R-PM01Exact matches merge without touch: same drawing and revision, form-fit-function identical, same unit of measure. Everything else routes to review.

A. Sorensen, Head of Parts Catalog, PGS · 24-month replay

R-PM06Same-part price variance routes to the category queue; it is never silently repriced.

B. Havel, Category Manager, Hot Gas Path · routing standard

R-PM02A number referenced by an open contract, LTSA, PO, or quote is never retired; it survives as an alias that resolves.

A. Sorensen, Head of Parts Catalog, PGS · reference guard

R-PM03Form-fit-function equivalence requires engineering sign-off; merges carry dual signatures, catalog plus engineering.

K. Tanabe, Chief Engineer, Takasago · sign-off standard

R-PM04Retired numbers become aliases; an order against any historical number must resolve. Deletion never.

A. Sorensen, Head of Parts Catalog, PGS · alias discipline

R-PM05Export classifications and quality certifications carry to the survivor; a mismatch blocks auto-merge.

D. Whitcombe, Trade Compliance Lead · compliance guard

R-PM07Dormancy retirement requires zero demand over the threshold, no installed-base mapping, and no contract reference; threshold changes stage over a cycle.

A. Sorensen, Head of Parts Catalog, PGS · dormancy policy · current default 60 months · session edits apply within a flow run

R-PM08A sample of auto-merged clusters and cleared-distinct pairs enters each portfolio review as an audit item.

A. Sorensen, Head of Parts Catalog, PGS · added this cycle