World's Leading Manufacturer and Distributor of paper, pulp and related chemicals

Purpose of the project

-	Consolidation of Inventory of MRO items
-	Creating a Master Inventory Catalog from MRO items located at multiple facilities employing product codification standards.
-	Reduce inventory by 20%

Volume

-	220,000 Items

Type of items

-	MRO Items related to chemical process equipment, e.g. Pumps, Impellers, PVF, Compressors etc.

Process

-	Preliminary de-duplication based on Mfg. Name, Part Number and Item Description.
-	Data was cleansed and normalized.
-	Data Enrichment was performed on the unique items by scraping data from Manufacturer web sites.
-	Secondary de-duplication based on fit, form and function.
-	Cross reference between items from different locations and back reference to the Master Catalog.
-	Quality Control and Quality Assurance.

Key Success Factors

-	Domain Expertise coming from experienced professionals with strong Mechanical and Chemical Process Industries.
-	Dedicated team of 60 professionals generating 55,000 items per month.
-	High level of Quality Control and Assurance.
-	Ability to handle large datasets, and management of production facilities using Unilog's proprietary software's.