222 - NPI Planning

Use the context selectors in the top right to filter the data displayed by selecting a product, customer, and forecast combination.

Select a Customer Filter from the dropdown menu on the left. 

Select a stage from the dropdown:

• All Stages
  • Idea Discovery
  • Concept and Testing
  • Design and Validation
  • Manufacturability and Development
  • Preproduction Ramp
  • Launch

This table allows you to plan on a yearly basis for all new products being developed for the launch. This provides a base plan for the product launch for a particular customer. All items in purple – Projected Sales (U), Average Price (R), and User Adjusted Cost (R) are all areas which the user can edit and update for NPI products. 

The chart shows how the product's revenue for the launch plan and launch plan contribution tracks on a weekly

Sometimes the introduction of new products can lead to older or existing products being cannibalized. This section features two tables:

• Products to Cannibalize
• Settings for Cannibalized Product

To delete products to be cannibalized, select Delete? in the table. 

The product will be deleted. If a product can't be deleted, the reason is displayed as an alert message.

Choose the settings for how the resources for the cannibalized product should be reallocated.

When products are linked to the cannibalization, it allows users to input the percentage of the product to cannibalize as well as the strategy, including NPI or existing volumes, into the settings table. This automatically updates the cannibalization value. 

Once you enter values, the Cannibalization Value updates, so you can review the impact of your strategy.

Select Show Next Available NPI Cannibalization to update the Products to Cannibalize table. 

This enables the users to input information on the expected financials about ROI of products being introduced. 

It is an additional layer that allows users to input information on the expected financials about ROI of products at customer level, if specific products are being introduced to a customer. 

In both product and customer level ROI analysis, cells will be highlighted purple to edit any assumptions. This then filters through to the final PLM planning screen to understand overall ROI (vs EOL products, if needed).

This chart highlights the rolling cumulative cash flow plan. The plan can be selected for customer-product combinations for a forward-looking weekly view.