International Materials Data System (IMDS) – Material Management
Material Management Software Solution
Government and industry regulations, including environment, safety, corporate governance and product performance are being enforced around the world with different standards. These different standards create a critical need for you to track data and collect and report more information. As globalization, integration and collaboration proliferates, manufacturers are experiencing an increased risk level in their supply chain, product development, creation and management of new alliances and global workforce management.
Europe and some Asia Pacific markets are firmly committed to the environment. Protecting air and water quality, conserving resources and safeguarding biodiversity, waste management and control of activities that have an adverse environmental impact are all important. With a goal to have 20 percent of total European energy consumption come from renewable resources, 200 directives already in place and another 100 set to be activated, manufacturers are forced to change how they do business. Consumers are forcing you to change your designs, production processes and product mix to become more environmentally conscious.
These trends have a direct impact on your business and are resulting in:
- Higher degrees of complexity
- Higher costs associated with gathering and validating data and reporting to various agencies
- Closer working relationships through the supply chain
To address these challenges you need to have better compliance, information tracking, standardization and integration. You have to work collaboratively through your supply chain.
EDS' IMDS Material Management Simplifies Data Gathering and Reporting
Our International Material Data System tracks chemical ingredients of parts and assemblies across your entire supply chain. It helps you comply with the increasing number of national and international regulations related to material handling and disposal. Consisting of a centralized, application and database that's accessible via a Web-based portal, the solution captures data from your suppliers and distributes it to you in the form of standardized data sheets and interfaces.
What started out as a European-based project has rapidly developed into a global standard in the automotive industry. In the meantime, the IMDS is used by 22 of the most famous car manufacturers, covering 45 brands. During its first six years of operation, the IMDS has acquired more than 150,000 registered users in more than 60,000 companies.
The Future Demands a New kind of Supply-Chain Data Integration
Unless you or your suppliers run complex and costly analyses on all parts, you cannot know what is in your product to produce the reports to comply with the varying government regulations where your product is sold. A supply chain data solution where the path of the data follows the path of the product is necessary to reduce costs of complying with the reporting requirements.
In addition to producing data as a reporting mechanism, the data is available for incorporation into planning and design along with recyclability and recoverability purposes.
Better Data Management Means Fewer Errors. Fines and Product Recalls
By taking advantage of EDS' International Materials Data System solution for material management, you can:
- Reduce or eliminate penalties and their associated costs
- Build from industry standard concepts and technologies
- Reduce the cost of implementation and support of a data solution
- Improve data quality for reporting
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