Aberdeen Report | October 2008

PLM Solutions for the CPG Industry: The Impact of Formula Management and Specification Management

A collaborative report from Aberdeen Group

The latest research on PLM solutions for the CPG industry from Aberdeen Group identifies best practices and actionable recommendations as well as the fundamentals of formulation and specification management. The online survey and interviews were designed to determine:

• What is driving CPG manufacturers to improve their product development processes
• The challenges they face in successfully implementing and taking advantage of a PLM solution
• The most popular strategies that outperform industry peers at the highest rate
• The capabilities and technology enablers they have in place to deploy and support their use of PLM