Viewpoints about 'Product Development Data'

Improving Knowledge Sharing Across Product Development Teams

April 5th, 2011 | by Matt Priest

If three-ring binders and file cabinets still clutter the marketing and research offices in your organization, this podcast is for you. Matt Priest follows up his viewpoint Reference Books and Libraries – So “Yesterday” by describing the three steps needed to improve knowledge sharing across product development teams, and revealing some real-world benefits and results. Read More

Topics: Advanced Information Access, Data Management, Data Tracking, Enterprise Information Systems, Innovation, Innovation Articles, Innovation Data, Innovation Teams, Knowledge Capture, Knowledge Management, Knowledge Sharing, Kpod, Matt Priest, Perspective, Podcast, Product Development, Product Development Data, Product Development Teams

Calling All Engineers: Beyond Form, Fit and Function for Formulated Products

March 1st, 2011 | by Lee Peterman

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

Reference Books and Libraries – So “Yesterday”

New Knowledge Sharing for Product Development Teams

January 30th, 2011 | by Matt Priest

Exploration and learning today are more likely done through online resources like Google, online research and scholarly journals, Wikis and blogs. So what does this mean for innovation and product development research processes? Read More

Topics: Advanced Information Access, Data Management, Data Tracking, Enterprise Information Systems, Innovation, Innovation Articles, Innovation Data, Innovation Teams, Knowledge Capture, Knowledge Management, Knowledge Sharing, Matt Priest, Perspective, Product Development Data, Product Development Teams