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Viewpoints about 'PLM'
Q&A: The Art and Science of Selecting the Right PLM for Your Organization – Part 1
In today’s slow-growth consumer spending environment, companies must take market share in order to grow. Winning organizations differentiate by bringing stronger brands and better merchandise to market faster and cheaper with help from a Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) solution. Whether you’re a fashion, food or hardlines retailer or manufacturer, PLM success depends on asking the right questions to select a solution that best fits your company’s unique requirements. Read More
Topics: fashion, Food and Beverage, Food and Beverage PLM, Food Manufacturing, hardlines, Mallory Engler, PLM, PLM Selection, Product Lifecycle Management, Retail, Retail Footwear Apparel, Retail Innovation, Retailer Brands, Retailers, Sergio Martinez, Vipin Goyal
Driving Innovation in BioPharma: Harnessing the Value of a Single, Compliant Product Record
Global biopharma organizations are operating in an increasingly complex regulatory compliance environment with squeezed development budgets to bring more products to more markets. This white paper explores how product lifecycle management (PLM) can accelerate innovations while ensuring cost-effective compliance by providing companies with a single, compliant Product Record. Read More
Topics: BioPharma, BioPharma PLM, Biopharma Product Development, BioPharma Product Lifecycle Management, Biotech, innovation, pharma, Pharma Industry Trends, Pharma Product Lifecycle, Pharma Product Lifecycle Management, Pharmaceutical, Pharmaceutical Industry, Pharmaceutical Innovation Trends, PLM, PLM Innov, PLM Solutions Pharma, PLM Strategy Pharma, Product Lifecycle Management, Product Record Pharma
Four Reasons to Take a Rapid Prototyping Approach to Your PLM Implementation
Many companies view PLM implementations the same old way they’ve viewed enterprise system implementations (like ERP) for years. As a result, they tend to follow the same old waterfall implementation approach. Alternatively, an agile approach leads to significant benefits and more optimal PLM solutions. Here's how. Read More
Topics: Manufacturing, PLM, PLM Implementation, Product Development, Product Lifecycle Management, Strategy
Heading to Oracle Value Chain Summit?
Heading to the Oracle Value Chain Summit February 4-6, 2013? As a premier sponsor of the PLM track, we're looking forward to seeing you there. Stop by Kalypso's demo pod and find out what it means to fuel your innovation with PLM. Read More
Topics: Agile PLM, Agile PLM for Process, Innovation, Oracle, Oracle Agile PLM, Oracle PLM for Process, PLM, PLM Events, PLM for Process, Product Innovation, Product Lifecycle Management
George Young’s Predictions for 2013
Founding partner George Young shares 13 predictions for 2013, from food safety to unemployment rates to China's leadership. Read More
Topics: 2013 Predictions, Food Safety, Food Safety Regulations, Food Safety Regulatory Compliance, Food Safety Regulatory Requirements, George Young, Innovation 2013, Life Sciences, Life Sciences PLM, PLM, Product Lifecycle Management
Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) in BioPharma Podcast
In their first podcast of a series on implementing product lifecycle management (PLM) in the biopharma industry, Dr. Horst Groesser, Scott Gibbard and Andrew Hunter discuss points from their whitepaper on what PLM means for the industry, why more companies haven't adopted it yet, and how similar industries are currently benefiting from PLM. Read More
Topics: Biopharma, Biopharma PLM, PLM, Product Lifecycle Management
Video Vignette - High Performance PLM: Strategy and Planning
Partner, Rod Walters, Discusses Findings from PTC and Tech-Clarity Research
In this video vignette, Rod Walters, partner with Kalypso, discusses the findings from the PTC and Tech-Clarity research on high performance product lifecycle management (PLM) and how the research aligns with Kalypso's practical experiences. Read More
Topics: PLM, PTC, PTC Partners, PTC PLM Partners, Research Development, Rod Walters, Video, Viewpoints
PLM Vivo for BioPharma
Kalypso's rapid product lifecycle management (PLM) implementation for the biopharma industry enables organizations to reduce the time, investment and effort to deploy PLM by up to 66 percent. Read More
Topics: Biopharma, Biopharma PLM, Biopharma Product Development, Biotech, Brochure, Pharma, Pharma Industry Trends, Pharma Innovation, Pharma PLM, Pharma Product Development, Pharma Product Lifecycle, Pharma Product Lifecycle Management, Pharmaceutical, Pharmaceutical Industry, Pharmaceutical Innovation Trends, PLM, Vivo, Vivo for BioPharma
PLM Vivo for Semiconductor
Kalypso's rapid product lifecycle management (PLM) implementation for the semiconductor industry enables organizations to reduce the time, investment and effort to deploy PLM by up to 66 percent. Read More
Topics: PLM, PLM Semi, PLM Semiconductor, PLM Vivo, PLM Vivo Offerings, PLM Vivo Semi, PLM Vivo Semiconductor, Product Lifecycle Management, Vivo Semi, Vivo Semiconductor
Driving Innovation in BioPharma: From Discovery to Delivery with Product Lifecycle Management
Innovation in the biopharma industry is not going to get any easier, or any less complex. Adopting an entire lifecycle perspective to innovation will benefit the measures that matter the most – truly innovative products that generate real health benefits to patients and economic benefits to biopharma companies. This white paper explores how product lifecycle management (PLM) processes and technologies can enable this kind of real innovation in biopharma. Read More
Topics: Biopharma, Biopharma PLM, Biopharma Product Development, Biotech, Innovation, Pharma, Pharma Industry Trends, Pharma Innovation, Pharma PLM, Pharma Product Development, Pharma Product Lifecycle, Pharma Product Lifecycle Management, Pharmaceutical, Pharmaceutical Industry, Pharmaceutical Innovation Trends, PLM, PLM Solutions Pharma, PLM Strategy Pharma, Product Lifecycle Management, Product Record Pharma
Apparel Manufacturing Outsourcing: Product Innovation Opportunities
In my previous blog, I talked about how outsourcing has negatively impacted US apparel manufacturers. But interestingly, this same trend can benefit the US clothing design industry, potentially improving new product innovation by allowing for increased investment in design and development, and a stronger focus on ideation. Read More
Topics: Apparel, Footwear, Innovation, PLM, Product Development, Retail, Vipin Goyal
Apparel Manufacturing Outsourcing: Trends and Opportunities in the US
Increasing globalization and a turbulent economy have sent manufacturing overseas for many industries. US companies have been hit hard by this trend, outsourcing to help stay competitive and profitable. The US apparel industry is strongly affected, but there are opportunities for local and national manufacturers to fill some untapped needs. Read More
Topics: Apparel, PLM, Product Development, Retail, Vipin Goyal
Top 10 Innovation Viewpoints of Q3 2012
Fall is officially in the air, and we are already a week into Q4. At the end of each quarter we are publishing a list of the top 10 most popular viewpoints. Which topics captured the most attention in Q3 2012? Read More
Topics: Blog, Innovation, IP, PLM, Portfolio Management, Top 10, Top 10 Innovation Viewpoints
Oracle OpenWorld 2012
Fuel Your Innovation
Heading to Oracle OpenWorld September 30 – October 4, 2012? As a sponsor of this year’s Oracle OpenWorld, we can’t wait to meet you. Make sure you visit Kalypso’s booth to learn, share, and network with the world’s premier innovation consulting firm. We’re the big red booth #3432 in Moscone Center West. Stop by and find out what it means to Fuel Your Innovation. Read More
Topics: Consumer Goods, CPG, Innovation, Oracle, Oracle Agile, Oracle Agile PLM, Oracle OpenWorld 2011, PLM, PLM Strategy, Product Lifecycle Management
Three Social Product Innovation Hang Ups that You Need to Get Over
Despite the value companies can achieve using social models and tools to support the innovation and product development processes, the typical, negative knee-jerk reaction when someone says “social” and “product development” in the same sentence is still alive and well. Here are some of the top hang ups we hear, and some very good reasons why you should get over them, soon. Read More
Topics: Amy Kenly, PLM, Social, Social Computing, Social Media, Social Product Development, Social Product Innovation, Spike, Spike Awards
PLM Implementation Methodologies Are Not Created Equal
Part 1: The Relentless Pursuit of Results
Today, the promise of product lifecycle management (PLM) applications extends beyond basic features and functions. It’s about enabling a more innovative and higher-performing enterprise through new product development (NPD) and PLM. PLM implementations are complex, but a well-executed approach focused on driving business benefits will realize strong, lasting results – while simultaneously managing risks. Read More
Topics: Implement PLM, Implementation, Implementation Methodology, Implementing PLM, PLM, PLM Implementation Approach, PLM Implementation Methodology, PLM Implementation Strategy, Rapid PLM Implementation, Rapid Results, Rapid Results Implementation Methodology, Richard Mizuno, Sajesh Murali
PLM Success Factors: Great Expectations, Mixed Results
As product lifecycle management (PLM) adoption has gone global, more companies are beginning to take advantage of features well beyond managing CAD, and the potential value has increased dramatically. Of course, any high-value enterprise solution tightly linked to broad business objectives also brings big issues and challenges. Companies expect to accomplish a lot with PLM, but so far, results have been mixed. Read More
Topics: Amy Kenly, Leadership & Learning, People, PlanetPTC, PlanetPTC Live, PLM, PLM Implementation, PLM Strategy, Product Development, Product Lifecycle Management, Strategy
Top 10 Innovation Viewpoints of Q2 2012
Happy summer, and with that, a warm welcome to Q3. At the end of each quarter we are publishing a list of the top 10 most popular viewpoints. Which topics captured the most attention in Q2 2012? Read More
Topics: Andreas Lindenthal, B2B Open Innovation, Bill Poston, Chip Perry, Complexity Management, Complexity Reduction, Engineering, Evolve, Evolve Framework, Form Fit Function, Healthcare, Healthcare Innovation, Healthcare Product Innovation, Healthcare Reform, Healthcare Research, Innovation, Michael Glessner, Mick Broekhof, NPI, Open Innovation, PLM, PLM Framework, PLM Implementation, PLM Implementation Approach, PLM Implementation Consulting, PLM Implementation Methodology, PLM Systems Implementation, Product Lifecycle Management, PTC, PTC Windchill, R&D, R&D Budget, R&D Investment, R&D Leadership, R&D Management, R&D Management Framework, R&D ROI, R&D Strategy, Rapid PLM Implementation, Rapid Results, Rapid Results Implementation Methodology, Richard Mizuno, Scott Gamble, Van Gresham
Understanding PIM & PLM: Unique, Yet Complementary, Solutions
Product information management (PIM) and product lifecycle management (PLM) help companies synchronize, manage and share product data across the enterprise and the supply chain. But what is PIM and what is PLM? Despite confusing and often conflicting descriptions of PIM and PLM, the solutions are in fact complementary. This eBook defines PIM and PLM, examines how these tools can be used to solve real business problems, and recommends how to get started. Read More
Topics: Innovation, Managing Product Data, PDM, PIM, PLM, Product Data Management, Product Development, Product Information, Product Information Management, Product Lifecycle Management
Pipeline 2012: The Fun Isn’t Over Yet
With record attendance, PIPELINE 2012 might be over but we’re still buzzing about the great content available on-demand at this virtual conference on innovation, product development and portfolio management. This year's conference had a jam-packed agenda and hundreds of attendees visiting virtual booths and chatting with sponsors. Read More
Topics: Innovation, Pipeline, Pipeline 2011, Pipeline and Portfolio Management, Pipeline Management, PLM, PLM Strategy, Portfolio Management, PPM, Social Product Innovation, Strategy
PLM Advocacy: What Executive Buy-In Really Means
From PTC’s Product Lifecycle Stories Blog
Seen on PTC's Product Lifecycle Stories Blog - Kalypso's Cynthia Ridley is interviewed on the challenges around executive leadership with large-scale PLM initiatives. Read More
Topics: cynthia ridley, Innovation, Leadership, Leadership & Learning, Leadership Development, Leadership Team, PLM, Strategy
Evolving with Product Lifecycle Management
The PLM software market continues to evolve, offering powerful new capabilities, cross-functional value and competitive differentiation. To take advantage of these benefits, companies must also evolve. Here's how to get started. Read More
Topics: Bill Poston, Evolve, Evolve Framework, PLM, PLM Evolve, PLM Software, PLM Strategy, PLM Systems, Product Lifecycle Management
Siemens Evolve Framework
Siemens Evolve assists Siemens PLM Software Teamcenter clients with the evolution of their PLM processes and systems. Regardless of PLM application, implementation history or technical maturity, Kalypso provides objective guidance to help clients realize the full benefits of Teamcenter. Read More
Topics: Brochure, Evolve, Evolve Framework, Kalypso Evolve, Kalypso Evolve Framework, PLM, PLM Evolve, Product Lifecycle Management, Product Lifecycle Management Consultants, Product Lifecycle Management Consulting, Product Lifecycle Management Evaluation, Product Lifecycle Management Optimization, Product Lifecycle Management Strategy, Siemens, Siemens PLM, Siemens PLM Software, Siemens Teamcenter, Teamcenter
#PDPMchat Transcript - April 18, 2012
Check out the transcript from our recent #PDPMchat with co-sponsor, Planview, and see what the experts had to say about the upcoming PIPELINE 2012 virtual tradeshow. We've even included links to all resources mentioned. Read More
Topics: Innovation, Pipeline, Pipeline 2011, Pipeline and Portfolio Management, Pipeline Management, PLM, PPM, PPM Events, PPM Nova
Are You Ready for New Food Safety Regulatory Requirements? Webcast Replay
Every year, regulations challenge private label retail and food manufacturers to ensure that their products and manufacturing processes are still in compliance. What are the new regulations being implemented in 2012 that can affect your organization’s ability to be compliant? Is your organization prepared for these upcoming changes, and how will you manage them? Read More
Topics: Agile PLM, Agile PLM Consulting, Agile PLM for Process, Consumer Goods, F&B, FDA, FDA Regulations, Food & Beverage, Food and Beverage, Food and Beverage PLM, Food Industry Events, Food Manufacturers, Food Manufacturing, Food Recall, Food Safety, Food Safety Regulations, Food Safety Regulatory Compliance, Food Safety Regulatory Requirements, Fred Brown, Kroger, Oracle, Oracle Agile, Oracle Agile PLM, Oracle PLM for Process, PLM, PLM for Process, Private Brands, Private Label, Private Label Retail, Retail, Retailers
Top 10 Innovation Viewpoints of Q1 2012
Somehow, it is April already and Q2 has begun. To share with our readers our latest viewpoints on innovation, at the end of each quarter we will be publishing a list of the top 10 most popular viewpoints. Which topics captured the most attention in Q1 2012? Read More
Topics: Blog, Complexity Management, Complexity Reduction, Healthcare, Healthcare Innovation, Healthcare Product Innovation, Innovation, Innovation Articles, Innovation Authors, Innovation Blogs, Innovation Information, Innovation Viewpoints, Innovation White Paper, Kalypso Blog, Kalypso Viewpoints, PLM, Podcast, Pricing, Product Development, Product Innovation, R&D, R&D Leadership, R&D Management, R&D Management Framework, R&D Strategy, Social Media, Social Product Innovation, Value Management
Rapid Results: Just Another PLM Implementation Methodology? No Way - Here’s Why
This week we launched the next generation of Rapid Results, our business benefits-driven PLM implementation methodology. Daniela Ilieva and Richard Mizuno tell us why it's different in this Q&A. Read More
Topics: Daniela Ilieva, PLM, PLM Implementation, PLM Implementation Approach, PLM Implementation Consultants, PLM Implementation Consulting, PLM Implementation Methodology, PLM Implementation Strategy, PLM Services, PLM Strategy, PLM System Implementation, PLM Systems, PLM Systems Implementation, Product Lifecycle, Product Lifecycle Management, Product Lifecycle Management Consulting, Product Lifecycle Management Implementation, Product Lifecycle Management Strategy, Rapid PLM Implementation, Rapid Results, Rapid Results Implementation Methodology, Richard Mizuno
#PDPMchat Transcript - March 21, 2012
Check out the transcript from our second #PDPMchat with co-sponsor, Planisware, and see what Nova model experts had to say about executing practical portfolio management. We've even included links to the resources mentioned.
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Topics: Blog, Innovation, PLM, Portfolio Management, PPM, Product Innovation, Social Product Innovation
Are You Ready for New Food Safety Regulatory Requirements? Webcast Transcript Highlights
On March 15, Kalypso hosted a webcast with Kroger and Oracle on how new regulations from the FDA continue to affect the way retailers and food manufacturing organizations address food safety. Stay tuned to watch the webcast on demand, but in the meantime check out the highlights in this Twitter-based transcript. Read More
Topics: Agile PLM, Agile PLM Consulting, Agile PLM for Process, Consumer Goods, F&B, FDA, FDA Regulations, Food & Beverage, Food and Beverage, Food and Beverage PLM, Food Industry Events, Food Manufacturers, Food Manufacturing, Food Recall, Food Safety, Food Safety Regulations, Food Safety Regulatory Compliance, Food Safety Regulatory Requirements, Fred Brown, Kroger, Oracle, Oracle Agile, Oracle Agile PLM, Oracle PLM for Process, PLM, PLM for Process, Private Brands, Private Label, Private Label Retail, Retail, Retailers
Rapid Results
Not Just Another PLM Implementation Methodology
Rapid Results is a business benefits-driven product lifecycle management (PLM) implementation methodology that helps organizations to extract value and sustain results from their PLM investments. Read More
Topics: Brochure, PLM, PLM Implementation, PLM Implementation Approach, PLM Implementation Consultants, PLM Implementation Consulting, PLM Implementation Methodology, PLM Implementation Strategy, PLM Services, PLM Strategy, PLM System Implementation, PLM Systems, PLM Systems Implementation, Product Lifecycle, Product Lifecycle Management, Product Lifecycle Management Consulting, Product Lifecycle Management Implementation, Product Lifecycle Management Strategy, Rapid PLM Implementation, Rapid Results, Rapid Results Implementation Methodology
Top 10 Innovation Viewpoints of 2011
2011 was a great year for Kalypsonian thought leadership. We published dozens of innovation viewpoints, blogs, podcasts and videos. Which topics captured the most attention? Check out our top 10 most popular viewpoints of 2011 to find out. Read More
Topics: Blog, Consumer Goods, Innovation, Innovation Articles, Innovation Authors, Innovation Blogs, Innovation Information, Innovation Videos, Innovation Viewpoints, Innovation White Paper, Kalypso Blog, Kalypso Viewpoints, Medical Device, PLM, Podcast, Portfolio Management, Product Development, Product Innovation, Social Media, Social Product Innovation
George Young Says: Innovation Predictions for CPG in 2012
Yesterday we released Kalypso's top 5 innovation predictions for 2012, which included some specific trends in the consumer packaged goods (CPG) industry. I had a chance to sit down with George Young and get his view on these plus a few more of his predictions for CPG in 2012. Read More
Topics: 2012 Predictions, Cloud-based PLM, Consumer Healthcare, Consumer Packaged Goods, Consumer Safety, CPG, CPG Innovation, CPG Trends, Fast Moving Consumer Healthcare, FDA, Food and Beverage, George Young, Innovation, Innovation 2012, Innovation Articles, Innovation Predictions, Modeling and Simulation, PLM, PLM in CPG
PLM Maturity: How to Get More Out of Your System
How many of the PLM capabilities available today do companies actually use? The answer is sobering... Read More
Topics: Innovation, Manufacturing, PLM, PLM Implementation, PLM Software, PLM Strategy, PLM Systems, Product Development, Product Lifecycle Management, Strategy
Foundation for Open Innovation, Part 3: Managing uncertainty of technology development
When managing the invention and development of a promising new technology, how do you most effectively deal with the uncertainties that exist? How does a thoughtful manager handle this? This third post in a three-part series introduces ways to address the uncertainty and risk in Open Innovation. Read More
Topics: Innovation, Michael Glessner, Open Innovation, PLM, PLM Strategy, Product Development, Product Lifecycle Management, Social Computing, Social Media, Social Product Innovation, Spike, Strategy
Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) in Semiconductor
With the semiconductor industry’s daunting design challenges, accelerated lifecycles, and complex supply chains, it is no wonder that product launch dates, development budgets, and quality targets are frequently missed. To help understand the industry challenges and possible solutions, Kalypso examined the product innovation, design and launch processes of more than 25 leading global semiconductor companies. This paper reveals the results. Read More
Topics: Bill Poston, High Tech, Innovation, Joe Dury, PLM, Product Innovation, Product Launch, Semiconductor, Semiconductor PLM, Semiconductor Product Development, Semiconductor White Paper
Foundation for Open Innovation, Part 1: Invention vs. Innovation
How many times have you heard from a co-worker - “I’m not a scientist or engineer; I can’t innovate.” This frame of mind frustrates many forward thinking managers and stands in the way of systematic creative work, especially in technical environments. This blog post defines invention and innovation, setting the stage for a broader Open Innovation discussion. Read More
Topics: Blog, Innovation, Innovation Articles, Michael Glessner, Open Innovation, PLM, Product Development, Product Innovation, Product Lifecycle Management, Social Networking, Social Product Development, Social Product Innovation, Spike, Strategy
Advancements in Regulatory Compliance Capabilities for PLM Show Promise
Keeping in line with ever-changing regulatory initiatives such as RoHS, WEEE or (FDA) 21 CFR Part 820 can be a daunting task, particularly for manufacturers operating in multiple markets or with large numbers of product variants. Not only do regulations have the potential to derail a new product midway through development, but the consequences for non-compliance are often severe, ranging from hefty fines and brand deterioration to litigation and/or license revocation. Read More
Topics: FDA 21 CFR Part 820, PLM, PLM Capabilities, PLM Software Capabilities, PLM Vivo, Product Development, Regulations, Regulatory Compliance, RoHS, WEEE
Kalypso Wins Intergalactic Consulting Award
We are pleased to announce that Kalypso has been recognized with the 2011 Intergalactic Consulting Award. The firm was selected for our “explosive growth” and unique blend of innovation and strategy. Read More
Topics: 2011 Seven Small Jewels, 2011 Small Jewels, Bill Poston, Consulting, Consulting Award, Consulting Careers, Consulting Magazine, Consulting Magazine Small Jewels, George Young, Innovation, Innovation Strategy, Intellectual Property, IP, Kalypso, Kalypso Careers, Kalypso Difference, Kalypso Kares, Kalypso Mission, Kalypso Revenue, Kalypso Revenue Growth, Kalypso Small Jewels, Kalypso Values, Kalypso Vision, Kalypsonians, New Product Development, PLM, PLM Systems, Product Development, Product Lifecycle Management, Seven Small Jewels, Small Jewels, Strategy
Top Strategic Goals of PLM
And Why “Going Live” Isn’t One of Them
Planning to implement a Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) solution or optimize your current PLM efforts? The potential value of PLM is huge, and continues to grow as the scope of PLM expands. To maximize value for your company, it’s important to have well-defined goals that are tied to your business strategy. Read More
Topics: PLM, PLM Consulting, PLM Framework, PLM Implementation, PLM Implementation Approach, PLM Implementation Consultants, PLM Implementation Methodology, PLM Implementation Strategy, PLM Strategy, PLM Strategy Consulting, PLM System Implementation, PLM Systems, PLM Systems Implementation, Product Development, Time to Market, TTM
10 Proven Practices for Successful PLM Evaluations
Selecting a product lifecycle management (PLM) solution that is best suited for an organization’s immediate and long-term needs is a complex and demanding task. The right software and implementation approach can provide shortened time to value for the many benefits of PLM. What can you do to ensure your organization finds and selects the right system among the dozens of systems available today? This white paper identifies ten leading practices to guide your organization through a successful PLM evaluation and help lay the groundwork for a subsequent implementation. Read More
Topics: Andreas Lindenthal, Evaluating PLM, Evaluating PLM Solution, PLM, PLM Consulting, PLM Evaluation, PLM Implementation, PLM Implementation Consultants, PLM Implementation Consulting, PLM Partners, PLM Software, PLM Strategy, PLM Strategy Consulting, PLM System Implementation, PLM Systems, PLM Systems Evaluation, PLM Systems Selection, PLM Vendors, PLM White Paper, Product Lifecycle Management, Select PLM System, Selecting PLM
Calling All Engineers: Beyond Form, Fit and Function for Formulated Products
Like most engineers, I learned about rules of interchangeability back in school. These rules help companies decide whether a product change should require a new item number or simply a revision of the same item number. The standard “form, fit and function” (F/F/F) definition has served the needs of discrete manufacturers well for a long time. But what about formulated products? Read More
Topics: Chemical Industry, Chemical Manufacturers, Chemicals, Engineering, Food and Beverage, Food Manufacturing, Formulated Products, Pharma, Pharmaceutical, PLM, PLM for Process, Product Development, Product Development Data, Product Information, Product Portfolio, Product Portfolio Management, Rules of Interchangeability, Traceability
Social Media and Product Innovation
Early Adopters Reaping Benefits amidst Challenge and Uncertainty
This white paper explores social product innovation trends, shares results and use cases from our research and provides practical recommendations for companies looking to get started. Read More
Topics: E 2.0, E20, Enterprise 2.0, FEI, Front End of Innovation, Innovation, New Product Development, NPD, NPI, Perspective, PLM, PLM Strategy, Product Development, Product Innovation, Product Launch, Product Lifecycle Management, Product Management, Social Computing, Social Innovation, Social Media, Social Networking, Social Product Innovation, Web 2.0
Social Product Innovation: It’s More Than Facebook
If you think social media equals Facebook, watch this video. How are you using social media for product development? Read More
Topics: E20, FEI, Front End of Innovation, Innovation, New Product Development, NPD, NPI, PLM, PLM Strategy, Product Development, Product Innovation, Product Launch, Product Lifecycle Management, Product Management, Social Computing, Social Innovation, Social Media, Social Networking, Social Product Innovation, Video, Web 2.0
Social Product Innovation
Utilizing Social Media to Enhance Your Innovation Potential
Social Product Innovation leverages the best available social media and social computing technologies to support product development, innovation and business goals, budget, programs and resources. Read More
Topics: Brochure, E20, FEI, Front End of Innovation, Innovation, New Product Development, NPD, NPI, PLM, PLM Strategy, Product Development, Product Innovation, Product Launch, Product Lifecycle Management, Product Management, Social Computing, Social Innovation, Social Media, Social Networking, Social Product Innovation, Web 2.0
Chasing Unicorns
In search of the elusive “ideal webcast”
What do unicorns have to do with webcasts? In many aspects of our lives, we spend countless hours searching for things that we think would be ideal, only to find out they don’t actually exist. Does the ideal webcast exist? Not sure, but we think we’re getting pretty close. Read More
Topics: Aras, Blog, Greg Adkins, Innovation, Innovation Conferences, Innovation Events, Jim Brown, PLM, PLM Conference, PLM Consultants, PLM Consulting, PLM Events, PLM Implementation, PLM Partners, PLM Software, PLM Strategy, PLM Strategy Consulting, PLM Transformation, Product Development
Path to Partner: Fred Brown
Fred Brown, recently promoted to Partner, discusses his path to partner at Kalypso. "This is a young firm with great opportunity for every Kalypso employee to demonstrate leadership. You have to step out and make things happen yourself." Read More
Topics: Blog, Careers, Characters with Character, Company Information, CPG, Food and Beverage, Fred Brown, Kalypso Values, Kalypsonians, Leaders Behind the Leaders, Leadership, Leadership Team, Life at Kalypso, Oracle, Oracle Agile, PLM, PLM for Process, PLM Implementation, PLM Partners
PLM Emerges as the Key Innovation Driver for CPG
With 2010 coming to a close, the consumer packaged goods (CPG) industry is looking to drive innovation and improve new product success in the next decade. However, many companies are attempting to do so with fewer resources — and often with leaders who lack awareness or ability to change their old ways of doing business. Read More
Topics: Consumer, Consumer Goods, Consumer Products, CPG, Innovation, Perspective, PLM, Product Data Management, Product Data Model, Product Data Record, Product Development, Product Innovation, Product Launch, Product Lifecycle Management, Product Management, Product Quality
IP Strategies for High Tech: Answers to Three Common Questions
Last week I co-hosted a Webcast with Kalypso and Dassault Systems called “IP (Intellectual Property) Management: Setting a Foundation for Innovation”. Whether I am speaking in an event like this or working on-site at a client, I hear a lot of similar questions and concerns on IP issues, and here are a few of the most common. Read More
Topics: Blog, Engineering, Intellectual Property, IP, IP Licensing, IP Management, IP Portfolio, IP Protection, PLM, Product Development, Product Lifecycle Management, R&D
Diversey, Inc. Unifies Product Development Following Merger and Significantly Reduces Costs
This Oracle Customer Snapshot features the Agile Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) implementation success story of Kalypso client, Diversey, Inc. Read More
Topics: Agile, Agile PLM, Case Study, Diversey, Kalypso Client, Oracle, PLM, Product Development, Product Lifecycle Management
And the Winners Are…
The 2010 Spike Awards winners are revealed! Last night at the Spike Awards reception at the 34th PDMA Conference on Product Innovation Management Bill Poston revealed the winners of the first annual Spike Awards. This morning we officially announced the winners. Read More
Topics: Bill Poston, Blog, Corrigo, E 2.0, E20, Eli Lilly, Enterprise 2.0, Innovation, Innovation Strategy, Kimberly-Clark, PLM, Product Development, Product Innovation, Product Management, Quirky, Social Computing, Social Media, Social Product Innovation, Spike, Spike Awards, Strategy
Andreas Lindenthal: Merger A Vision in the Making
Yesterday Chris Atkins gave us some thoughts on the Kalypso-Metafore merger and how to achieve the "consulting circle of life." Today new Kalypso partner and Metafore co-founder Andreas Lindenthal talks about how the merger brings Kalypso one step closer to its vision - building the world's premier innovation consulting firm. Read More
Topics: Andreas Lindenthal, Blog, Innovation, Merger, Metafore, PLM, Product Development, Professionalism, Integrity and Quality, Values, Vision
Weekly Roundup: Social Media, Consumer Immersion, PLM & PPM
This week featured a number of great articles and updates on Kalypso’s various social media channels. Highlights from this past week: social media, consumer immersion, PLM and PPM. Read More
Topics: Blog, CPG, Innovation, PLM, PLM Implementation, PLM Strategy, Portfolio Management, PPM, Product Lifecycle Management, Social Media, Social Product Innovation
PLM Primer: Choosing the Right Solution for Food & Beverage
This July 2010 Food Manufacturing column discusses the functionality to consider in evaluating PLM software for the Food & Beverage industry. Read More
Topics: Article, Dassault Systemes, Enovia MatrixOne, F&B, Food and Beverage, Food Manufacturing, Oracle Agile, PLM, PLM Software, PLM Systems, PLM Systems Selection, PPM, Product Data Management, Product Data Model, Product Data Record, Product Lifecycle Management, SAP PLM, Siemens Interspec, Siemens Teamcenter
Balance Your Product Development Process with PAM
Put an end to packaging artwork disasters
It’s a product developer’s nightmare… a language translation error on your company’s product causes a product recall, or the 800 number on your product’s packaging connects callers to an adult phone line. These types of mistakes may seem farfetched but unfortunately, they happen far too often. Read More
Topics: Artwork, Artwork Management, Consumer Goods, Consumer Products, Consumer Safety, CPG, Label Claims, Life Sciences, Packaging, Packaging Artwork Management, Packaging Management, Perspective, PLM, PLM Systems, Product Development, Product Lifecycle Management
PLM Vivo: Rapid Deployment Product Lifecycle Management for Food & Beverage
This white paper discusses current Food & Beverage industry challenges, the urgent need for traceability, the price of no visibility into the supply chain, and how product lifecycle management (PLM) solutions can drive innovation and growth. Read More
Topics: Agile PLM, Consumer, Consumer Goods, Consumer Products, Consumer Safety, CPG, F&B, Food and Beverage, Food Manufacturing, Food Recall, Food Safety, Formulation Control, George Young, Innovation, Innovation Articles, Innovation White Paper, Oracle, Oracle Agile, Perspective, PLM, PLM for Process, PLM Framework, PLM Implementation, PLM Implementation Consultants, PLM Implementation Consulting, PLM Implementation Methodology, PLM Partners, PLM Strategy, PLM Strategy Consulting, PLM System Implementation, PLM Systems, PLM Systems Evaluation, PLM Systems Implementation, PLM Systems Selection, PLM Vivo, Product Data Model, Product Data Record, Product Development, Product Innovation, Product Lifecycle Management, Product Lifecycle Management Consultants, Product Lifecycle Management Consulting, Product Quality, Product Recall, Product Recalls, Product Safety, Traceability, Vivo
PTC/User World Event in 140 Characters or Less
OK, I can’t actually sum up Kalypso’s participation in this event in just 140 characters, but I’m going to use actual tweets from before, during and after the event to cover the highlights. Read More
Topics: Blog, Implementation, Innovation, Medical Device, Medtronic, PLM, Portfolio Management, PPM, Product Development, PTC, PTC User, Windchill
Put Your NPI Process Pedal to the Metal with PTC Windchill
Time to market challenges, cost pressures, changing environmental and regulatory requirements, and ever-increasing customer expectations have companies wondering, “How can we continue to innovate while shrinking product development cycle times and reducing development costs?” Challenges like these are driving companies to reengineer their new product introduction (NPI) processes. Read More
Topics: New Product Introduction, NPI, Perspective, PLM, Product Lifecycle Management, PTC, PTC PLM, PTC User, PTC Windchill, Windchill
PLM Product Data Record Is Key To Unlocking Traceability
This May 2010 Food Manufacturing article explores how F&B companies can enable traceability and guarantee compliance by implementing a product lifecycle management (PLM) system to manage the product data record. Read More
Topics: Article, Compliance, Consumer Goods, Consumer Safety, CPG, F&B, Food and Beverage, Food Manufacturing, Food Recall, Food Safety, George Young, PLM, Product Data Model, Product Data Record, Product Development, Product Lifecycle Management, Regulations, Regulatory Compliance, Traceability
Social Networking in Product Development & PLM
Spotted on Twitter today: Nik Pakvasa posted a video of Jim Brown talking about social networking in product development and PLM on the Siemens PLM Software Blog. Read More
Topics: Blog, Innovation, PLM, PLM Strategy, Product Development, Product Innovation, Product Lifecycle Management, Siemens, Social Computing, Social Media, Social Product Innovation
Sugar Foods Optimizes Processes for Product Introduction, Formulation Control & Risk Mitigation
Over the last few years, the number of new products and product changes that Sugar Foods manages has grown exponentially. In addition, well-publicized food recalls led to an increase in the amount of information that customers now routinely request for risk mitigation and product information purposes. Read More
Topics: Agile, Case Study, CPG, F&B, Food and Beverage, Food Manufacturing, Formulation Control, New Product Development, New Product Introduction, PLM, PLM for Process, PLM Vivo, Product Lifecycle Management, Risk Mitigation
A Sweet Solution: Sugar Foods Sweetens New Product Launch Processes
Featured in CGT Magazine
Sugar Foods optimizes processes for product introduction, formulation control, and risk mitigation. Read More
Topics: Agile, Article, Compliance, F&B, Food and Beverage, Formulation Control, New Product Development, New Product Introduction, NPD, Oracle, PLM, PLM for Process, Product Development, Product Launch, Product Lifecycle Management, Risk Mitigation, Spec Management, Sugar Foods, Traceability
Increased Regulatory Scrutiny in Consumer Products
Four reasons why industry leaders aren’t losing sleep
Over the last several years, consumer product safety crises - from peanut butter to spinach to toys - and their subsequent large-scale recalls have damaged public opinion. Heavily scrutinized and publicized in the media, these events have not only hurt consumer trust in household brands but have affected all consumer goods companies by ricochet. Incidentally, these major recalls have also created momentum for governments to act, catalyzing and accelerating regulatory scrutiny of industries across the globe. Read More
Topics: Blog, Compliance, Consumer Goods, Consumer Products, CPG, FDA, PLM, Product Lifecycle Management, Product Quality, Product Safety, Regulations, Regulatory Compliance
Increased Regulatory Compliance in CPG: 4 Reasons Why Industry Leaders Aren’t Losing Sleep
Many companies in CPG and other highly regulated industries are experiencing increased regulatory scrutiny. This viewpoint discusses four best practices of industry leaders for managing changing regulations. Read More
Topics: Compliance, Consumer Goods, Consumer Products, CPG, F&B, Food and Beverage, Perspective, PLM, Product Lifecycle Management, Product Recalls, Regulatory Compliance
Evolve with Oracle Agile PLM
The Evolve Framework assists Oracle Agile PLM clients with the evolution of their PLM processes and systems. Regardless of PLM application, implementation history or technical maturity, Kalypso provides objective guidance to help clients realize the full benefits of Agile PLM. Read More
Topics: Agile, Agile PLM, Brochure, Evolve, Evolve Framework, Kalypso Evolve, Kalypso Evolve Framework, Oracle, Oracle Agile, Oracle Agile PLM, PLM, PLM Evolve, Product Lifecycle Management, Product Lifecycle Management Consultants, Product Lifecycle Management Consulting, Product Lifecycle Management Evaluation, Product Lifecycle Management Optimization, Product Lifecycle Management Strategy
Innovating For The New Consumer Reality: Four Demands Food & Beverage Manufacturers Must Meet
Topics: Article, CPG, F&B, Food and Beverage, PLM, PLM Implementation, Private Brands, Private Label, Retail, Store Brands, Value Management
PLM Vivo for Retail
Kalypso's rapid product lifecycle management (PLM) implementation for the retail industry enables companies to reduce the time, investment and effort to deploy PLM. Read More
Topics: Agile, Brochure, Collaborative Innovation, Implementation, Innovation, Oracle, Own Brands, PLM, PLM Vivo, Private Brands, Product Lifecycle Management, Retail, Retail Vivo, Store Brands, Vivo, Vivo Solutions
Evolve Framework for Dassault Systemes ENOVIA
Kalypso's Evolve Framework for Dassault Systemes ENOVIA is comprised of four stages to help companies to evolve and upgrade PLM. Read More
Topics: Brochure, Dassault Systemes, ENOVIA, Evolve, PLM, Upgrade
Your Approach to Training Can Be the Difference: 5 Effective Ways to Deliver Real PLM Results
Taking the right approach to training on PLM concepts and roles by developing a sustainable training program can help you achieve a successful PLM implementation. Read More
Topics: Learning, Perspective, PLM, Training
Improving Time to Market with Product Lifecycle Management
Insights on deploying a best-in-class PLM implementation approach to improve time to market. Read More
CPG Product Development Processes in the 21st Century: PLM Emerges as a Key Innovation Driver
Chip Perry and Max Cochet penned this chapter for the new book Integrated Approach to New Food Product Development (CRC Press, 2009). Read More
Topics: Article, CPG, Food and Beverage, PLM, Product Development, Traceability
PLM Vivo for Food and Beverage
Kalypso's rapid implementation for the Food & Beverage industry, enabling companies to reduce the time, investment, and effort to deploy PLM by up to 66 percent. Read More
Topics: Brochure, Food and Beverage, PLM, PLM Implementation, PLM Vivo
Piloting Your Way to PLM Profits: Engage the Organization or Run the Risk of Failure
Execute a pilot that engages your organization and delivers real PLM results. Read More
Topics: Perspective, PLM
Product Lifecycle Management Transformation: The Journey to Best-in-Class Product Development
Maybe the collective corporate hangover from large-scale investments in information systems is starting to fade. The results of recent Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) benchmark reports demonstrate that some companies are getting over their hangovers faster than others – and have learned a few lessons along the way. Read More
Topics: Bill Poston, Innovation, Perspective, PLM, PLM Software, PLM Strategy, PLM Systems, PLM Transformation, Product Development, Product Lifecycle Management, Strategy
PLM Strategy
Kalypso's PLM Strategy offering leverages a proprietary PLM Capabilities Framework to accelerate the process of defining your strategy, increasing project success, and achieving optimal implementation results. Read More
Topics: Brochure, PLM, PLM Strategy
Evolve Framework for PTC Windchill
Kalypso's Evolve Framework for PTC Windchill is comprised of four stages to help companies to evolve PLM. Read More
Topics: Brochure, PLM, PLM Implementation, PTC
Evolve with PTC Windchill
Top 10 Truly Transformational Objectives for evolving strategically with PTC Windchill PLM solutions. Read More
PLM Strategy Case Study: Consumer Business
PLM strategy, systems selection and implementation case study in the consumer business industry. Read More
Topics: Case Study, CPG, PLM, PLM Implementation, PLM Strategy
PLM Transformation in CPG
CPG companies are showing growing interest in the results achieved with PLM, due to industry factors and recognition of the significant gains attained in the high tech, aerospace and automotive industries. Read More
Topics: CPG, Perspective, PLM
Improving Traceability in CPG with PLM
PLM for CPG companies is maturing to help manufacturers guarantee compliance and allow traceability back and forward from any lifecycle state of a product, ingredient or process from concept to commercially-available product. Read More
Topics: Compliance, CPG, Perspective, PLM, Traceability
Evolve Framework
The Evolve Framework assists PLM clients with the evolution of their PLM processes and systems. Applying this framework, companies will be able to anticipate needs and learn from the experience of others. Read More
Topics: Brochure, PLM, PLM Implementation
Thinking Strategically About PLM: Top 10 Transformational Objectives
Numerous analyst reports over the years have reported that companies taking a strategic approach to PLM are the most successful in generating returns on their program investments. These best-in-class companies are thinking strategically about PLM and are delivering significant top- and bottom-line benefits. More importantly, they are outperforming their peers that are taking a more tactical approach. But what does it mean for a company to take a strategic approach to PLM? Read More
Topics: New Product Development, NPD, PLM, PLM Articles, PLM Programs, PLM Strategy, Product Data Model, Product Data Record, Product Lifecycle Management