Business Case For Product Compliance Software
Yaowen Ma
Steve Bolton
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Executive Summary
Over one-third of senior EHS decision-makers interviewed by Verdantix in our 2018 global EHS leaders survey have plans to adopt software to manage ‘product compliance for chemicals and components’ across all their facilities during 2019. This report provides EHS and product compliance decision-makers with an empirical, evidence-based framework to evaluate product compliance software adoption. In order to provide real-world context, this report also assigns representative costs to compare three scenarios: business-as-usual practices; optimal in-house practices; and commercial software vendor-enhanced practices. Our analysis finds that cost accounting of dispersed in-house activities alone already justifies the business case for commercial product compliance software. This report details the key activities associated with product compliance management and the estimated savings achieved for managing product compliance within hypothetical multinational apparel and pharmaceutical firms.The Desire To Better Manage Compliance And Risk Avoidance Drives Software Adoption
Product Compliance Software Provides Firms With Better Visibility To Manage People, Processes And Data
How To Structure The Business Case For Product Compliance Software
Assess The Required Investments And The Potential Savings From Efficiency Gains
Apply The Business Case Model To Generate Quantified Benefits
Business Case Model Applied To A $6 Billion Revenue Global Apparel Firm
Business Case Model Applied To A $2 Billion Revenue Multinational Pharmaceutical Firm
Implications For Managing Product Compliance
Figure 2. Product Compliance Vendor Backgrounds Are Diverse
Figure 3. Information Management Landscape For Product Stewardship
Figure 4. Ideal Framework For Product Stewardship Combines Governance, Product Data And Workflow
Figure 5. Modelling Five-Year Scenario Trends For A $6 Billion Global Apparel Firm
Figure 6. Modelling Scenarios For A $6 Billion Global Apparel Firm
Figure 7. Modelling Five-Year Scenario Trends For A $2 Billion Multinational Pharmaceutical Firm
Figure 8. Modelling Scenarios For A $2 Billion Multinational Pharmaceutical Firm
About the Authors
Yaowen Ma
Principal Analyst
Yaowen is a Principal Analyst at Verdantix conducting research on EHS and ESG information management. His current agenda focuses on digital technologies, best practices and gr...
Steve Bolton
Research Director
Steve leads the Verdantix EHS research practice, based out of our New York office. He has 25 years of experience advising on sustainability, EHS, circular economy, corporate s...
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