Session 1: Linx/AS on NPDI and Collaboration
Presented: Wednesday, October 5, 2005
This kick-off session to the webinar series will introduce the strategic concept of New Product Development and Introduction, providing the business context for supporting technologies. Linx/AS will then offer its hands-on industry insight as well as mySAP PLM demonstrations surrounding collaborationˆ…a fundamental component for fostering product innovation and speed to market.
Collaboration, specifically surrounding cProject Suite and data import to the Specification Database, is a crucial starting point when discussing NPDI, as it helps organizations streamline internal business processes, supply-chain communication, idea generation, and data exchange.
Session 2: Formulation: Closing the Gaps in SAP for Process Industry
Presented: Wednesday, October 26, 2005
Satisfying the creative needs of R&D and structured requirements of manufacturing is a difficult task, especially in SAP-centric organizations. In session 2, Linx/AS unveils an integrated solution, DevEX for SAP, designed to bridge known gaps in mySAP PLM (particularly Recipe Management), while bringing added functionality that is sure to appeal to everyone, from chemists to the CIO.
Session 3: Going to Market with Momentum
Presented: Wednesday, November 16, 2005
A great concern for our clients is the smooth and fast transfer of approved lab formulas from a formulation system(s) to the production systemsˆ… a typical bottleneck in the process that adds unnecessary delays to market and in some cases causes loss of sales.
Session 3 will explore and demo the automation of transferring the R&D or lab formulas, materials and specifications to SAP, thus reducing or even eliminating the manual duplication of data between systems.
Session 4: Managing the Big Picture
Presented: Wednesday, December 14, 2005
Putting NPDI technology in place is vital, but how can executives effectively wield its power to make strategic business decisions? How do you evaluate new ideas, product portfolio, and project progress?
Session 4 moves to a management perspective, demonstrating tools such as xPD, xRPM, and Linx/AS IPM, which actively mine the enterprise to identify opportunity and benchmark performance.
