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Data Mismanagement: How Good Data Can Lead to Bad Decisions

Master data is the foundation upon which businesses make important decisions. Since requirements for business data, reporting, and documentation have increased in the past few years, incorrectly recorded master data, lack of master data maintenance, and the storage of master data across too many systems create enormous challenges. In addition to this, more and more companies are beginning to use data analytics to process data better, real-time insights faster, and understand trends and future opportunities. If a large portion of the data is incorrect, data analytics are misleading, and people on the production floor and in the boardroom are working with the wrong numbers.

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