Master Data and SAP Quality
Medical device master data management for companies where bad product or material data is quietly causing stockouts, write-offs, or failed handoffs. Grounded in ISO 8000 and CDMP practice and years of IVD and pharma SAP work.
Book a 30-minute callWho it is for
- Companies where planning results don’t match reality, and nobody is sure why
- Teams launching or retiring products without a reliable phase-in and phase-out process
- Organizations preparing an SAP S/4 program or a system change
- Leaders who know data governance matters but don’t know where to start
The principles behind it
If You Lie to MRP, MRP Will Lie to You
Planning systems only work with accurate data behind them.
Data Accuracy Is Next to Godliness
Small errors in master data become large errors downstream.
What you receive
Data quality assessment and remediation plan
Where your data is wrong, what it is costing, and what to fix first.
Product phase-in and phase-out process
A reliable way to launch and retire products without stranded stock or broken records.
Attribute and hierarchy governance
Clear rules for what each field means and who owns it.
Right-sized data stewardship model design
The roles and routines to keep data clean, sized to your organization.
SAP enhancement business cases through cutover
From the case for change through to go-live.
How it works
- 01
Assess
Hands-on review of your products and data in the system.
- 02
Prioritize
Findings and recommendations, ranked by impact.
- 03
Build
Processes, governance, and system changes.
- 04
Embed
Change management so the improvements last.
Typical lengthInitial assessment in as little as 4 weeks, given systems access. Process build and change management timing depend on your organization.
Recent results
recommendations from a hands-on review of 387 finished goods
An IVD master data deep dive covering process improvement, documentation best practices, and a prioritized list of data cleansing opportunities. It sparked a broader data governance initiative.
part-time FTEs freed for higher-value work
IVDR batch-update automation in SAP, from business concept and requirements through UAT, training, data cutover, go-live, and hypercare across 7 sites.
Better schedule adherence in contract manufacturing
Routings and production version master data upgraded to match site capabilities, as part of an MRP optimization project.
CDMP (Certified Data Management Professional), ISO 8000 Master Data Quality Manager, and doctoral researcher in Enterprise Information Quality. Years of master data governance and SAP manufacturing rollouts at Siemens Healthineers. More about David
Is bad data costing you stock and time?
A 30-minute call is usually enough to tell where to look first.