Where Legacy PLM and ERP Stop, a Spec-First Approach Begins

For years, companies have relied on Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) and traditional Product Lifecycle Management) PLM systems to manage product information. But these systems were never built to handle the complexity of packaging, ingredients, and supplier data that modern brands depend on.

Specright represents a new era of PLM — a spec-first PLM approach that starts with the data defining your products and packaging. By structuring and linking specification data across components, formulas, and finished goods, Specright delivers the collaboration, traceability, and reporting today’s teams need — and connects seamlessly to systems like ERP to keep operations aligned.

ERPs manage transactions. Specright manages the truth behind them.

ERP systems excel at processing orders, tracking inventory, and managing costs — but they depend on accurate product and packaging data to do so. Without a structured source of truth, teams end up managing specs in spreadsheets or PDFs outside the system.

Specright’s Spec-First PLM approach solves that problem. By centralizing every specification — from raw materials and packaging to finished goods — Specright ensures ERP systems always reference accurate, up-to-date data. The result: fewer errors, faster change management, and confidence that what’s being made, shipped, and sold matches what was designed.

Traditional PLM wasn’t built for how products are made today.

Legacy PLM systems were designed decades ago for discrete manufacturing — managing CAD files and part numbers in industries like automotive or aerospace. But today’s CPG, food & beverage, and beauty companies operate differently. Their products are defined by specifications — formulas, packaging, ingredients, labels, and claims — all of which must connect seamlessly across suppliers and systems.

Specright expands PLM to meet these needs through a spec-first approach. Instead of managing documents or drawings, Specright structures every data point that defines a product, enabling teams to collaborate, report, and launch with confidence.

This modern PLM foundation links directly to other core systems like ERP and QMS, giving companies end-to-end visibility from ideation to production — something legacy PLM systems were never designed to do.

The Future of PLM Is Spec-First

As products, packaging, and regulations grow more complex, brands can’t afford to rely on systems that weren’t built for the way modern manufacturing works. Managing specs in static documents or retrofitted PLM tools leads to gaps, delays, and risk.

Specright brings PLM into the modern era with a spec-first foundation — one that captures the DNA of every product, connects data across suppliers and systems, and provides the visibility to innovate faster and operate smarter.

By redefining PLM around the specification, Specright enables what legacy PLM and ERP systems can’t: a connected, intelligent view of your entire product lifecycle. That’s how leading brands are building products — and businesses — that can adapt to what’s next.