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Andrade Gutierrez Case: How the Registration Center became the foundation of good information management

The Company

Since 1948, Andrade Gutierrez has helped build and develop Brazil, having participated in some of the most important projects in the country's history. With constant innovation in engineering thinking and practice, the company faces major challenges daily, contributing to the development of a more modern and structured society.

Recognized as the largest Brazilian engineering and construction company, Andrade Gutierrez operates as an integrated player, with a solid project portfolio and a unique ability to deliver results across the entire infrastructure chain.

Numbers that reinforce this trajectory:

  • +1,000 projects delivered

  • +75 years of history

  • #1 InovaInfra Award for 5 consecutive years (2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024)

  • #1 Valor Innovation Award for 4 years (2019, 2021, 2022 and 2023)

  • #1 Kaizen Brazil Award in 2022


The Challenge: The quality of material registration

Even with all its expertise, the company, like many others, faces significant challenges in the supply chain. Among the main points of concern were:

  • Data quality: ensuring that information is accurate, complete, and up-to-date, avoiding errors in records.

  • Standardization: establish clear rules to facilitate the search, analysis and management of information.

  • Change management: overcoming user resistance to adopting new processes and tools.

It became increasingly clear that a structured and reliable materials registry would be essential to support the company's processes and optimize the supply chain—reducing costs and increasing efficiency.

The Solution: Partnership with CH Master Data | Astrein

Given this scenario, Andrade Gutierrez decided to invest in standardizing its records with the support of CH Master Data | Astrein.

How it was done:

  • Standardization of more than 468,000 items with complete descriptions and no duplicates;

  • Translations into Spanish, English, French and Portuguese from Portugal;

  • NCM tax classification applied to all materials;

  • Implementation of effective governance, with outsourced support from CH Master Data | Astrein for new registrations and database maintenance.

The company's Registration Center began operating with high efficiency. A highlight was during the construction of the Belo Monte Dam, when more than 20,000 new registrations were required each month. Today, this Center handles approximately 8,000 requests per year, demonstrating the robustness of the implemented process.

Concrete benefits of the partnership

With CH Master Data | Astrein, Andrade Gutierrez achieved impressive results. See the main benefits:

  • Reduction of duplications and integration of databases

  • Enrichment of old information (Manufacturer and Part Number)

  • Elimination of errors and obsolete descriptions

  • Improving purchasing management

  • Category Spending Analysis (UNSPSC)

  • Specialized negotiators by category

  • Consolidation of the material base

  • Significant savings through centralized purchasing

Working with CH Master Data | Astrein means having a strategic partner with innovative solutions and an experienced team capable of improving the quality of your database and boosting your company's results.

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