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How to Improve Supply Chain Efficiency Using Data Quality Tools

In the business world, we are faced with a lot of pressure to design agile, resilient, and smart supply chains. In the case of organizations that utilize SAP, the actual efficiency of such operations is determined not only by technology, but more importantly based on the quality, consistency, and governance of the master data which drives these operations.

PiLog Group, the global provider of data governance solutions, answers this requirement directly by offering the Data Quality and Governance Suite. It is an extension supply chain process that is optimized with respect to SAP users. PiLog enables this by cleaning up, standardizing, and making SAP materials, vendors, assets and services AI-ready, thereby helping organizations are able to play a safer, cheaper, and smarter game across its entire supply chain.

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Why Data Quality is Crucial in SAP Supply Chains

Satisfying thousands of enterprises all around the globe, SAP ERP systems such as S/4HANA constitute the digital backbone. However, no matter how powerful an ERP will be, it can be put down by low quality data. The typical problems do include:

  • Multiple records of material that cause unnecessary inventory and wastage of resources.
  • Bad supplier data leads to delays in the procurement stages and sourcing.
  • Unnecessary equipment and service data interfere with the maintenance plans and augment idleness.
  • Improperly classified items affect the accuracy of reports and spend analytics.

Such issues greatly result in finance loss, non-efficiency, and non-compliance. Gartner noted that organizations have poor quality data and resulting cost is millions of dollars annually. As a user of the SAP, creating the master data that contains such costs would be evaded when having the data quality integrated in their master data lifecycle through the PiLog DQG Suite.

Introducing PiLog’s Data Quality and Governance Suite

The DQG Suite by PiLog is an exhaustive platform that is designed to automate, manage and improve master data in all of the major supply chain areas. Being SAP ECC and SAP S/4HANA perfect fit, the suite makes all the materials, supplier, service, and assets data structured, parameter-validated, and optimized towards operational perfection.

Core Features of the DQG Suite with SAP:
1. Data Quality Assessment & Cleansing

The first step to optimization is gaining clear visibility. PiLog’s DQG Suite performs a deep audit of existing SAP master data to identify:

  • ✦ Duplicates and inconsistencies
  • ✦ Obsolete or incomplete records
  • ✦ Non-standard nomenclature
  • ✦ Redundant material groups and vendor entries

The system uses AI algorithms and advanced classification logic to detect anomalies and facilitate effective batch cleansing activities. This preventive data wellness examination creates a stable basis towards a more dependable and productive SAP chain supply ecosystem.

2. Data Enrichment and Standardization

Once problematic data is identified, PiLog enables automated enrichment using pre-approved taxonomies and descriptors. The DQG Suite applies international classification standards such as:

  • ✦ UNSPSC
  • ✦ ISO 8000

Each material or service record in SAP is enriched with structured, multilingual attributes, ensuring uniformity across plants, business units, and geographic regions. This eliminates ambiguity and significantly improves the accuracy of key processes like MRP, PR creation, and contract management.

3. Master Data Lifecycle Governance

The DQG Suite manages the whole lifecycle of the master data of SAP, including creation and modification, and obsolescence. It includes:

  • ✦ Data requests and data approvals based on roles.
  • ✦ Validation is done by checks to avoid errors using rules.
  • ✦ Complete version control and audit trail for complete transparency.
  • ✦ Auto suggestion of material group and plant specific views, quick data entry.

PiLog gives the ability to introduce and incorporate governance policies into SAP data operations and guarantee the fulfillment of all new entries in the predetermined quality and compliance since there are no more manual rework and data silos.

4. SAP-Compatible Templates and Taxonomies

PiLog provides industry-specific templates for SAP material and vendor masters, supporting faster data creation while maintaining uniformity. These templates are aligned with:

  • ✦ SAP material types and plant-specific views
  • ✦ Functional locations and asset hierarchies
  • ✦ Vendor risk profiles and sourcing categories

This standardized approach ensures that data governance doesn’t hinder operations; instead, it accelerates them through automation, accuracy, and seamless integration with SAP native fields.

5. Compliance with ISO and Industry Standards

PiLog’s solutions are developed in compliance with global data standards, particularly ISO standards, which define quality requirements for master data. This enables enterprises to:

  • ✦ Achieve data governance maturity benchmarks
  • ✦ Simplify internal and external audits
  • ✦ Support critical digital transformation initiatives (e.g., SAP S/4HANA migrations)

Real Benefits for SAP-Centric Supply Chains

Organizations leveraging PiLog’s DQG Suite have achieved measurable improvements in key supply chain and operational KPIs:

Business Objective Result with PiLog DQG Suite
Inventory Reduction 5–7% decrease in holding costs through stock rationalization
SAP Master Data Accuracy Over 95% clean and enriched records across MM and PM
Procurement Cycle Time 30–50% faster PR/PO approvals due to fewer blocked entries
Asset Uptime More accurate spare part planning, reducing maintenance delays
Data Governance End-to-end control and compliance across the master data lifecycle

Seamless Integration with SAP ECC and S/4HANA

The DQG Suite is designed for seamless integration with both SAP ECC and SAP S/4HANA systems, ensuring smooth implementation and minimal disruption to existing workflows. Integration is enabled via:

  • SAP-certified APIs and connectors
  • Real-time dashboards for continuous SAP data quality monitoring

Whether your enterprise is undergoing a digital transformation or planning a system migration, PiLog’s SAP-aligned DQG Suite ensures a clean and governed foundation for scalable growth.

Supporting SAP Digital Transformation Initiatives

Data quality is paramount during any SAP project—be it a greenfield S/4HANA implementation or a brownfield migration. PiLog supports organizations throughout this journey by providing:

  • Pre-migration data readiness assessments
  • Comprehensive cleansing and standardization before go-live
  • Advanced governance frameworks for post-implementation maintenance
  • Alignment with SAP Activate methodology for structured deployments

This ensures that your SAP transformation investments deliver maximum ROI while maintaining business continuity.

Conclusion: Intelligent Supply Chains Begin with Intelligent Data

With more connected, digital and customer-focused supply chains, data quality and data governance have evolved from IT problems to a strategic necessity. SAP-based businesses have a guaranteed and time-tested route to operational excellence with the use of PiLog Data Quality and Governance Suite.

PiLog enables businesses to optimize processes by taking the concepts of governance, automation, and AI and making them central to any SAP master data management process, thus helping them cut waste, optimize planning, and make quality decisions based on quality data.

Regardless of whether optimization of the inventory, rationalization of the supplier, efficiency in maintenance, or the fact that as a whole, you are ready to go digital, PiLog DQG Suite will place your SAP supply chain on the path to long-term success.

If your supply chain is struggling, the problem may not be the process—it may be the data. Let us help you fix the root cause. Strengthen every layer of your operations with governed, AI-ready, and reliable master data.