Cogence for Durable Goods
Build Better Durable Goods Faster
Appliances, furniture, tools, fitness, outdoor and other consumer durables live or die by design, cost and quality. Cogence connects product management, industrial design, engineering, sourcing, quality and your contract manufacturers on shared workflows, from concept to retail launch and beyond.
- Product Planning
- Industrial Design
- Engineering
- Prototype & Test
- Certification
- Tooling & Pilot
- Launch & Sustain
The challenge
Retail windows, cost targets and global suppliers
Durable goods makers must hit retail launch windows and cost targets while working with industrial designers, overseas contract manufacturers, component suppliers and certification labs. A missed tooling date, a failed safety test or a late packaging change can cost a whole season.
Cogence orchestrates each program from product plan to shelf, and keeps products improving through their life in customers' homes.
- Programs gated from concept to retail launch
- Cost targets tracked from design through production
- Contract manufacturers and tooling ready on schedule
- Safety certifications and retailer requirements met
- Warranty and returns data turned into better products
New product introduction
From product plan to production-ready design
Structured NPI keeps product management, design, engineering, sourcing and quality working from the same plan, with deliverables and approvals at every gate.
Program stage gates
Run each program through concept, design, prototype, certification, tooling and pilot, with clear gate decisions.
Design & CMF
Coordinate industrial design, color-material-finish approvals and engineering, with design reviews at each step.
Cost engineering
Track product cost against target from first BOM through supplier quotes, and route cost-reduction ideas for approval.
Testing & certification
Plan reliability, safety and regulatory testing, manage lab submissions, and keep certificates tied to each model.
Packaging & retail requirements
Develop packaging, manuals and labeling, and meet each retailer's product, packaging and data requirements.
Product master data
Keep models, parts, BOMs and documents consistent across PLM, ERP and partner systems.
Sourcing & manufacturing readiness
Contract manufacturers and suppliers ready for launch
Many durable goods are built by partners. Cogence gives them a shared place to work with you, from RFQ through mass production.
RFQ & supplier selection
Run RFQs for contract manufacturing and components, compare quotes and capabilities, and award business with approvals.
Tooling & pilot builds
Track tooling kickoff, trials, sample approvals and pilot builds with each supplier against the launch date.
Supplier collaboration
Share drawings, specs, change orders, inspection plans and status with suppliers through a supplier portal.
Sustaining engineering & quality
Products that keep getting better in the field
Cogence has collaborative change management and out-of-the-box templates for every continuous-improvement process, plus several types of root cause analysis.
Engineering change
Assess changes for impact on cost, certification, inventory, suppliers and service, then implement them consistently.
Warranty, returns & reviews
Connect warranty claims, returns and customer feedback to models, parts and suppliers, and drive corrective action.
Service parts & safety actions
Plan service parts for new and changed models, and coordinate product safety investigations and field actions.
From launch to sustaining
A smooth handoff from NPI to sustaining engineering
When a product goes into production, Cogence carries its full history across the handoff to sustaining engineering: open issues, change records, supplier status and quality data.
Cogence Applications
Ready-to-use applications for every step
Cogence includes ready-to-use applications for phase gates, design FMEA, engineering change, supplier qualification, PCN analysis and corrective action, so your teams can focus on great products.
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