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Legacy Data Refinement

Unclear, incomplete, and inconsistent product data is costing your company money…

Poor product data quality results in inefficient procurement and overstocking, which has a direct effect on your company's profitability.

InQuera's DataRefiner Factory transforms messy data scattered in different locations, databases, and formats into consolidated, rationalized, and tabulated product data.

For example, here is the same product, identified by four seemingly different product descriptions...
  1. DIN 912 10x1x30-2.9 mat304
  2. ALLEN SCR M10x30 stainless steel
  3. SOCKET BOLT M10x1 LG30 SS
  4. M10x1mmx30mm SHCS-SS
transformed into one consolidated product description:

What is Data Refinement?

InQuera's data refinement process creates consolidated, tabulated product data through —
  • Aggregating product data from different languages, sources, applications, and formats
  • Classifying data into categories
  • Normalizing and cleansing the data
  • Extracting product attributes
  • Enriching the data
  • Identifying duplicate or similar products
  • Creating content

Category Type Screw Size Thread Pitch Head Style Fastener Length Drive System Material
Screw Machine Screw M10 1mm Cylindrical 30mm Female Hex Stainless Steel
Note: The attribute values are consolidated into one table assuming they meet the accepted tolerance.

Raw data becomes high-quality, consistent master data — standardized data that can be universally used and understood.

InQuera, using the DataRefiner Suite, will help your company —
  • Generate standardized product descriptions in any language
  • Identify duplicate or similar products
  • Rationalize product data and use it for searching, purchasing, and analyzing

Our data refinement services improve product data quality —
  • Convert incomprehensible long descriptions to usable, detailed product attributes and attribute values
  • Eliminate duplications
  • Maximize ROI by improving processes and reducing costs
  • Streamline purchasing
  • Provide access to accurate product information throughout the organization
  • Reduce inventory levels
  • Improve customer satisfaction
  • Optimize IT resource allocation
  • Cut system integration costs
  • Decrease ongoing operational expenses

Effective data refinement will help your business run more smoothly and result in substantial cost-savings. Contact our expert team to find out how we can transform your raw data into rich product content.



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