Title: An approach to improve implementation of PLM solution in food industry - case study of Poult Group

Authors: Claudia Pinna; Laureline Plo; Vincent Robin; Philippe Girard; Sergio Terzi

Addresses: Department of Management, Economics and Industrial Engineering, Politecnico di Milano, Piazza Leonardo da Vinci, 20133, Milan, Italy ' Groupe POULT – Site de Montauban, 1500 Chemin Du Quart, BP133, 82001 Montauban – France ' IMS Lab, University of Bordeaux, 351 Cours de la Libération 33405 Talence, France ' IMS Lab, University of Bordeaux, 351 Cours de la Libération, 33405 Talence, France ' Department of Management, Economics and Industrial Engineering, Politecnico di Milano, Piazza Leonardo da Vinci, 20133, Milan, Italy

Abstract: The food industry has a unique role in all countries' economies since it is essential to its people's health. This paper focuses on this important sector. The objective is to identify the main difficulties in the implementation phase of the product lifecycle management (PLM) solution in the design phase. It proposes an approach that could drive and support food companies to make specific and strategic decisions. This work starts with an analysis of the problems associated with the deployment of a PLM solution. Furthermore, this analysis allows the authors to propose an approach to select a PLM solution and to anticipate its deployment in a food company. The purpose of this approach is to increase the level of knowledge of the PLM solution in the food industry and to improve the new product development (NPD) process of the companies operating in the food industry. In this context, a specific industrial case (Poult case study) is described. In conclusion, this study gives a first theoretical framework which can help companies utilise PLM effectively by understanding the context in which they are positioned.

Keywords: product lifecycle management; PLM; food sector; PLM for the food industry; PLM deployment.

DOI: 10.1504/IJPLM.2017.085958

International Journal of Product Lifecycle Management, 2017 Vol.10 No.2, pp.151 - 170

Received: 28 Dec 2016
Accepted: 02 May 2017

Published online: 18 Aug 2017 *

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