Where Planning Flows, the Work Will Follow

Generally, you’ll need to create a customized database solution. Start with the systems that hold the majority of your information and use supplemental systems to conform the remaining data into the larger system.

For example, if your company’s inventory database contains most of the information you need, use its field design for the database. Create a tool that translates data from other sources into that field design to bring all the information together into the catalog database.