For Want of Clean & Accurate Supplier Data, the Supply Chain Was Lost

The typical Global 2000 firm sits on a broad and deep range of supplier and related spend data that is typically far from adequate. Does a collection of overlapping point solutions, spreadsheets, file cabinets, e-mail inboxes, and SharePoint directories sound familiar? You’re not alone.

This paper features an extensive analysis of how best to approach the big picture around supplier data quality. We primarily focus on the business benefits of SLM (supplier lifecycle management) combined with the supplier-centric subset of MDM (master data management). Download today to dig yourself out of the data mire.