Prodika

Collaborative business processes for managing product data creation, integration, localization, taxonomy, and workflow – across the enterprise and with value chain partners.

Supporting all specification types, Prodika's Global Specifications Management (GSM) enables companies to model a product's entire "value chain genealogy" including raw materials, recipes, manufacturing processes, packaging, and finished goods. Prodika's GSM provides the building blocks for new product development, process optimization, and quality control.

Business Benefits

Extend global visibility and product data intelligence across the organization and extended supply chain
Achieve transparency across languages and cultures through Proactive-Translation™
Instant interoperability with leading data catalogue exchanges around the world
Align design and procurement activities to maximize component re-use and decreased product complexity

Key Capabilities

Taxonomy	Comprehensive support for critical taxonomies including product attributes, business units, target markets, and regulatory compliance
Genealogy	Support for entire "product genealogy" from trade and consumer items to recipes, processes, and raw materials
Workflow	Scalable, activity-based workflow for creation, tracking and management of specifications throughout the product lifecycle
Interoperability	Item ID harmonization enables cross referencing across multiple ERP and legacy systems Flexible XML/Web Services-based synchronization to distributed enterprise applications, factory floor systems, and edge services Integration with local in-country standards databases for labeling and regulatory compliance
Synchronization	Compliance with leading data catalogue exchanges including (UCC, EAN, WWRE, Transora, UDEX)
Proactive-TranlsationTM	Native support for all languages, cultures and currencies enabling global visibility and transparency

Collaboration around Product Data Intelligence

Prodika's GSM enables the sharing of specifications among cross-functional teams and key trading partners through the product lifecycle. With full support for supply-side collaboration through Internet-based questionnaires, activity-based workflow, and supply chain portals, companies can rapidly acquire the product data intelligence they need to support new product development and portfolio management. By extending access to down-stream partners such as transporters, distributors, and retailers, the organization realizes a shortened time-to-market, improved data integrity, and increased consumer safety and regulatory compliance.


Global Specifications Management	GUIDED TOUR

Language and Culture Awareness

Prodika's Global Specifications Management features Proactive-Translation™, an exclusive technology that allows your organization to automatically translate core specification data across all languages your business supports. Using this technology, Prodika allows individual business units to create and distribute specifications in their local language, while at the same time allowing your organization to track and manage specifications according to a global language standard.