New Product Introduction

New Product Development and Introduction (NPDI) RFP Template

... New Product Development and Introduction (NPDI) RFP Template. 465 Criteria.
Including: Project Management, Stage Gate Process, Workflow ...

http://rfp.technologyevaluation.com/store.asp?catid=4&productId=894 - 26k - 2007-12-04

Let the (Excess) Inventory Flow!

by P.J. Jakovljevic

... to the continuous assessment and disposition of excess active inventory, which comes
from the ever-quicker pace of new product introduction that drives ...

http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/SCM/2007/01/research_notes/VN_SC_PJ_01_26_07_1.asp - 16k

Summary: Because companies focus primarily on new product development and promotion, the problem of excess and obsolete inventory, once addressed, often leads to both the inventory and dollars flying out the door. There should be smarter ways of handling this problem.

Avoid the Perils of Service Parts Planning in Supply Chain ...

by P.J. Jakovljevic and Olin Thompson

... offerings and warranties, develops maintenance BOM and approaches, and determines
expected reliability, whereas the new product introduction (NPI) phase must ...

http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/SCM/2005/08/research_notes/MN_SC_PJ_08_01_05_1.asp - 18k

Summary: Significant differences exist between the new parts production supply chain and the service and replacement parts supply chain. Companies using conventional, new product inventory methods are missing opportunities to improve efficiency and effectiveness.

The Fuzzy Logic Between Lead and Lag Indicators

by R. Lynch

... Loop 2: The core business process level (eg new product introduction, order fulfillment
and post sales service) actually consists of a double set of controls ...

http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/ExecutiveView/2000/04/research_notes/MI_EV_RLL_04_25_00_1.asp - 11k

Summary: Analog Devices was the first company to implement a balanced scorecard company-wide on an Executive Information System. In fact, it has been running for 13 years. One of the major lessons that Analog learned was to trust the lead and lag relationship between non-financial and financial measures. This

The PLM Program An Incremental Approach to the Strategic Value of ...

by Jim Brown

... Companies that took an early adopter approach to PLM are beginning to show significant
reductions in new product introduction lead times and to benefit from ...

http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/ExecutiveView/2003/12/research_notes/TU_EV_XJB_12_21_03_1.asp - 13k

Summary: Companies that took an early adopter approach to PLM are beginning to show significant reductions in new product introduction lead times and to benefit from meaningful cost savings by executing a series of focused, high return projects

Is MAPICS Getting the Magic of PLM? Part Three: Challenges and ...

by P.J. Jakovljevic and Jim Brown

... The messages of enabling transition of new product design to new product introduction
by providing quality parameters, scrap analysis, and manufacturing ...

http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/PLM/2004/07/news_analysis/NA_PL_PJ_07_22_04_1.asp - 18k

Summary: MAPICS hereby joins the raft of enterprise resource planning (ERP) vendors that are making their way into the product lifecycle management (PLM) market by bundling or partnering strategically to embed PLM functions within their suites.

Product Life Cycle Management (PLM) in Process Part 2 Process PLM ...

by Olin Thompson

... In some markets, like CPG and food, the failure rate of new product
introduction is very high, one source places it a 70%. A major ...

http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Erp/2002/12/research_notes/MI_ER_XOT_12_08_02_1.asp - 12k

Summary: This part of the series on Product Life Cycle Management in Process explores the business motivations by review business strategies.

Using Demand to Modulate Consumer Packaged Goods Supply Networks

by Subramanyam Venkataraman

... A key area that has the potential to boost enterprise performance, as well as
dynamically support new product introduction for customer retention, is the way ...

http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/SCM/2006/06/research_notes/MI_SC_XSV_06_21_06_1.asp - 20k

Summary: Traditionally, the consumer packaged goods supply chain has been

The Role of PIM and PLM in the Product Information Supply Chain ...

by Jim Brown and Bob Gallagher

... PLM also added tools to help manage the new product introduction process, including
project management to better track project progress through stages and ...

http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/PIM/2005/03/research_notes/TU_PI_XJB_03_28_05_1.asp - 14k

Summary: Diverse groups have been discussing PIM from the perspective of data synchronization and syndication, product lifecycle management (PLM), and enterprise publishing. Each of these product categories includes the management of product information, but each uses product information for a different operation