Product Development and
Corporate Lifecycle

Analyzing and optimizing corporate and product lifecycles

Companies develop dynamically – they are created and then they grow, evolve and eventually disappear. This corporate lifecycle can generally be described by four stages of development: introduction, growth, maturity and decline. On the basis of this stage model, we will help you to analyze your company's situation and to clarify strategic and operational questions. We will also work with you to devise appropriate action, customized to suit your situation, to be taken at your company.

Analyzing factors that shape the specific phases at your company enables an approach to business planning and coordinated risk management that will secure your success in the future through suitable decisions on the strategic direction to be taken. We will also assist you in fine-tuning your product development and product creation process to meet the needs and requests of your customers, from product development to market launch.

To make your product lifecycle management successful in the long term as well, we will also help you to develop a sophisticated system of supplier management that continuously optimizes all customer–supplier relationships throughout the entire value chain.

We will work with you to analyze your company's situation and find the perfect answers to strategic and operational questions.

Dr. Joerg Pirron

Tel.: +49 (711) 900 15 70
Mobile: +49 (173) 6688668
E-mail: contact@protema.de

We would be delighted to advise you on the following topics

Business Planning and Risk Management

We would be happy to support you in your Business Planning and Risk Management in the following areas:

Business Plan for Start-Ups and New Companies
Business Plan for New Products and Markets
Risk Management
Due Diligence and Potential Analysis
Target Cost Planning and Cost Effective Analysis

Product Creation Process and Technical Change Management

We will work with you to analyze your Product Creation Process and Technical Change Management. We are ready to offer our expertise in the following areas:

Product Development and Product Creation Process
Technical Change Management
Product Data Management
Product Variant Management and Product Configuration
Simultaneous Engineering and Digital Planning Tools
Parts-pricing Optimization

Product Lifecycle Management

We will aid you in designing an approach to Product Lifecycle Management tailored to your company and provide advice on the following issues:

Methods, Processes and Organizational Structures for PLM
Tool Management
Prototype Planning and Prototyping
Analysis, Determination and Optimization of Manufacturing Costs

Phase-In and Phase-Out Management and Supplier Management

We will work with you to optimize your Phase-In and Phase-Out Management and Supplier Management in the following areas:

Strategic Sourcing and Supplier Management
Supplier Selection
Phase-In and Phase-Out Management
Logistics and Quality Audits
Product Plan Cost Calculation incl. Purchasing of Tools and Material
Supplier Development