Canon Business Solutions is a Canon U.S.A. Company providing integrated systems technology that comprise one of the strongest solutions portfolios in the document management industry. Our unique and successful heritage is built upon an ability to offer unprecedented levels of service and support. As a Canon U.S.A. Company, we embrace the corporate philosophy of kyosei—all people, regardless of race, religion or culture, harmoniously living and working together into the future. While Canon takes an approach to business that is socially and environmentally responsible, Canon Business Solutions also strives to improve our relationships with local communities and increase our respect for the environment.

Master Data Management (MDM) is the driving force necessary to implement cost reduction and cost avoidance opportunities for any business. DATAForge™ LLC unlocks that opportunity. While traditional MDM solutions revolve around a one dimensional Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software oriented system, the DATAForge™ LLC solution utilizes data cleansing, profiling and MDM tools coupled with client specific business processes. Methodology and data governance policies are designed to manage all product information enterprise wide starting with engineering, facilities management, manufacturing, purchasing, plant floor maintenance and inventory management supporting your existing ERP, CMMS and other software investments.Simply put, DATAForge™ LLC Master Data Management results in a visible managed inventory enabling part sharing among all facilities corporate wide, standardized item descriptions and verification of all item master data with the original manufacturer of the item to be added to the Master Data Repository• Structuring and technical attribution of indirect items based on OEM specifications to a standardized schema• Identification of obsolete items and consolidation of duplicate records • Reconciliation of suppliers vs. manufacturers, as well as verification of purchasability • Classification of indirect items to the UNSPSC and internal purchasing categories to help facilitate spend analysis• Enrichment to include desired data attributes like lead time, warranty information and pricing• Optional end-to-end workflow processing to support pre-cleansing of indirect materials for multiple locations and submitters

• Sales and Purchasing• Financial Management and Account Receivables• Logistic Management and Transport Economics from a 3rd Party Perspective• Carrier Management• Distribution Patterns, Tracking and Tracing• Logistic Information Systems