Choosing PLM software requires food manufacturers to evaluate whether a solution can support their specific product development processes, integrate with existing systems, and provide an interface that teams can use effectively.
Elena de la Peña, Global Technical Lead – Food Systems at Ingredion, explains what differentiated Trace One when the company evaluated PLM providers. Ingredion considered three other providers as part of its selection process, but found gaps in areas that were important to the team. These included the functionality needed to build recipes with other food systems, the ability to connect with ingredient systems, and the clarity of the user interface.
The experience during the Trace One demonstration also influenced the decision. Elena describes the solution as easy to use and highlights how engaged the team was throughout the process, including their ability to answer Ingredion’s questions during the demonstration. In this video, Elena explains the requirements Ingredion considered when comparing PLM solutions and why the combination of functionality, connectivity, usability, and an engaged Trace One team ultimately made the solution stand out.
“The reason why we selected Trace One over other providers was because of functionalities that we saw in the tool. We did evaluate, I think, a total of three other providers, and either they didn’t have the functionalities that we needed from the point of view of being able to build recipes with other food systems with the ability that we needed, or just because the interface was not clear enough. It was confusing.
Or because they couldn’t be connected to other ingredient systems the way we wanted to. So, when we did the demo with Trace One, that’s something that really clicked for us. It was easy. The team was really engaged. They were able to answer all our questions live, and it just made sense.
From that moment, we knew that that was the solution that we wanted. So that’s really why we went ahead with Trace One’s solution.”
— Elena De La Peña, Global Technical Lead - Food Systems at Ingredion