Although Christmas is known as the ‘season to be jolly,’ another accurate way to describe this glorious holiday would be the ‘season to be full of food.’ In a month where food consumption rises, it’s even more important to have full confidence in your product information, which can be achieved by implementing a PIM system.
Like my true love gave me five golden rings on the fifth day of Christmas, here are five ways a PIM system can improve your product management.
It centralises your product information
Have you ever had countless numbers of spreadsheets full of product data? Have these ever gone missing, so you have sunk legions of hours into a fruitless data search? Considering how imperative it is to keep track of any allergen information, this isn’t a safe, or even effective method of carrying out your processes.
By operating from one central database, it’s significantly easier to quickly locate information with a PIM system
It can automate reminders
It’s not uncommon to have to chase up suppliers to send over the information you need. Either that, or the information is sent over in smaller segments. Before you know it, you have several different spreadsheets you need to compile, which takes unnecessary time and effort.
By automating your product information management processes, you can save time you’d normally spend chasing down information. This increase efficiency in your product management processes and allows professionals valuable time to complete other duties.
It reduces risk by eliminating data rekeying
An imperative and essential aspect of product information management is to ensure product data accuracy. If data is inputted incorrectly at the very beginning without the mistake being picked up further down the line, it can cause larger issues later.
If the supplier can input product information directly into your PIM system, then any concerns surrounding data re-entry are eliminated.
It can integrate with other systems
Teamwork is the way forward. Whenever a team functions in a harmonious manner, then work is completed efficiently, and it feels like the sky is the limit. This concept can be applied elsewhere.
When systems work together, processes can be completed more efficiently. Data can be moved automatically between systems in either direction, without any need to manually re-key data or adjust information. Like teamwork, operating using a group of systems to formulate one functional whole, is an effective way to work optimally.
It encourages collaboration
Remember how workplaces are more effective when people work together well?
By having full visibility across product management procedures, colleagues can more easily collaborate on projects through a digitised process. Visibility over the task-status can save a great deal of confusion. By storing documents in the same place, colleagues can always be working on the most up-to-date version of the document, saving time and confusion.
Find this in ARCUS® Product Information Management (PIM), our cloud-based PIM System
Each of these points are benefits of implementing ARCUS® PIM, our cloud-based system that offers a centralised location to manage product specifications and other PIM processes, such as collecting and approving product information.
If you are interested in ARCUS® PIM, then book a consultation with us today!