Smarter PLM for process manufacturers
Streamline your product development lifecycle – and accelerate time to market – with our innovative, purpose-built PLM for process manufacturing.
Overview
Fast-track innovation with our PLM software for process industries
Harness cloud-based product development software specifically designed for process industries, including food and beverage, chemicals, health, hygiene, life sciences, and pharma. Infor PLM for Process (formerly Optiva) can help you speed time to market for high quality products that meet new customer preferences in a secure, compliant, and cost-effective way.
- Support for advanced formulations and faster time to market
- Centralized stage-gate project management and team collaboration
- What-if analysis for optimizing recipes, formulations, and costs
- Automated labeling and simplified global compliance
- Integrated analytics, automation, and AI technologies to spark innovation
Benefits
Top 4 benefits of our PLM for manufacturing solution
Discover key advantages of our PLM solution, including optimized research and development and faster innovation through unified product lifecycle management processes.
Improved bottom line
Streamline and optimize raw materials usage and reduce inventory waste with our unique rationalization features – for significant cost savings.
More effective collaboration
Unify product, technical, and commercial teams in an open environment to allow for collaboration and a real-time flow of data.
Faster go-to-market
Synchronize product data and processes across organizations to speed up development and regulatory compliance.
Increased productivity
Use built-in formulas to simplify workflows, automate data entry, and save time – to achieve new levels of productivity.
Capabilities
PLM tools for tackling process industry challenges
Explore key capabilities of our process PLM software, including seamless ERP integration that creates a single source of truth across your organization.
Product and project management
Base new product development projects on existing templates and formulas to maximize efficiency. Validate project parameters, assign resources, and initiate tasks centrally – for increased productivity.
Recipe and formula development
Create and optimize recipes and formulas for ideal cost and nutrition. Verify formulas against brand guidelines and compliance requirements, ensuring the best chance of success.
Raw material management
Easily validate ingredient specifications and recipe requirements. Collaborate effectively with suppliers and inspect and approve raw materials and ingredients provided.
Labeling and compliance
Automatically create ingredient statements based on formulas, and including any key allergens. Generate label content that pulls through claims such as source of protein, vegetarian, and handling statements, and export to packaging design tools.
Packaging management
Validate the full bill of materials for cost and sustainability from container to pallet. Attach relevant packaging documents such as labels and renderings.
Operations and manufacturing integration
Send the complete bill of material to ERP systems to kick start production and create manufacturing instructions at specific facilities. Send purchasing information back to the PLM for full visibility of ingredient costs during development.
Advanced technologies and intelligence
Built on the Infor OS Platform, our PLM for process software features integrated analytics, automation, and AI-powered capabilities to help you innovate and compete.
Intuitive user experience
Leverage customizable homepages, drag-and-drop functionality, and task-driven workflows that make it easy for everyone to get up and running faster.
Customer Stories
Companies using our PLM for process efficiency
Reckitt improves global safety
Hear how consumer goods company Reckitt Benckiser uses Infor to boost global compliance and safety with unified product data across development and manufacturing cycles.
My Food Bag boosts profitability
This NZ-based meal kit company uses Infor solutions to view profitability, get recipe feedback, and make trend-based recipes and adjustments every week.
Resources
Strategies and best practices for process manufacturers
DEMO
Advanced recipe formation in F&B
See how advanced recipe formulation in Infor PLM for Process can help you efficiently substitute ingredients and make changes – no re-keying required.
VIDEO
GenAI product descriptions in action
Watch a demo of Infor CloudSuite Food & Beverage to see GenAI automate product descriptions and translations.
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