Manufacturing Master Data & Data Governance worked example

Work Center Data Completeness at 25% share of work centers with data gaps: a worked example

This worked example runs the work center data completeness numbers for a tougher week than the baseline: 25% share of work centers with data gaps instead of the typical 35%. Estimate the cost of bringing work center master data to a complete, governed state across a plant or ERP instance.

The inputs for this scenario

  • Work centers to audit: 120 work centers (held at the documented default)
  • Correction cost per work center: 85 $/work center (held at the documented default)
  • Share of work centers with data gaps: 25 % (the input this scenario stresses; the baseline uses 35)
  • Governance tooling setup cost: 4,000 $ (held at the documented default)

Working through the calculation

  • The calculation starts from the formula this tool documents: Total cleanup cost = work centers x correction cost each x (gap % / 100) + governance tooling setup.
  • Total work center data completeness cost works out to 6,550 $ at these inputs, and this is the headline figure for the scenario.
  • Work center data completeness cost per unit works out to 54.58 $ / piece at these inputs.
  • Variable work center data completeness cost works out to 2,550 $ at these inputs.
  • Fixed work center data completeness adder works out to 4,000 $ at these inputs.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where share of work centers with data gaps sits at 35% and the headline result is 7,570 $, this scenario comes in 13.47% below the baseline at 6,550 $.
  • Use it when budgeting a work-center master-data cleanup or comparing manual remediation against a governance-tooling investment. A result at this level usually justifies acting on the stressed input before touching anything else, because every other figure in the table is downstream of it.

Results at a glance

  • Total work center data completeness cost: 6,550 $ (headline result)
  • Work center data completeness cost per unit: 54.58 $ / piece
  • Variable work center data completeness cost: 2,550 $
  • Fixed work center data completeness adder: 4,000 $

Run it with your numbers

  • To rerun this with your own numbers, open the live Work Center Data Completeness calculator, set share of work centers with data gaps to your actual value, and adjust the remaining inputs to match your operation.

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.