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Time to Market. It's the single most important factor to a product development company, because a great product is worth nothing if the competition delivers it before you do. And if anyone understands that concept, it's this leading consumer products company.
Unfortunately, until recently our client found that their time to market was being hampered by inefficiency. Their scientists were inadvertently conducting repeat experiments, resulting in lengthened product cycles. Product managers did not know the status of new product development. Their system of tracking experiments and results,
using spreadsheets and aging databases, was hindering instead of helping. They needed a Knowledge Repository where scientists could record exactly what chemicals made up a particular compound, and what behaviors were exhibited by the compound. They needed to be able to share information with other researchers, with sales and marketing, and with product managers. They turned to WinMill Software.
Using ColdFusion and Oracle, WinMill built for our client a robust Portal and Database application. It allows scientists to tag their experiments with dynamic meta data, so that their work-in-progress and results can
be easily found by other scientists, product managers, and marketing staff. It is available around the world, providing instant access to real-time data.
The results have been impressive. Product development cycles are shortening, and scientists are experiencing unprecedented efficiency. This lowers the cost of product development, which in turn lowers the cost to the consumer. WinMill Software and our clients - making a difference by bringing you innovative products faster.
For more information, contact a WinMill Account Manager at inquiry@winmill.com or 1-888-711-MILL (6455).
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