Why PLM One solution for new product development using the stage-gate process
Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) software supports every phase of the stage-gate process for new product development and introduction. Customize and manage approval points and scoring at every phase of your workflow, from setting up a new product information file to addressing packaging specification concerns.
- Discover opportunities by identifying whether new products fit your business’s innovation goals.
- Explore concepts to establish viability and financial appeal.
- Confirm feasibility and establish the real potential for profit and loss.
- Create a plan for production and a detailed launch roadmap as you scale up.
- Launch new products with the confidence to know they’re viable, feasible, and proactively planned.
Product Success Stage Gate Process
Accelerate product development from early stage to launch.
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Explore and screen new materials
Manage and evaluate your material portfolio, data, and suppliers.
Open innovation
Source, capture, and manage ideas throughout your organization, then convert them to projects.
Align with strategy
Determine if new products fit your organizational goals.
Create new projects
Generate project briefs, manage evaluations and approvals, then convert them to technical briefs.
Product and packaging formulation
Handle every part of product and packaging formulation and reformulation, from material portfolios and formula creation to evaluation and refinement.
Project management
Collaborate across teams as you review, score, and approve product concepts.
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Assess feasibility
Analyze regulatory frameworks and substance data, and browse relevant product information.
Run pilot trials
Execute trials across all the factors that matter, including raw materials, recipes, packaging specification, equipment, and more.
Enter development
Conduct product assessments, review, scoring, and approval.
Scale up
Run full-product trials to dial in your formulas, materials, and processes, then assess, review, score, and approve your scale-up.
Ensure compliance
Put your products in the proper categories and assess important factors like substances, dietary compliance, allergens, and customer-driven requirements.
Test and develop
Record performance results, then modify your formulas and recipes as you check for compliance while managing cost.
Define your final product
Arrive at final approval for materials, suppliers, formula specifications, BoMs, and more.
Take it to market
Create detailed production and launch plans to complete the new product development and introduction process.
Final preparations
Prepare for product completion and launch to get ready for the final approval gate.
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Blueprinting
We guide your teams through fast, effective design workshops to uncover the perfect configuration for your new PLM system.
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Implementation
Trace One builds out the PLM system based on your unique requirements. We’ll help you settle into your new workflows and support each team on their piece of the data migration.
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Validation
Before launch, we validate the PLM system in your environment based on established use cases and perform detailed testing.
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Go Live
The clear and guided Trace One approach works to mitigate risk, nerves, and resistance to change. Our experts create a project plan with an eye to minimal downtime as the shift is made from in-development to a live environment.
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SEE HOW CUSTOMERS USE Trace One Devex PLM Featured Case Studies
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Food and Beverage
The largest pasta company in the world perfects product development governance, formulation, and nutritional labeling with Trace One Devex PLM
Barilla Group streamlines recipe development, manages nutrition labeling, and maintains compliance with regulatory requirements with the help of Trace One Devex PLM.
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Cosmetics
Learn how a beauty enterprise finds lasting success with Trace One
Shiseido accelerates time to market and greater consistency in their collaboration across brands with Trace One Devex PLM.
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Specialty Chemicals
Streamlining business processes with PLM for Manufacturers (Devex)
With Trace One Devex PLM, the automotive paint company provides a smart color matching tool to individual body shops, facilitating exact color match for a damaged car.
