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Streamlining Global Product Development with IoT: A Case Study of ALPLA

Applicable Industries
  • Packaging
Applicable Functions
  • Product Research & Development
Use Cases
  • Intelligent Packaging
  • Time Sensitive Networking
Services
  • System Integration
The Challenge
ALPLA, a global plastic packaging producer, introduces a large number of new products annually for various industries. Each product undergoes a robust development process involving design, testing, and approval before production. Given that most of ALPLA’s customers are global businesses, many product development projects are global, involving multiple locations. This makes the product development process exceptionally complex and thorough, taking between six and twelve months to bring a new product from concept to production. ALPLA had been using SharePoint and InfoPath-based forms to automate information exchange between global teams and support the product development process. However, this legacy system was outdated, incomplete, and inflexible. It lacked a workflow engine and couldn't offer the data integration needed for an efficient, end-to-end solution. Moreover, it didn't provide the flexibility needed for continual enhancement of the product development process and adaptation to business change.
About The Customer
ALPLA is a global plastic packaging producer that introduces a large number of new products every year for brands in the food, beverage, pharmaceutical, oil and lubricant, home, and beauty care industries. Most of ALPLA’s customers are global businesses, making many product development projects global and involving employees, partners, and customers at multiple locations. ALPLA sets very high standards for the quality of its products, making the product development process exceptionally complex and thorough. It can take between six and twelve months to bring a new product from concept to production.
The Solution
ALPLA implemented Nintex K2 Five, a business process automation platform, to create an efficient end-to-end process for new product development. With the help of its local technology partner, smartpoint IT consulting GmbH, ALPLA created a process comprising 220 SmartForms and 13 workflows. This brought together all the forms, workflows, and data that employees needed into one streamlined process. The K2 Five process provided employees with easy access to all the data they needed at every stage, preventing time wastage in searching for information. Teams could use K2 Software dashboards to gain an overview of outstanding tasks and project status. The use of K2 Software also improved traceability in the new product development process, with every process step documented for audits such as ISO accreditations. Importantly, K2 Five gave ALPLA the agility to adapt its product development process easily whenever business needs changed.
Operational Impact
  • The implementation of Nintex K2 Five has significantly improved ALPLA's business agility and visibility of the status of global product development projects. Employees across different departments and locations can now collaborate more easily and work more efficiently to meet project objectives and customer expectations. The new system has also improved traceability in the new product development process, with every process step documented for audits. Critically, the new system has given ALPLA the agility to adapt its product development process easily whenever business needs change. This has led to improved user satisfaction, as employees’ suggestions for changes to the process can be delivered quickly.
Quantitative Benefit
  • 220 forms integrated into 13 digital workflows
  • 900 users of K2 Software in 47 countries
  • 24/7 operations unimpeded during process changes

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