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Boosts Better SAP® Data Quality

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Technology Category	Platform as a Service (PaaS) - Data Management Platforms Application Infrastructure & Middleware - Middleware, SDKs & Libraries
Applicable Industries	Oil & Gas
Applicable Functions	Procurement Product Research & Development
Use Cases	Predictive Maintenance Process Control & Optimization
Services	System Integration Data Science Services
Challenge	Chevron, one of the top three integrated energy companies, wanted a centralized SAP® system with standardized process and master data design. The company was seeking to extract more value from its business processes. Additionally, Chevron identified the need for business process intelligence and a governance framework to ensure high quality and management of all material master data in SAP®. The challenge was to implement a system that could cover a wide range of processes, activities, and master data types across multiple countries. Read More
About Customer	Chevron is one of the top three integrated energy companies in the world. The company is engaged in every aspect of the oil, gas, and geothermal energy industries. This includes exploration and production; refining, marketing and transport; chemicals manufacturing and sales; and power generation. Chevron operates in 31 countries and employs more than 64,000 people. The company's downstream business covers 99 percent of its operations. Chevron's business processes include 13 processes with 92 sub-processes and 558 activities. The company also manages 100 master data types with 6,000 users. Read More
Solution	Chevron implemented the webMethods Operational Intelligence Platform and webMethods OneData for Master Data Management (MDM). The centralized SAP system covers 31 countries, 99 percent of downstream business; 13 processes with 92 sub-processes and 558 activities; and 100 master data types with 6,000 users. The MDM hub ensures material master data quality through a data governance framework with real-time updates. New master data records trigger an internal workflow, and an external workflow is to be triggered in webMethods BPMS. Read More Log in to view content
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Technology Category

Platform as a Service (PaaS) - Data Management Platforms

Application Infrastructure & Middleware - Middleware, SDKs & Libraries

Applicable Industries

Oil & Gas

Applicable Functions

Procurement

Product Research & Development

Use Cases

Predictive Maintenance

Process Control & Optimization

Services

System Integration

Data Science Services

Challenge

Chevron, one of the top three integrated energy companies, wanted a centralized SAP® system with standardized process and master data design. The company was seeking to extract more value from its business processes. Additionally, Chevron identified the need for business process intelligence and a governance framework to ensure high quality and management of all material master data in SAP®. The challenge was to implement a system that could cover a wide range of processes, activities, and master data types across multiple countries.

About Customer

Chevron is one of the top three integrated energy companies in the world. The company is engaged in every aspect of the oil, gas, and geothermal energy industries. This includes exploration and production; refining, marketing and transport; chemicals manufacturing and sales; and power generation. Chevron operates in 31 countries and employs more than 64,000 people. The company's downstream business covers 99 percent of its operations. Chevron's business processes include 13 processes with 92 sub-processes and 558 activities. The company also manages 100 master data types with 6,000 users.

Solution

Chevron implemented the webMethods Operational Intelligence Platform and webMethods OneData for Master Data Management (MDM). The centralized SAP system covers 31 countries, 99 percent of downstream business; 13 processes with 92 sub-processes and 558 activities; and 100 master data types with 6,000 users. The MDM hub ensures material master data quality through a data governance framework with real-time updates. New master data records trigger an internal workflow, and an external workflow is to be triggered in webMethods BPMS.

Impact #1	The centralized SAP system covers a wide range of Chevron's operations, including 31 countries and 99 percent of downstream business.
Impact #2	The system manages 13 processes with 92 sub-processes and 558 activities.
Impact #3	The MDM hub ensures material master data quality through a data governance framework with real-time updates.

Impact #1

The centralized SAP system covers a wide range of Chevron's operations, including 31 countries and 99 percent of downstream business.

Impact #2

The system manages 13 processes with 92 sub-processes and 558 activities.

Impact #3

The MDM hub ensures material master data quality through a data governance framework with real-time updates.

Benefit #1	The centralized SAP system covers 31 countries.
Benefit #2	The system manages 13 processes with 92 sub-processes and 558 activities.
Benefit #3	The system handles 100 master data types with 6,000 users.

Benefit #1

The centralized SAP system covers 31 countries.

Benefit #2

The system manages 13 processes with 92 sub-processes and 558 activities.

Benefit #3

The system handles 100 master data types with 6,000 users.

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Boosts Better SAP® Data Quality

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