Join this session to leverage key lessons learned at Agrium for implementing a material master data governance project. In 2016, Agrium undertook a project to improve the quality of its material master data and implement a robust governance process to meet a host of stakeholder requirements. The project was intended to improve the planning and scheduling process, but due the difficulty of selling a foundational data project, it was necessary to sell the project using a procurement savings approach.
After the merger of Agrium and Potash Corp in 2018 to form Nutrien, they were able to leverage many of the same lessons learned to scale the project and integrate the systems and data of the two different ERP systems.
Key Business Benefits:
- Ease of material master data creation, editing, and expending for planners, including bill of materials (BOM) updates
- A large reduction of “free text” material requisitions, improving procurement efficiencies
- Expanded scope of outline purchasing agreements (information records), improving maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) price negotiating power
