Newmont Data Cleansing Project Overview ECCMA International Cataloging Conference October 26, 2006
Dec 27, 2015
Newmont Data Cleansing Project Overview
ECCMA International Cataloging Conference
October 26, 2006
Newmont Data Standardization Overview
Agenda
• Company & project overview• Project approach• Lessons learned • Results & going forward
Company Overview
2005 Revenues: $4.4 billion
2005 Equity Production 6.4 mm Oz’s
2005 Equity Reserves 93.2 Oz’s mm
Business Drivers for Standardization
NEV
NAL
MYSRL
NGGL
PTNNT
Site / Regional
Purchasing
Inventory
Item identification
Unique instances of ERP databases
Newmont
Corporate / Global
Sourcing Leverage
Component Standardization
Opportunity Identification
Apples to Apple Comparison
Goal and Guiding Principles
All sites will catalogue the same items in the same fashion, including names, descriptions and associated classification links (catalog and associated data).
Guiding PrinciplesAdopt an open standard (eOTD)
Based on NATO Schema – familiarity and system baseLinked to UNSPSC for global spend analysis
Design a system and process to lower the pain across the sitesLevel of effort – resourcesCost
Catalog the ‘right’ itemsRemove duplicates and obsolete (archive)Integrate eProcurement program to move items to Suppliers catalogs
Project Approach
PERPETUATE
Implement Business process/workflow
Implement controls (Validation/Audits)
Provide tools/training
210,000 Items Globally - One Year to Cleanse
DEFINE
Select catalog standard
Define internal standards
IMPLEMENT
Cleanse catalog
Update tables & associated records
Implement: Catalog Cleansing States
Level I
Item Names assigned
Goal: 100%
Level III
Research to full attribution
Goal: 40%
Level II
Apply existing data
Automation and manual
Goal: 60%
All levels may be simultaneous at sites and globally
Implement: Global Team Structure
1 – Program Mgr1 – Project Mgr
Ensure the project is going smoothly, resolve issues, find resources
Denver
1 – Catalog Mgr2 – Catalogers
Clean MYSRL items, submit new Item Names
Peru
1 – Catalog Mgr1 – Catalogers
Clean NGGL items, submit new Item Names
Ghana
1 – Catalog Mgr1 - Cataloger
Clean NAL items, submit new Item Names
Australia1 – Catalog Mgr3 - Catalogers
Clean PTNNT and NEV items, submit new Item Names
Indonesia
Total Team
1 Program Manager1 Project Manager4.5 Catalog Mgrs.5 Dictionary Owner7 Catalogers1 3rd Party/VendorAdditional outsourced cleansing
.5 – Catalog Mgr.5 – Dictionary Owner
Clean NEV Items, ensure dictionary grows correctly
Nevada
Implement: Architecture
NEV
NAL
MYSRL
NGGL
PTNNT
GlobalRepository
NMD OEM
Level 1 Clean – Item Name
Level 2 - Partial Attribute
Level 3 - Full
NewmontCatalog
1. All Items into Central Repository2. SW Auto-match to NMD3. SW Match to OEM (part #)4. SW facilitates global cleansing5. SW Match to Newmont part #
Perpetuate
CLEAN DATA
Biz Process Tools Roles
New operational activity to support clean data…
Other Deliverables
In addition to data cleansing…
• Newmont Master Dictionary (“complete”)• Cataloging Manual (complete)• Catalog Item Request (planning)• Enhanced supplier data (planning)• Governance/maintenance
Lessons Learned
• LOE• Spreadsheet cleansing• Cleansing not “linear”• Catalog = moving target• Track and collaborate• Catalog synchronization• New roles/responsibilities• Single instance ERP…
Benefits Realized To-Date
Early results at our pilot site…
• 14,000 potential duplicates• 25,000 archived items• Enhanced improperly coded items (“tens of
thousands”)
Meeting 2007 Goals
Catalog Item Request: 2006/2007• Standards and workflow automation
Standardized Manufacturer Mnemonics: 2007• Issue: How to maintain standard
Enhanced Supplier Data: 2007• Implement requirements
Catalog Synchronization: 2007• Issue: standard & external workflow
Implement “Data Steward”