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New Product Leadership
New Product Leadership
New Product Leadership
Creating and introducing a new product can be challenging. Let us help. From idea generation and prioritization through production qualification, CP has the end-to-end experience to successfully lead your team through the process stages.
Manufacturing & Sourcing
New Product Leadership
New Product Leadership
With the experience and results in delivering improvements in the sourcing and manufacture of various components & products, we can help diagnose and recommend the necessary changes to improve your organization, manufacturing operations, footprint, sourcing & supply chain or other related items.
Project Management
New Product Leadership
Project Management
Using project management processes & tools on a variety of projects, we are well-equipped to manage your projects. From new buildings to new product launches to new production lines, we understand the fundamentals for successful project delivery.
New Product Leadership
Leading the introduction of innovative products
End-to-End Knowledge & Utilization of the New Product Processes:
- Facilitate open innovation and design thinking with manufacturability and product validation in mind
- Identification and influencing of prototyping and testing
- Develop and maintain a product portfolio/pipeline and product/technology roadmap
- Incorporation of consumer testing and feedback into product concepts
- Develop and deploy a right-sized stage-gate process
- Lead cross-functional new product teams from Ideation activities through post-Launch stabilization
- Drive product and process development activities
- Identification of manufacturing options – from required equipment for self-manufacture to contract manufacturing options
- Develop sourcing strategies for materials and finished goods
- Coordinate total demands and launch plans to ensure timely execution and ample capacity
- Provide technical support for manufacturing engineering design and start-up
- Execute the manufacturing plan to meet launch requirements
A Sample of the Product Categories and Types We Have Supported:
- Product Categories: Air Care, Home Cleaning, Home & Food Storage (zippered bags & films), Pest/Insect Control, Shoe Care, Outdoor Products (Home and Recreational), Plastics (packaging containers; large durable goods)
- Product Types: Aerosol, Liquids, Gels, Powders, Pastes, Non-woven, Films/Wraps/Bags, Molded/Thermoformed Plastics and more.
- We have a variety of experience in chemical processing, filling operations and assembly methods in addition to molding, extrusion, thermoforming and more.
Manufacturing & Sourcing
Areas Where We Can Lead:
- Sourcing/Supply Chain for your new or existing products
- Identify and select external sources for innovation & technologies
- Capital equipment identification and line installation (TPM focused)
- Establish contract manufacturing plan, provide oversight
- Production & Operating Performance (Lean/TPM Focus)
- Organizational Structure
- Plant & Line Layout
- Manufacturing Footprint
- Process Development
- Plant Operations & Budgeting
Some Examples of Our Experience:
Process Improvements: Led R&D and manufacturing teams on zippered plastic bags to enable new product launches and process improvements with minimum capital and time
- Introduction of multiple consumer-preferred design of new products
- Reduction in consumer complaints by 25%
Plant Turnaround: Stabilized the main operating facility of a manufacturer of durable goods. Identified and implemented structural changes to reduce:
- Year-end inventory by 27%
- Overtime costs by 30%
- Sales freight from 7.4% of NS to 6.2%
- Defects (blemished goods) by 50% in year 1, by 80% by year 2
Plant Leadership: Guided a CPG packaging plant through a 3-year period that experienced:
- Addition of (3) new production lines within plant boundaries.
- Multiple new product launches and a growth in production volume of 200%.
- Year-over-year improvements in line efficiencies, plant OHSA incident rate and the total plant quality defect levels.
Sourcing Assessment and Execution: Developed strategies to relocate internal production to external resources to reduce cost & avoid capital spend:
- Saved $7-8M annual savings by outsourcing zippered bags, producing higher margin products on open internal capacity.
- $4-5M annual savings on smaller run household chemical products.
- Rapid development and execution of a household chemical concentrate strategy to address changing consumer trends.
Structural Changes: Leaders in the changes to how organizations are structured and operate, such as:
- Created the vision for the plan and developed strategy for the restructure an IT Engineering Infrastructure Group.
- Identified and implemented changes in the inventory management, warehousing and distribution methods for a canoe & kayak manufacturer.
- Team members on the restructure of a global engineering organization to drive standard approaches in equipment/line design, engineering work methods and global team structure.
- Development of an e-commerce strategy and subsequent supporting platforms.
Project Management
Focus Areas:
- Project Management from Ideation through Project Close
- Capital Project Management
- New Buildings/Building Expansion
- New Product Launches
- Integration of Acquired Operations
- Sourcing Projects for Components & Finished Goods
Examples of Our PM Leadership:
Speed-to-Market:
- Multiple examples of rapid response to provide prototypes and small scale production samples to support consumer testing and test markets.
- Only 6-months after ideation, a new fabric stain treatment product was in the retail space via planning and focused execution.
- Advance development of options to supply a 16-month lead component within 2-weeks of R&D approval of the material, allowed a global pest control product launch to avoid a year’s delay.
Building & Footprint:
- Oversaw the addition of over 200,000 square foot and manufacturing and warehouse space for a facility maintaining production and shipping during construction.
- Engaged external engineering and global real estate to develop proposal for new site in SE Asia.
Integration of Acquired Operations:
- Engineering leadership to integrate acquired shoe care business into company facilities in Asia, SE Asia, Africa and Europe.
- Operational assessment of a New Zealand-based manufacturer for successful bid. Led sourcing activities & planning to identify suppliers & manufacturing locations to support expanded distribution in Europe and LATAM.
- Assess and integrate a complete home storage product line into company portfolio and convert supply chain to support increased demands.