In marketing we use the term demographic stereotype for segmenting individual persons according to known data elements as age and where we live. There is also a lesser used term called firmographic stereotypes, where companies are segmented according to industry sector, size and other data elements.
Solutions for Master Data Management (MDM) and related disciplines are often presented by industry sector. In my work with tool selection – either as a thorough engagement or a quick select your solution report – I have identified some MDMographic stereotypes, where we have the same requirements based on the distribution of party (customer and supplier/vendor) entities and product entities:
These stereotypes are further explained in the post Six MDMographic Stereotypes.
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