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The Business Term is currently validated by the Data Governance Committee.
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Business Term Definition
Scheme of classification of purchased goods and services related to the supply market. It enables category management, in aligning business goals and customer requirements with supply market capability and maximizing long-term value for the organization. This is achieved by using a three-level hierarchy consisting of domain, segment and material group. The domain and segment hierarchy is designed to be common and unique for vendors and items (goods and services). |
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Related Business Terms
| Business Term | Description | Link |
|---|---|---|
| Domain | Segments are grouped by domains. Domains are defined with procurement directors and implemented group-wide, to share common ones whatever the system used (PF1_020 or WP1_400 or BP2_400 or WBP_400 or CONVERGENCE). There are eight goods and services domains - Energy, General Expenses, IT & Telecommunication, Logistics, Packaging, Raw materials, Technical Goods, and Technical services -. "Domain" is the third and last level of the category taxonomy. | More Info |
| Global Procurement Segmentation (GPS) | Schemes of classification of purchased goods and services developed for procurement. They consist of the category and the stream taxonomies; They were launched to unify procurement management and data from Solvay, Rhodia and Cytec legacies. | More Info |
| Grand Domain | Grand domain is similar to domain except that technical goods and technical services are grouped and out of purchasing scope is considered. | More Info |
| Material Group | Material groups allow the organization of goods and services according to their characteristics. They are defined with category buyers and experts from the field and implemented to share common descriptions (not keys) whatever the system used (PF1_020 or WP1_400 or BP2_400 or CONVERGENCE). "Material group" is the first level of the category taxonomy. | |
| Material Group Domain | Domains of the material groups are calculated from the segments assigned to the material groups. "Domain" is the third and last level of the category taxonomy. | More Info |
| Material Group Segment | Material groups are grouped by segments. "Segment" is the second level of the category taxonomy. | More Info |
| Segment | Material groups are grouped by segments. Segments are defined with category buyers and implemented group-wide, to share common ones whatever the system used (PF1_020 or WP1_400 or BP2_400 or WNP_400 or CONVERGENCE). "Segment" is the second level of the category taxonomy. (Segments are in fact categories, named in an old fashion way). | More Info |
| Y Material Group (Realigned) | Y Material groups (realigned) are used in procurement queries to realign material group keys from various source systems to the keys of PF1_050. | More Info |