Product Lifecycle Management
Manage the development of your product from concept to commercialisation with comprehensive software solutions
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Lascom Lime PLM
Procession by Provenio
Industry's who benefit from PLM software
Enterprises operating in the food and beverage sectors, food services and catering, personal care and cosmetics industry are well serviced by Lascom PLM. It’s also a valuable asset for enterprises involved in the FMCG and Discrete manufacturers industry, where product updates and variations are constant and rapid and time to market is key to succeeding. Click the links to find out how PLM specifically meets the Food & Beverage and Cosmetics industry’s.
Lascom Solutions PLM software “Lime”, enables companies to better manage each phase of a products lifecycle
Lascom’s significantly decreases the manual daily tasks surrounding product development across your marketing, R&D, quality and procurement teams through it’s distinctive management of information on one integrated platform. PLM boosts innovation, assists in meeting deadlines and saves time through the avoidance of re-keying data, or relying on paper, emails and spreadsheet information.
Lascom Cloud Software
- Manages all information securely, including sensitive intellectual property over recipes, formulas and other product information
- Offers non-complex views of product information, based on inter-relationships of information
- Enables fast and effective access to information through a sophisticated range of searching and reporting tools
- Accelerates productivity with users able to readily create new or reuse/modify pre-existing product information
- Provides automatic generation of product specifications, saving time and reducing errors
- Enables greater decision making through advanced impact analysis features, in particular comparisons, gap analysis and where-used
- Offers management visibility/auditing of all product information and user activity
- Provides supplier and customer Web portal access to share information
PLM & ERP Systems
Lascom PLM can run as a standalone system or it can be integrated with an ERP software. Lascom offers an ERP – PLM software connector for various ERP systems including Sage X3. Lascom is a logical system extension for companies using Sage X3 ERP with process manufacturing software for food, beverage or nutraceutical manufacturers. It utilises and shares ERP based product information, acting in the first instance as the repository of data collected and analysed, prior to commercialisation of a finished good or utilised when considering changes to a product such as packaging, formula or recipe details.
Retention of previous market research, packaging, compliance details, R&D test results and other matters leads to a more efficient analysis of a product under review and faster and more particular understanding of the likely impact on; cost, compliance and consumer appeal of various possible product changes. Lascom’s Product Lifecycle Management (PLM), software digitises information reducing reliance on documents, emails, thoughts and spreadsheets.
Lascom aims to efficiently increase productivity, accelerate time to market and reduce risks through:
- Streamlining the New Product Development (NPD) process
- Supporting on system change management processes
- Supporting Product Range Optimisation
- Document management relating to PLM business processes
- Assisting with Product Costing calculations
- Adherence to Regulatory requirements locally and globally
- Formula and recipe compliance and conformance
- Time to Market improvements
- Collaboration between departments involved in PLM
- Activity Analysis by person and department
Industries where Sage X3 and Procession are providing an end-to-end advanced business software solution:
Paint / Coatings / Adhesives
Flavour & Aromatics
Toll Manufacturers
Nutraceuticals
Janitorial/Sanitation Products
With the addition of Provenio’s Procession technology, your regulatory, manufacturing, inventory, QC, shipping and order data are all stored in a single database and can be accessed through a single user interface.
CitySoft deliver end to end business software solutions to the chemical industry by combining Sage X3 with software by Provenio. With greater visibility and centralized data, ABC Compounding were able to decrease orders greater than 5 days by a whopping 50% having introduced Sage X3 ERP with Procession.
Sage & Procession Features
- Easy to create safety data sheets (SDS) and packaging labels
- Integrated formulas, BOMS, intermediate and finished goods management
- Forward and backward traceability to meet recall ready requirements
- Tracking of formula properties
- Detailed batch tickets with formula production details and instructions
- A mobile sales App for order taking and Sales CRM
- Quality Control as a process, not a step
- Certificate of Analysis publication with customer shipments
- A workflow manager supporting consistent processes across the enterprise
- Inhibit rules prohibiting restricted shipments
- On system PPE and hazard ratings for material handouts and batch makers
- A bill of lading based on GSA/US/VIC guidelines
Visibility in every phase of the process
Regulatory Compliance
With GHS-specific functionalities that allow greater control over where a product can be sold.
Quality Control
With capabilities such as the ability to set ranges and targets per prodcut to ensure greater customer satisfaction.
Safety & Handling
Is more accessible through hazardous Material Ratings per product and safety and handling information labels and documents.
Manufacturing
Has greater visibility around target volumes and weights per batch with batch tickets nad production notes, Work Order labels and BOMs linked back to master formulas
Sales Order/Shipping
Is simplified through 3rd party billing, the ability to send CofA and SDS with shipments and Blind Shipment/Drop Shipment functionalities.
Customer Service
Is improved to allow swifter management and greater customer satisfaction
R&D Formulation
That flexibly allows consistency while securing profitability.
Procession solutions for your industry
Sage X3 business management software combined with Provenio’s Procession enables Manufacturers to handle the complex specifications of the process manufacturing industry with ease and precision.
Chemical
Provenio Technology has devised Procession, a software enhancement suite to the Sage X3 software toolkit that further handles the changing logistics of chemical manufacturing with precision and accuracy. Procession runs seamlessly within Sage X3, as a fully integrated solution, designed to enrich the Sage X3 business management software for chemical and process manufactures. Sage X3, paired with Procession, completes the meticulous aspects of chemical manufacturing from R&D formulation all the way to customer service.
Smart chemical manufacturers are thriving in a competitive world by unifying their business units on a single business system platform. Highly regulated industries such as chemical manufacturing obtain heightened value from Sage X3’s automation and tracking capabilities. When the solution is paired with Procession, it completes the meticulous aspects of chemical manufacturing, from manufacturing processes all the way to customer service. The Sage X3/Provenio package is perfect for small to medium sized chemical manufacturers looking for a software solution to manage the processes and components of their company.
Food & Beverage
Procession is a certified Sage Enterprise Management solution for process manufacturers, covering Research and Development, Quality Management, Safety and Handling, Customer Service, Production and Distribution. The solution adds further functionality to Sage Enterprise Management, allowing for product recalls when necessary, farm to fork transparency, lot traceability and allergen tracking. Procession with Sage Enterprise Management is a complete solution for food and beverage manufacturers.
Nutraceuticals
The inclusion of on-platform developed Procession software adds the ability to set nutrient targets and select ingredients based upon the targets and to Print a Nutrient Supplement Panel. The system covers QC, R&D, product variants, by-products, formulas, version control, automatic work order resizing and rework. The system provides flexibility around compliance and regulatory controls across multiple jurisdictions and incorporates advanced quality control measures and advanced statistical analysis capabilities.
Helpful Resources
6 Proven Practices that Fuel Profits for Chemical Manufacturers
Essentials for Process Manufacturers and Chemical Distributors
What Lascom’s PLM Can Do for Your Business
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