Pricing

– Marketing

– Purchasing

– Integrated Supply (Implementation and Selling)

– Customer Service

Introduction

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• For over 100 years, Thomas &

Betts Corporation has been a

leader in the electrical industry.

• On May 16, 2012, ABB

(NYSE:ABB) completed the

acquisition of Thomas & Betts

Corporation

Introduction

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Introduction

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Electrification Products Division

~42,000employees

Present

in

countries+100

Manufacturing

Sites

+100Delivering more than 1.5 million products a day

In revenue

(2014)

billion10.6$

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EPIP (Thomas & Betts)

Data Management

Journey

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EPIP (Thomas & Betts)Data Management

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Geography 1 Geography 2 Geography 3

Bulk - Standard Nylon 6/6

cable ties. Body width of

0.185 in. and a length of

7.31 in. Maximum wire

bundle diameter 1.75 in.

Cable Tie 50lb 7" Natural

Nylon with Stainless Steel

Locking Device Bulk Pack.

Military Specified (MIL-

SPEC MS3367-1-9)

Premium, standard cable tie,

186 x 4.8 mm, natural

Polyamide 6.6

Low profile head is designed

to prevent snags on uneven

surfaces and easier to pull

through bulkheads. Non-

magnetic stainless steel

locking device insures both

maximum strength and the

right tightness every time.

Premium cable tie with

stainless steel locking barb

to cover the most

demanding applications.

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Data Management


• One Global Database

• One Owner per Product Line– Closely connected to:

• Product Management

• R&D/Engineering

• Plants

• Tech Services

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Global Centralized

Product Master

Database is the

Path to Master

Data Excellence

Before After

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IDEA/IDW Old Document/Views

B1

Product Information

This must Exist for any

other record to transmit

PDD

B3

Product Text

QAD/Fulltilt

B7

Product File

(Brochures,

Drawings, etc)

QAD/Fulltilt

B8

Product

Attributes

QAD/Fulltilt

B4

Product

Packaging

Not Provided

B5

Product Pricing

PDW

PDW

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IDEA/IDW Current Documents/Views

B7

Product File

(URL’s,

Brochures,

Drawings,

Images, etc)

QAD/Fulltilt

B1

Product Information

This must exist for any

other record to transmit

PDD

B4

Product

Packaging

PDD

B5

Product Pricing

PDW

B3

Product

Descriptions /

Text

PDD

Transitioning from multiple local

databases to one global database

(pricing will remain local).

B8

Product

Attributes

PDD

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T&B to IDEA

EPIP

Master

Data

B Views transferred nightly based on new items or key trigger fields that have been changed

IDEA

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• We assessed our current state

• We developed a vision

• We created a roadmap

• We created roles and responsibilities

• We developed priorities based on business needs

How did we get here?

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Vision

Create an EPIP centralized Global Product

Master Database that covers non-variable basic

ordering data as well as complete attributed

data that can be used to feed any internal or

external data requirements (ABB Products,

IDEA/IDW, Web, Mobile Apps, etc.).

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Roadmap Built the business case and obtained Executive Sponsorship

Planned for phased approach with milestone

Forged close relationship / communications with IT Team

Developed tool for managing data

Hired and Trained Data Governance Team

Developed and documented work instructions and best practices

Used Industry Standards as baseline (UNSPSC/IGCC & ETIM)

Implemented systematic rules and quality checks for data

Measured and reported progress

Maintain continuous feedback loop and improvement

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Roles and Responsibilities

New Positions created:

Director of Business Systems

Global Data and Content Manager

Data and Content Coordinators

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BU TB - Organization

Data Governance Team


Data Governance

Product Management

Marketing

ITTech Doc

& Tech Services

Engineering

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Priorities Started out with changes to support IDEA Critical 43 on “new” items for

February 2015 deadline

Global number one complaint was lack of long descriptions

Started with less than 50k long descriptions populated to greater than 240k

ETIM for select SKU’s to support Global Expansion

IDEA Critical 43 compliance for existing items for October 2015

deadline

IDEA Excellence

Items are assigned to best fit UNSPSC/IGCC consistently

Providing comprehensive attributes

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Tool Developed in House – Oracle Based

Industry Standards Drive Structure

UNSPSC/IGCC – free form

ETIM – alpha numeric list of values and free form

measurement

Single / Manual Entry or Change

Batch Import based on templates

Multiple Export

Ability to query and consistently measure results

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Measure & Report Focused on:

Completeness

Compliancy

Consistency / Correctness

Comprehensive Coverage

Measure & report progress

monthly

Master Data Steering

Committee

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Measure & Report IDEA Dashboards

Custom Queries

Items that have minimum

required Attributes (passing)

Items missing minimum

required Attributes (failing)

Items needing

UNSPSC/IGCC and minimum

required Attributes (new)

Identify invalid characters

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Content Examples

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Example – Added or Normalized Long Description

Before After

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Example – Added or Normalized Long Description

Before After

TY27MX=Ty-Rap Cable Tie

340mm 540N UV-Resistant Black

Polyamide 6.6 - 2-pc - Bulk pack

TY27MX = Cable Tie, Black Polyamide (Nylon 6.6) for

Temperatures up to 105 Degrees Celsius (220 F), Weather

and Ultraviolet Resistant for Indoor and Outdoor Applications,

UL/EN/CSA62275 Type 2/21 Rated for AH-2 Plenum, Length

of 340.4mm (13.4 Inches), Width of 7.0mm (0.27 Inches),

Thickness of 1.65mm (0.06 Inches), Tensile Strength Rating

of 530 Newtons (120 Pounds), Military Specified (MIL-SPEC

MS3367-3-0), Bulk Pack

Over 241,000 EPIP Description were

added or improved since April 2015!

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Long Description – Availability

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TY24M-3 UNSPSC/IGCC Attributes

Thickness

Length

Width

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TY24M-3 ETIM Attributes

Tie Thickness

Length belts/tape/tie

Brand Width

Max Bundle Diameter

Min. holding force

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Centralized Database

Screen Shots

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• One stop shop

• UNSPSC/IGCC

and ETIM in the

same spot

• Field size is

expandable.

FeaturesB1 B4 B3 B8 and future B7

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• Marketing Attributes

– Number of

values varies by

attribute

– Global and

Regional

attributes

Next Phase

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• Images

– Multiple images can be

loaded

– Adding image type to

quickly identify source

/ type

Next Phase

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Data Governance is a Continuous Journey

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