FEATURE: DATA QUALITY MANAGEMENT
Boston Beer Company collaborates with Syniti, part of Capgemini
( Syniti) and leverages advanced AI technologies to transform data management processes and technology. By automating the extraction of unstructured data and integrating it into their existing systems, Boston Beer enhanced the efficiency, accuracy, and governance of their ingredient data. specifications from vendors in various formats, primarily as PDFs and DOCX. These documents contain valuable, business-critical information in the form of unstructured data points – like allergens and kosher certification, as well as relative density and storage conditions.
Manually extracting and organizing this data could take months using conventional methods and carried several challenges including
• Vast volume of data collected over many years
• Limitations of manual processing and traditional AI solutions
• Need for business-ready data to ensure integration with existing MDM and SAP systems
• Skepticism surrounding the quality of data captured
Boston Beer Company, a leading brewer in the United States, has partnered with Syniti for many years, enhancing its data governance and management strategies and roadmap.
Ryen Gunning, Enterprise Data Director, Boston Beer Company, said:“ Syniti not only addressed our immediate needs but also helped us think about the art of the possible in order to integrate responsible AI into our data management practices.”
The Solution
Initially brought on as a strategic consultant, Syniti advised Boston Beer on improving governance processes and technology. This collaboration eventually expanded into a comprehensive implementation of master data management( MDM) focusing on key data objects such as material master, customer master and vendor master.
The Challenge
Boston Beer Company identified an opportunity to modernize and improve their approach to ingredients data management Boston Beer receives ingredient
Syniti implemented an advanced Generative AI solution designed to handle unstructured data with high accuracy and configurability.
Utilizing Generative AI, Syniti’ s solution automatically reads the unstructured files, extracts the necessary data, and generates output files that could be loaded into a centralized database.
The solution seamlessly integrated with Boston Beer Company’ s existing Master Data Management( MDM) toolset and SAP systems, enhancing data management processes.
Boston Beer Company leverages Syniti’ s AI to revolutionize Data Quality Management
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