Content and Product Management

No commerce without content, that’s the elemental assertion of all e-commerce applications. The master data preparation therefore is the fundamental step to capability for e-commerce.

Thereby weak spots in conjunction with e-commerce caused by previous failures become relevant which are already existing in the product management sector. Acquainted operations such as structuring of an assortment and products as well as classification and numbering are to be applied in order to eliminate the weak spots.
The separation between keeping of data and data processing through an object parameter bar and parametrical product data specification may be realized on this basis.

Product Structuring

Product structuring means to organize quantity lists in a manner that as less as possible individual parts are needed in order to provide a costumer-friendly variety of products. How did the proportion between master data sets and structure data sets develop in your company?
We show you how to master these complexity key data.

You run the opposite parts list process in other words you compile a variety of products out of little preliminary material? Here is a product structuring indicated as well.
How many alloys, latitudes and gauges do you really need on each product step?

The result of the product structuring is relevant for e-Commerce because it is the only way to derive reliable delivery times.

Data Preparation

Data preparation is important because your customers increasingly claim for product data in different structures such as eCl@ss or UNSPSC or formats like BMEcat.

Data is Always Available but Where?
A common problem is that everyone administers data in its field of responsibility concluding data are often difficult to access, incomplete, contradictory and most notably not up to date.
In these cases only one solution remains: the data have to be prepared adequately and have to be recorded in a standardized structure.

First the Structure is Being Defined- the Master Classification
The structuring of the data to be administered is the first step of designing a data base. It should match the company’s practice and reflect information claimed by the customer.
When the distinct product identification is possible for outsider as well the step was successful.

Then all Data are Collected
For data collection an individual concept is being developed in order to solve the problem of how and with how much effort the data base can be built up.
Our offer includes the preparation, correction, supplementation already existing data files to the point of manual registration on location. For this task we provide experienced manpower so that you can apply yourself to your personal day trade.

The Aim: a Central Data Base
The data base practical has the function of the Engineering Data Management. Systems such as SAP can be used conductively. CIM Aachen GmbH offers you as well individually conceptualized server solutions.
Important at this juncture is the backing of several classifications, so that the own product groups can be mapped on the categories of the aim systems.
This is the only way to insure that all affiliated applications can be served centrally ranging from e-catalog over your own web shop to generating of customer formats.

Service

The service for data preparation merges directly into insertion of a EDM systems respectively into the corresponding module of ERP system. In this case our advisory team will help you.

Catalog Designing

Catalog designing for CIMSOUERCE means to transfer the prepared data into a paper catlalogue as well as into the Internet.

CS Print helps you based on the prepared data immediately to generate from the data base congruent paper catalogs. CS-Print relays on the CMI24 systems of the eggheads CMS GmbH.

Catalog designing for the internet in the easiest case can mean that we prepare your data for the purchase hub of your customers. Thereby we apply our converter software “eClassifier” in order to create standard formats. However proprietary formats are used as well. CS-Integrator which is particularly developed for tool manufacturer can also be applied for different branches.

CIMSOURCE offers the conceptual design and programming of your web shop respectively of your electronic catalog on CD ROM. Both is a preliminary stage to our Sales Support Server.

If your customers expect 3D geometric models in your catalog, we compile a catalog based on the e-catalog Solution Software of CADENAS GmbH coming from Augsburg. With 3D catalog you provide the comfortable possibility for your constructors to already apply your products in their development stage.
3D catalog enables you as a supplier for industry to meet your customers’ needs (through digital fabric)

A specialty of CIMSOURCE is the compilation of web based product configuration. Therewith you can provide your customers the maximum possible service, especially because CIMSOURCE’s portal solution accesses the parts lists structures of your ERP- system directly. (true for SAP)