Nielsen report, interaction moments and 5S. |
Market observation |
Purchase tendency, visit stores, reading reports. |
Nielsen report, interaction moments and 5S. |
Suggestion of President, worker, or client |
Purchase tendency, visit stores, reading reports. |
Nielsen Report, project elaboration, annual planning, budgeting, interaction moments and 5S. |
Approval/rejection of idea |
Verify the necessity for the implantation of a new production line and costs to produce a new product. |
Interaction moments, concept planning, action plan 5W2H (what, where, who, why, when, how, how much), brainstorming, benchmarking, market observation, 5S, procedures, internal audit, Corrective and Preventative Action Report (Capar) and records. |
Knowledge acquisition for product development |
Visit supermarkets. Study product legislation. Reading reports. Purchasing similar products. People interaction. Written description of the procedures for knowledge acquisition. Audit product realization. Fill in the Capar. Register activities carried out for knowledge acquisition. |
Brainstorming, Plan, Do, Check and Act (PDCA), Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP), Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP), 5S, Business Automation System (BAS), market observation, interaction moments, celebrations, meeting, procedures, internal audit, Capar and records. |
Test carried out in laboratory |
Test raw material samples from different suppliers. Define the quantities of the ingredients. Define quality parameters. Develop formulations. Prepare samples for tasting. Elaborate electronic spreadsheets. Write procedures for laboratory test approval/rejection. Audit product realization. Fill in the Capar. Record test activities. |
Training, interaction moments, meetings, 5S, procedures, internal audit, Capar and records. |
Sensorial tasting |
Send e-mails. Invite tasters. Present developed product. Taste sample(s). Evaluate sample(s). Write tasting procedures. Audit product realization. Fill in the Capar. Record tasting activities. |
Training, meetings, interaction moments, market observation, procedures, internal audit, Capar and records. |
Sample approval/rejection |
Carry out training. Conversations. Reading reports and studies. Written description of sample approval/rejection. Audit product realization. Fill in the Capar. Record the activities carried out for sample approval/rejection. |
Meetings, interaction moments, market observation, procedures, internal audit, Capar and records. |
Product approval |
Conversations. Reading of reports and studies. Written description of the product approval procedures. Audit product approval. Fill in the Capar. Record activities carried out for product approval. |
Brainstorming, PDCA, HACCP, GMP, 5S, BAS, market observation, interaction moments, celebrations, meeting, statistical control of weight, training, team performance index, procedures, internal audit, Capar and records. |
Pilot test |
Adjust machines and equipment. Waste percentage study. Production monitoring. Comparison of product with the established quality parameters. The forwarding of information to the production and quality control department, and elaboration of electronic spreadsheets. Written description of the procedures for the carrying out of the pilot test. Audit pilot test realization. Fill in the Capar. Record pilot test activities. |
Brainstorming, PDCA, HACCP, GMP, 5S, BAS, market observation, interaction moments, celebrations, meeting, statistical control of weight, training, team performance index, procedures, internal audit, Capar and records. |
Production for commercialization |
Product presentation. Elaborate product claim. Quality parameters. Machine/equipment adjustment. Training. Sample review. Production process review. Packaging elaboration. Team orientation, training, and monitoring. Check to see if the process began, sector organization, production standard, raw material, and packaging necessities. Identification of production bottlenecks. Discussion about production process improvements. Observe, reflect and perform adjustments to the production process. Observe sales. Contact other areas to verify the compatibility or adequacy between that which is being produced and what other areas are doing. Written description of the commercialization approval procedures. Audit commercialization approval. Fill in the Capar. Record commercialization approval activities. |
Interaction moments, training, meetings, procedures, internal audit, Capar and records. |
Product launch |
Launch and product presentation to salespeople that are going to present the product to clients. Product placement at the points of sale (store). Hiring of an outsourced team for product demonstration in the stores. Written description of product launch procedures. |