Consumer Packaged Goods firms work tirelessly to develop a steady stream of products with broad point-of-purchase appeal in an environment where government regulations exert substantial rigor and authority over the process. Recent developments in environmental initiatives and green technology have created a merged set of problems in which these developments simply add a new level of challenge and complexity. In response, companies in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry have chosen Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) to harness these challenges and leverage collective intelligence to keep product flying off the shelf.

At NovaQuest, we’ve derived superior industry solutions by leveraging our unique combination of real-world industry experience and deep knowledge of PLM applications delivered by Dassault Systèmes (DS). NovaQuest is the first DS partner to offer new V6 PLM technology which combines the advanced collaborative business processes of ENOVIA, the knowledge-driven development of 3D in CATIA, and the lifelike experience of 3DVIA to help your company reach new levels of product and process innovation. Our solutions enable:

• Master Records Definition in a single, global, and validated process-driven system eliminates isolated documents and data systems used in product development
• Tailored Specifications and Workflows align the data required with the preferred practices within Business Units and Regions
• Ready-to-use brand definitions, logos, and messages in workflow and planning templates improve product and brand quality
• Dynamic product development calendars, material trend reports, and detailed cost and quality dashboards positively impact decisions made within the product development process

• Globalize Material Specifications and Standards across Brands, Regions and Categories create an efficient procurement process to drive cost down and margin up
• Allows for global scalability and distribution of intellectual property to improve business execution and value
• Elimination of redundant and outdated information reduces the effort to manage specifications and lowers cost and complexity while improving data accuracy
• Cost of change drops dramatically because changes made once cascade through the system and automatically notify all affected departments, business units, and suppliers

• Increase user PLM adoption by allowing users to create and manage documents within their familiar desktop environment
• Built-in document version control and workflow capabilities improve document quality and help progress documents to maturity more quickly
• Subscribe to Document Changes initiates email notifications when changes occur and prevents misuse of outdated material
• A centralized product information repository with built-in document and access controls guarantees information integrity and security

• Accurate information stored and developed using standard procedures with the participation of all stakeholders dramatically reduces errors and risks of non-compliance
• Well-documented organizational procedures enable firms to outsource select activities as the business climate warrants
• Proper authorizations in product definition and workflow approvals improve data accuracy and project execution
• Reduced administrative effort and a complete audit trail greatly simplifies compliance

• Reports in full-color 3D aggregate product context and instant status visibility for clear project, component, or task status updates
• Project templates standardize best practice business processes to achieve more predictable results with every new enterprise project
• Reduce cost and development time by increasing re-use with part classification, part compare and comprehensive searching
• Increase product innovation and communication by creating and sharing BOM markups that define proposed changes BOM construction

• Accurate data enables better business decisions
• A system supporting complex variant models enables localization of designs built from standardized components to generate the most appeal at the lowest cost
• Manual data entry is reduced and errors eliminated when information is loaded once and immediately validated
• Reduce staff involved in non-value added activities with a PLM system that automates rote procedures

• Intuitive 3DLive navigation brings intellectual property to life and makes project status instantly visible with full-color rendering
• An automated Engineer to Manufacture Bill of Material generation process for highly variant products helps customers understand and meet customer delivery demands
• Project phase/gate reviews and management dashboards provide insight on a project’s likelihood for success and help managers fund projects with the highest demonstrated returns
• Controlled requirements capture and management during development eases compliance with established standards, regulations, and interpretations

• Documented strategies for fulfilling market requirements with product variations improves portfolio planning and project forecasting
• Understanding the complete product portfolio and associated development costs enables greater flexibility in market segmentation of products
• Better upfront planning leads to more responsive development, fewer errors in production, and ultimately a shorter Time to Margin
• Launch volumes increase when better product portfolio planning leads to standardization and more optimum capital investment in production facilities