Compas

Perpend Solutions

A Product Compliance Solution for Process Industries

COMPAS addresses the growing regulatory challenges faced by process industries in an increasingly dynamic and evolving compliance landscape.

In today’s fast-moving consumer goods market, regulatory standards change rapidly across regions and markets. For recipe developers and regulatory experts, navigating this complex international framework can be challenging.

As global product development accelerates, organizations require early and comprehensive visibility into regulatory requirements to ensure recipes and labels are compliant from the outset. Companies are looking for compliance software that not only manages complex, multi-regional regulations but also delivers an intuitive and seamless user experience.

Solution Overview
COMPAS is an SAP cloud application specifically designed for process industries. It supports product developers and regulatory teams in managing compliance requirements and conducting compliance assessments efficiently.
COMPAS ensures alignment with:
Legal requirements
Company-specific standards
Industry norms
Third-party mandates
By consolidating all relevant guidelines into a single, user-friendly platform, COMPAS provides complete visibility of compliance requirements before product formulation or design begins.

Compliance by Design

By integrating COMPAS early in the product development lifecycle, organizations establish a structured compliance framework from the start. This enables products to be developed as “compliant by design,” reducing costly rework and accelerating time-to-market.

With COMPAS, regulatory and R&D teams can:

  • Stay ahead of regulatory changes
  • Minimize compliance risks
  • Focus on innovation
  • Maintain high product quality standards

Key Industry Challenges Addressed

Compliance by Design

Rapid & Accurate Market-Specific Product Development

Developing products without early compliance validation can lead to expensive redesigns and delays. COMPAS ensures compliance is embedded from the beginning of the product lifecycle.

Dynamic Regulatory Landscape

Government authorities and international agencies frequently update regulations.

COMPAS includes:

  • Automated alert systems
  • Proactive regulatory monitoring
  • Impact analysis of regulatory changes

This ensures organizations remain compliant despite evolving regulations.

Complex Data Conversion for Compliance Checks

Regulatory data often requires recalculation based on company-specific recipe units and reference quantities.

COMPAS:

  • Recalculates restricted values according to recipe specifications
  • Ensures accurate data comparison
  • Delivers reliable compliance validation across diverse datasets

Integrated Labeling & Compliance Ecosystem

In the food and process industries, product labeling is integral to product definition. Typically, organizations require integration across:

  • Labeling (connected to recipe development and translation)
  • Artwork (graphic design)
  • Compliance management

COMPAS integrates seamlessly within this ecosystem.

Market Roll-Out & Extension

When launching products into new markets, additional regulatory requirements must be evaluated.

COMPAS enables:

Smooth and compliant international expansion

Market-specific compliance assessments

Gap analysis for new country regulations

Features & Functions

Real-Time Compliance Checks

Conduct full compliance assessments during product development — covering ingredients, packaging, recipes, and labels.

Integration with External Data Providers

Flexible integration with global regulatory data providers to ensure up-to-date compliance information.

Change Impact Assessment & Automated Alerts

Monitor regulatory changes proactively with automatic notifications and detailed impact analysis.

Global Scalability & Flexibility

Adaptable framework supporting current and future regulatory revisions worldwide.

Mapping & Standardization of Corporate Terminology

Align internal standards and terminology for consistency and transparency across compliance processes.

Extension of SAP’s Standard Compliance Solution

COMPAS enhances SAP’s core compliance capabilities with a process-industry-specific Compliance by Design approach.

Content Partnerships

Access to specialized regulatory data providers for:

  • Food
  • Cosmetics
  • Packaging

Ensuring up-to-date, industry-specific compliance intelligence.

Benefits

  • Reduced compliance risk
  • Faster time-to-market
  • Lower cost of product redesign
  • Increased regulatory transparency
  • Improved cross-functional collaboration
  • Enhanced product quality assurance

Future Outlook

COMPAS continues to evolve with:

  • Advanced integrations with external content providers
  • Artificial Intelligence (AI)-driven compliance automation
  • Intelligent data analysis and predictive compliance insights

These innovations further streamline compliance management and support more efficient, globally scalable product development.

Enable Smarter Compliance Management

With COMPAS, organizations can transform regulatory complexity into a strategic advantage — ensuring every product is compliant, competitive, and ready for global markets.

Request a demo to discover how COMPAS can support your compliance strategy.