The document outlines the changes and advancements in technology impacting the electrical industry, particularly focusing on the Internet of Things (IoT) and industry standards for data quality. It discusses key initiatives and programs established for enhancing data standards and management, alongside the introduction of the next-generation platforms for manufacturers and distributors. Additionally, it highlights the importance of collaboration and continuous improvement in service delivery and operational efficiency.

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Industry Outlook

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World of Rapid Change
Information Overload and Technology Adoption
Fifty Years of
Technology
Change and
the way
Business
Operates

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Electrical Industry Change

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Our World Today

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Technology Free
Zone?

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Internet of Things
(IOT)

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Go Technology
https://youtu.be/NrmMk1Myrxc

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Building Information Modeling – (BIM)

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IOT Requires Data Sync and Data
Integrity

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Leadership in International Standards

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Investments for 2020
Standards-based product content and B2B services that increase sales and
speed-to-market
Data Quality
Technology
Standards

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Standards

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Standards
are the
Foundation
for
IDEA’s
Services
IDW
• Fields, structure, rules
• Data quality – industry best practices
IDX
• EDIPro
• XML
Industry Standards Committee
oBuilt by the industry for the industry
oVolunteers

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Industry
Standards
Committee
Key ISC initiatives
• POS alignment with NEMRA
• Update of 1993 standards built by
NEMA/NAED/NEMRA
• Identification of Critical Attributes

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Key Standards
Department Initiatives
Renewed focus on the North
• Canadian Certification Program
New focus on the East
• ETIM International (ETIM North
America)
• Standards business development in
Europe
oInteracting and learning from our
customers’ European entities

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Standards
Roadmap
2017 - 2020
Rethinking our approach to industry
standards
Rethinking
Expanding focus beyond IDW/IDXExpanding
Reinventing our role as Standards Body
for the industry
Reinventin
g

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IDW

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Current Gen Platform Being Enhanced
Four releases to date in 2017
• March - Field Level data
quality metrics
• April – Standards Release
(scrubbing rule and CMD
enhancements)
• May - Custom mapper tool
for distributors for CMD
Attributes, Top Line report
enhancement)
• July – K Status edit, new text
types, digital extraction file
enhancement
July
March
May
April

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Custom Category Attribute
Mapper
.
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~ 5000
Categories
.
.
Attribute 1
Attribute 2
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Attribute 1
Attribute 2
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Attribute 2
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Attribute 2
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Attribute 200
IDW

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Field Level Data Quality
Metrics
10 %
91 %

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Supporting Great Progress in Quality
0% 5%
11%
22%
30%
0%
76%
87% 88% 91%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
April 2015 Feb 2016 Aug 2016 Feb 2017 Aug 2017
Programmatic Excellence:
Field-level and Item-level Results
Excellence (Item level) Excellence (Field Level)

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Stibo Systems Rated as Industry
Challengers

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Tailored MFR and DIST Portals
Manufacturer
UI
Distributor
UI
Admin UI
NetSuiteIDW
Sync
Image
Dev &
Test
Extract/Mapping
Mongo
Oracle

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Key Benefits of Next Gen IDW
1 2
3 4
5
6
7
8 9 10
IDW
MFR
DIST

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1. Easier Loading onto Platform

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2. Validation Workflows to Manage Errors

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3. Data Versioning

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4. International

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5. Authorization

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6/7.Integrated Extract and Mapping Tool

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8. Power Search Tools

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9. Help

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10. Enhanced Data Quality Tools Quality

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When? IDW Transition Schedule

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• 4:15 PM IDW round table
• Join User Group
• Monthly status updates,
• demos, and
• information on pilot
Get Involved

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IDX

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IDX Now Leveraging Multiple Platforms
• Redundancy
• More solutions that
better fit customers
needs
• Managed services

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IDX Next Generation Platform
Why the need for a Next Generation IDX Platform?
• State of the art technology and reliability
• World class analytical tools
• IDEA & Liaison Strategic Partnership

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Competitive Advantages
IDEA Competitors
Electrical Industry Owned/Domain Expertise in
other vertical
Industry Agnostic
State of Art Network Minimal Technical Investments
Greater Transaction Visibility Weak Reporting Tools
3-10 Day SLA’s for on-boarding 30 Day SLA’s
US based Support
(Customer Service and Mapping)
Typically overseas support
Dedicated Program Manager Bullpen Support

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2017: New IDX Platform and Service Model

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Healthcare
& Life Sciences
7000+ customers including over
300 blue chip customers and
nearly 25% of the Fortune 500
Diversified base of Fortune 500 and
mid-market companies searching for
cost-effective solutions
Financial Services
Retail & Consumer
Goods
Manufacturing &
Distribution
Diverse and Extensive Customer Base

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Simplified, accelerated
implementation
✓ Discovery & design
✓ Installation &
configuration
✓ Customizations
✓ Testing
✓ Go Live!
Continually assess & identify
areas for improvements
✓ Modifications necessitated
by usage changes
✓ Client specific minor
enhancements
*when effort falls within Managed
Services hours
✓ Close collaboration
between Managed
Services & Product
Marketing/Engineering
Stress-free maintenance
✓ Program Manager as
single point of contact
✓ Continuous system
management
✓ Continuous system
monitoring
✓ Issue resolution
• Business hours response times
of 1 hour or less for SEV 1 issues
• 24/7 support for System down
issues
Onboarding Day to Day Management Continuous Improvement
IDX Managed Services
IDEA Support is US Based

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LENS –
Premier
Transactio
n Visibility

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LENS –
Business
Intelligenc
e

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IDX Transition
Phase 3
2016 2017
Phase 4
Phase 2
Phase 1
2018

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• Stop by for a LENS demo
• Attend todays 4:15 PM IDX round table
• Schedule your migration/upgrade wave
today
Get Involved

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IDEA 2020

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IDEA’s Role
in the
Industry
• Investments
• Platforms
• People
• Control
• Technology
• Flexibility
• Faster Reaction
Time

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