Diagonal elements in visual communication are attention-grabbing. They look messy. In the case of text, the diagonal orientation makes it slower to read. Why is it, then, that many graphing tools default to diagonal labels when the x-axis becomes crowded? Or perhaps a better question: what can we do instead?
Only mention every 3th month, people are smart enough to fill in the rest, especially when adding some gridlines . Simple but elegant.
The Material Master Data team within Astellas is facing a major challenge. With the implementation of a new Global SAP-S/4HANA environment the role of the EMEA Material Master Data Team is moving from a Regional to a Global role. With big historical regional differences in procedures, aligning data is not always easy. Good documentation will support a better understanding of Master Data Governance and Master Data Management.
In my role as Document Writer I’m using my experience in Master Data Management to challenge the organization to think about their processes before start writing a document.
Syngenta is a leading science-based agtech company. We help millions of farmers around the world to grow safe and nutritious food, while taking care of the planet. By improving crop productivity and making farming more efficient, we enable growers to provide healthy, high quality food safely and sustainably.
Within Syngenta Master Data Management is complex, many tasks are outsourced. Managing service delivery both on operational as on tactical level is crucial for successful master data management when third-party service providers are involved. In my role as Client Engagement Manager I was responsible for aligning business needs with the capabilities of the service provider by setting up meting structures, setting priorities and managing escalations.
At the end of the year new (inter-company) transfer-prices are established and need to be loaded into SAP. This process is a joined effort of the Transfer Price Team and MDM operations and will be managed by the Client Engagement Manager
LyondellBasell is one of the largest plastics, chemicals and refining companies in the world. Driven by its employees around the globe, LyondellBasell produces materials and products that are key to advancing solutions to modern challenges like enhancing food safety through lightweight and flexible packaging, protecting the purity of water supplies through stronger and more versatile pipes, improving the safety, comfort and fuel efficiency of many of the cars and trucks on the road, and ensuring the safe and effective functionality in electronics and appliances.
Within the IT Department the Vendor Relation and Services team is responsible for all vendor contact. In my role as IT Analyst I’ve worked with IT Managers and Purchasers on setting up budgets and monitoring external services.
HAWE Systems Europe BV has been a specialist in internal logistics and internal transport systems for greenhouse horticulture for over 50 years. We are the market leader in internal transport systems. As purchaser my main responsibility was to ensure a steady supply of required technical parts for production and installation.