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The NATO Codification System (NCS): Implementing the Standard and Continuous Improvement of Cost-effectiveness and Data Quality ABSTRACT The NCS is a procedure for classifying items of supply that ensures not just a consistently high data quality but also the international exchange of those data. Just as the national situation, scope and quality of the available data are different, the tasks when introducing the NCS or setting up a National Codification Bureau (NCB) are multifaceted. All have the same aim: To achieve the NCS data standard for national and international purposes. First successes are soon followed by the wish to organise the work in the NCB’s more efficiently and at the same time to further improve the quality of the descriptions by using data available at manufacturers and also from other classification systems. This presentation shows a few such scenarios and strategies from ESG’s many years of experience in the development, implementation and support of the NCS system N-CORE. BIOGRAPHY Henriette Schromm Senior Project Manager, Software Engineer ESG Henriette Schromm is Senior Project Manager and Software Engineer at ESG. She started at ESG in 1986, working in the field and as Head of the Department “Knowledge-Based Systems”, where she twice won the ESG innovation award. In 1996 Mrs. Schromm started work on the newly founded ESG Business Area NCS and worked on various tasks for different customers up until today: Analysis of national requirements, data cleansing, data migration, ERP interfaces and system rollout. Her main focus is on classification and material characteristic data according to NCS rules. Mrs. Schromm has been invited to the NATO Allied Committee 135 NCS Modernization working group to share her experiences, for example in involving ISO standards 22745 and 8000 in codification process. Mrs. Schromm studied Mathematics, Statistics and Physics at the Ludwig-Maximilian University of Munich, where she received the title Diplom-Mathematiker (advanced degree in mathematics) in 1984.
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NCS - The NATO Codification SystemImplementing the standard and
continuous improvement of cost-effectiveness and data quality
MIT Information Quality Industry Symposium Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA July 13-15, 2011 Henriette Schromm
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Agenda
1. NATO Codification System NCS at a glance
2. Talking about Data Quality
3. Nations introducing NCS Codification System
4. Integration of independent links in logistic chain
5. Questions
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NCS supporting Logistics Worldwide
NATO countries
Sponsored countries
Nonparticipating countries
28 NATO Countries35 Sponsored non-NATO Countries
8 Nations fully compliant with the NCS procedures27 Nations one-way data exchange with restrictions
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NATO Manual on Codification
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Chapter 1 Policy and Principles Chapter 2 Item IdentificationChapter 3 Item ClassificationChapter 4 International OperationsChapter 5 ADP for NATO Data ExchangeChapter 6 Publications, Forms and Periodical ReportsChapter 7 Glossary of Codification Terms
http://www.nato.int/structur/AC/135/redirect/1280-e.htm
Chapter 1 Policy and Principles Chapter 2 Item IdentificationChapter 3 Item ClassificationChapter 4 International OperationsChapter 5 ADP for NATO Data ExchangeChapter 6 Publications, Forms and Periodical ReportsChapter 7 Glossary of Codification Terms
http://www.nato.int/structur/AC/135/redirect/1280-e.htm
ACodP-1 NATO Manual on CodificationACodP-1 NATO Manual on Codification
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NMCRL - NATO Master Cross Reference List
Items United Kingdom
Items ItalyItems Germany
Items France
NMCRLNATO Master Cross Reference List
Items Catalog
Items USA
Items Canada...
17,4 million Items of Supply (NSN)
34,5 million Items of Production
1,9 million Manufacturers/Vendors
45.000 Classes54.000 predefined Attributes
150.000 predefined Values20.000 Drawings
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Agenda
1. NATO Codification System NCS in brief
2. Talking about Data Quality
3. Nations introducing NCS Codification System
4. Integration of independent links in logistic chain
5. Questions
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Data are of high quality if ...
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... they are fit for their intended uses in
OperationsDecision making andPlanning (Joseph M. Juran)
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Codification answers Logistic Questions and raises the quality of data and services
What is it?
How long to keep?
Price?
How to Handle?
What kind of money?
How to order?
How to store?
One answer: The NSN plus data
5310-17-1032154
Characteristics?
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NATO Stock Number NSN data
ManufacturerIndependent
Shared Internationaly
Identified
ClassifiedVersionized
Master Data
ERP integrated
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Agenda
1. NATO Codification System NCS in brief
2. Talking about Data Quality
3. Nations introducing NCS Codification System
4. Integration of independent links in logistic chain
5. Questions
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Non-NATO Country starting NCS Codification
The existing data often is not currentThe existing data often is not current-- contains errors & mistakescontains errors & mistakes-- has a lack of information and is has a lack of information and is -- not compatible between the national usersnot compatible between the national users
not according NCS ACodP-1
To do:Find
Manufacturers Manufacturers Part Number
for Materialfnd Screen against NMCRL
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Data are of high quality if they areIdentified within NATO Master Cross Reference List NMCRLMaintained by responsible foreign countriesCodified according NCS classification for data to be shared internationalDescribed according any well defined classification schema for national useshown as historical data if not needed for actual work
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Real Project 2009 -Data Status after NMCRL screening
84% from foreign nations
16% manually work required
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The result is not only clean, but also according NCS standard.
NMCRL ITEMS CATALOGData Cleansing effort Is reduced dramaticallyby usage of NMCRL Items Catalogfor screening out Items maintained by foreign countries.
to be cleaned
20% 80%
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Titel durch Klicken hinzufügenNATO Country introducing new NCS System
Data are of high quality if they areIdentified within NMCRL √Maintained by responsible foreign countries √Codified according NCS classification √Integrated in logistic processesAvailable low-cost and quicklyVerified with supplier informationUp to date
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Logistics
departmentIPPL
Industry
APARTAPARTAPART
Pre-Assessment Meeting
Logistics department
Industry
APARTAPARTAPART
NCB
Processes, actors and systems on the time line
Decisionfor new equipment
Project start
Development of new equipmentDevelopment of new equipment
Go live
Use, maintenance, improvementUse, maintenance, improvement
10-15 years
RFP and contractingRFP and
contracting
MoD
ERP System
CodReq
Changes
Industry
APARTAPARTAPART
IPL
NSN
NSN
LAU
APARTAPARTAPART
Industry
CodReq N
SN
NCB
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Required Data Interchange
Request on codification
NCB Industry
NCBIndustry
NCBIndustry
NCB Industry
All parties need to understand format and content of data
Some data are easy to understand: Manufacturer Name, Part Number, PriceSome depend on used Ontology :Description of material
Characteristic data
Request on characteristic data
Request on verification
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Required Data Interchange
NSN
All parties need to understand format and content of data
NCB
Sub Contractor
Supplier
Manufacturer Manufacturer
Manufacturer
Manufacturer
Supplier
There is more than one way to achieve this...
Sub Contractor
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Agenda
1. NATO Codification System NCS in brief
2. Talking about Data Quality
3. Nations introducing NCS Codification System
4. Integration of independent links in logistic chain
5. Questions
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There is more than one way to achieve this...
I All parties should use NCS for Material classification and description!
III Define all required Classification Schemas according ISO 22745 (including NSC) and provide them in the eOTD Dictionary. The mapping problems to overcome different Ontologies here. All parties should use this!
II Provide Mapping between ONE Classification Schema and NCS and All Parties should use this!
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Did not happen last 50 Years.Manufacturer also have other customer than NCB
Will most probably not happen next 50 Years.
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Integration of eOTD in the codification process
Illustration
N-CORE NG eOTD moduleRequestor of Characteristic data
Provider ofCharacteristic Data
Finish codification request(create NSN)
Identification(add INC to codification request)
Create q-XML(actual: first create IG/ i-XML onlineas base for the q-XML)
Send q-XML to manufacturer
Quality check of characteristics(check received answers)
Import r-XML(add answers to codification request)
Send r-XML to NCBOther ERP
Receive q-XML
Interface to ERP Systemto gathercharacteristic data
Create r-XML
Enter/ Edit/ ImportCharacteristic data
Approved by Approved by Supplier Sourced Codification Project SSC Phase III and IVNew Zealand and Argentina are going to introduce integrated eOTDSupplier Sourced Codification Project SSC Phase III and IVNew Zealand and Argentina are going to introduce integrated eOTD
FunctionalityFunctionality create eOTD queries (q-XML) and eOTD response (r-XML) export and import of eOTD XML files and IGs (i-XML) online
create eOTD queries (q-XML) and eOTD response (r-XML) export and import of eOTD XML files and IGs (i-XML) online
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All parties should use eOTD! An European Point of View
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An European Point of View
More than 100 small and medium sized and 10 large member companies likeDeutsch Bahn AG, BASF EG, AUDI AG, TOTAL S.A., e-On AG and Siemens AG
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There is more than one way to achieve this...
I All parties should use NCS for Material classification and description!
III Define all required Classification Schemas according ISO22745 (including NSC) and provide them in eOTD Dictionary. Solve the mapping problem there. All parties should use this!
II Provide Mapping between ONE Classification Schema and NCS and All Parties should use this!
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Did not happen last 50 Years.Manufacturer also have other customer than NCB
Will most probably not happen next 50 Years.
Hard to believe, that this will happen:Classification Schemas being involved will feel becoming dependent from eOTD.Some countries or Manufacturer prefer some national or domain-specific classification schemas.
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Product Classifikation Standards
- UNSPSC- eCl@ss- ETIM- ProfiCl@ass- Standardwarenklassifikation- GPC- eOTD- CPV- NCS- EDIBATEC- CECED PI- RosettaNet Technical Dictionary- Bau:Class- PROLIST
LtzS Marvin Momberg Produktklassifizierungsstandards im Vergleich und Entwicklungsbedarf zur Integration in N-Core
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There is more than one way to achieve this...
IV The ESG Approach: Solution by SoftwareProvide one SW System dealing with multiple Classification Schemas.
Solve the mapping problem between different Ontologies here.
Only parties requesting others schema information need to use this!
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The non technical aspect:
Classification Schemas being involved keep their independency.National and domain specific preferences are respected.
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Solution by Software
ClassificationSchemas
Cataloging Functions: •Identification
•Classification
•Description
•Create Catalog
Mapping und Matching of Classification Schemas
Mapping und Matching of Products
Product Catalog(internal Format)
xml
Import / ExportFormats
NATO Data Excange
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N-CORE NG is an intelligent, powerful solutionfor codification across different standards ...
... based on the experience with the NATO Codification System (NCS).Standardized, best practice, “end-to-end”processesCentralized databasePowerful search functionality for fast and user-oriented provision of Material dataVarious standard interfaces available e.g. Certified SAP interfaceSupport of mass change processes and project driven tasksMultilingual user interface and dataSupporting classification according NCS, eOTD, eCl@ss, UNSPSC, ...Data export in various format
Customer benefitsBetter codification resultsReduced (routine) workloadTime savings due to standardized processesIncreased productivityEarn the experience of 15 user countries andOver 12 years of successful ESG codification projects
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Questions ?
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With Acknowledgements to
[1] Steven Arnett [2] ECCMA[3] eCl@ss[4] PiLog[5] UniBw München
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Contact
ESG Elektroniksystem- und Logistik-GmbHLivry-Gargan-Str. 6D-82256 Furstenfeldbruck
Phone +49 (89) 92 16 - 0Fax +49 (89) 92 16 - 2236www.esg.euwww.ncore.esg.de
Turning system expertise into value
Contractor for Bundeswehr Aircraft Systems & Equipment
EASA Part 21J and EASA Part 21G Approval
Certified to: DIN EN 9100DIN EN ISO 9001 DIN EN ISO 27001
Henriette Schromm
Project Management CodificationIT-Solutions Material ManagementPhone: +49 (89) 92 16-2442Cell: +49 (171) [email protected]
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Codification supports technology transfer across industries with high quality data
Aviation
Vetronic Systems
Naval Systems
IT & Communication
Logistics
Automotive
Telecommunications
Industrial Goods & Commercial Vehicles
Consulting
Electronic system development
IT system development
Logistics
Training IT services
B U S I N E S S A R E A STransfer of technologies, methods and processes
S E R V I C E P O R T F O L I O
Lifecycle services
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eCl@ss Members
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