Reasons for Emphasis on Supply Catalogue / EazyCat :

  • It is the formal record of the requirements for goods and services
  • Without an effective catalogue, the investment on spend can not be monitored and controlled at the micro level
  • Facilitate cost effective, pro-active Supply Chain Management initiatives :
    • Cooperative Corporate Purchasing
    • Corporate Inventory rationalization
  • Facilitate efficient maintenance configuration management



Capability of EazyCat to handle poor Catalogue :

  • Could avoid repetitive purchasing research
  • Help users to find items for placement or requisition, Work orders and BoM
  • Ability to control the size, variant and value of inventory
  • Ability to identify areas where advantageous Purchasing Agreements and Strategies should be implemented
  • Capable to automate the supply requirements from planned maintenance schedule through to delivery of required items to the job
  • Filtering of wrong item receiving
  • Could avoid hidden stock/informal stock because of lack of user confidence
  • High control of purchasing range
  • Easy to contain investment on inventory

EazyCat Screen Capture Examples

Advantages of using EazyCat :

  • Reduce inventory
  • Concise material information
  • Avoid stock-out
  • Identify, remove and eliminate duplicate items
  • Compatible with Oracle, MS SQL and SUN MySQL database
  • Compatible with Ellipse and SAP MM Module
  • Cost Saving



List of Cataloguing using EazyCat (Encoding Rules and Standards) :

  • Standard set of item names, colloquial and trade name cross reference as well as definitions
  • Standard set of descriptive patterns
  • Various classifications system – each system being well defined and documented
  • Standard sets of manufacturer/supplier codes
  • Standard sets of Unit of Measurement/UoM (issue and purchase)
  • Standard sets of descriptive abbreviations
  • Data encoding rules for descriptions
  • Standard sets of equipment / assembly codes

EazyCat and its Relationship to Departments

EazyCat compatibility by industry :

  • Mining
  • Oil and Gas
  • Manufacturing
  • Warehousing
  • Material Inventory based industry