Digitizing Product Innovation: Recipe Development in SAP PLM
In process industries, the transition from product idea to full-scale manufacturing is often slowed down by manual processes, disconnected systems, and repeated hand-offs between R&D and production teams...
Basic Recipe Types in SAP PLM
❶ Recipe Formulation / General Recipe
❷ Plant Recipe
A key feature in SAP PLM Recipe Development is the ability to synchronize a plant recipe with the Material BOM in SAP ERP.
➤ Automatic Data Flow: Ingredients and quantities from the plant recipe are converted into the Material BOM, eliminating manual re-entry.
➤ Consistency & Accuracy: Ensures the recipe data in R&D and the BOM in production are aligned, reducing discrepancies and errors.
➤ Change Control: Any approved updates in the plant recipe (via Change Records) are reflected in the BOM, maintaining compliance and traceability.
Special Features That Add Business Value
➤ End-to-End Traceability
➤ Flexibility for Global Manufacturing
➤ Faster Time-to-Market
➤ Cost and Sustainability Benefits
Industry Applications
FMCG: Speed up the launch of new food and beverage products with accurate nutritional declarations and seamless recipe-to-BOM transfer.
Pharma: Ensure validated recipes while maintaining GMP compliance and full batch traceability.
Chemicals: Manage hazardous raw material formulations and generate SDS automatically.
Cosmetics & Consumer Products: Manage global product variants and compliance labeling across multiple manufacturing sites.
The Business Case for Digitization
Companies relying on manual recipe sheets or disconnected systems face recurring problems: slow handovers, misaligned data, regulatory penalties, and higher costs. By adopting SAP PLM Recipe Development’s Recipe Management and Handover to Manufacturing, organizations can:
➤ Accelerate product innovation cycles
➤ Achieve end-to-end compliance traceability
➤ Reduce waste and operational inefficiencies
➤ Contribute to sustainability by avoiding trial-and-error runs
Conclusion
SAP PLM Recipe Development provides the missing link: an integrated digital workflow from recipe formulation to synchronized Material BOMs.
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