J18 · 7-Stage New Product Launch (NPL) Engine: 1 Named Owner per Layer (L1–L7), CK Batch Tracking, Cold-Chain Logistics & Ground-to-Last-Mile Enablement (Stop 3 · T1-10)

Double-clicked per Owner 20:43 IST mandate: eliminates committee ownership by binding 1 Single Named Person (person_id + 4-digit PIN) to each of the 7 execution layers (L1 R&D -> L2 QA/Lab -> L3 CK Production -> L4 Cold-Chain Logistics -> L5 POS/Aggregator Sync -> L6 Store Ground Enablement -> L7 Last-Mile Rider Handover), with Crate-Level Lot QR tracking (HRL-LOT-*), Reefer +2..+4°C probe handshakes, Per-Store POS hard-locks, and a First-10-Orders Open-Box Pack Photo Gate.

1 · Pillar 1: 1 Single Named Owner (person_id) at Every Layer (L1–L7)

ZERO COMMITTEE · L1–L7

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Scope, Guardrails & Verification Evidence

Database table npl_layer_ownership_matrix enforces NOT NULL person_id per (sku_id, layer_code, outlet_id) with SLA escalation.

2 · Stage 1–2 (L1 -> L2): 4-Tier Sub-Recipe BOM (<=28% COGS) & a_w/pH Gate

L1 VIKRAMADITYA · L2 ANANYA

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Scope, Guardrails & Verification Evidence

Any edit to npl_subrecipe_bom increments bom_version and invalidates downstream L2–L6 approvals.

3 · Stage 3 (L2: Dr. Ananya Rao): 9-Attr Sensory, 72h Decay & 30m Bike Test

L2 QA & PACKAGING GATE

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Scope, Guardrails & Verification Evidence

Locks exact box SKU, cake-board collar, and gel-pack count before CK scaling.

4 · Pillar 2 (L3: Suresh Nair): CK Commercial Scaling & Crate Lot QR

L3 CK ENABLEMENT · HRL-LOT-*

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Scope, Guardrails & Verification Evidence

Every crate leaving CK-1/CK-2 carries a scannable HRL-LOT-* QR binding bake time, blast-chill curve, core temp, and 48h expiry.

5 · Pillar 3 (L4: Mahesh Goud): Cold-Chain Reefer & Store Receiving Probe

L4 LOGISTICS · +2°C TO +4°C

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Scope, Guardrails & Verification Evidence

If receiving probe > +5.0°C or condition == CRUSHED, crate is auto-quarantined and blocked from store inventory.

6 · Pillar 4A (L6: Rohit MGR-01): Per-Store Ground Enablement Unlocks POS

L6 STORE GATE · POS UNLOCK

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Scope, Guardrails & Verification Evidence

Prevents HQ from turning on Swiggy/Zomato at a store that hasn't received stock, boxes, or crew training!

7 · Pillar 5 & 6: Last-Minute Rollout Adoption Roll-Up (5-Axis Filter) & HOP Nudge / ✕ Cannot Upstream Re-Route

5-AXIS ROLL-UP · HOP NUDGE · ✕ CANNOT

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Scope, Guardrails & Verification Evidence

Gives Founder/COO/Ops Lead an instant multi-axis roll-up of who has adopted and who has not, with 1-tap HOP Nudge and upstream ✕ Cannot re-routing.

8 · Pillar 4B (L7: Chimkila S): First-10-Orders Open-Box Gate & Last-Mile SLA

L7 LAST-MILE · FIRST 10 ORDERS

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Scope, Guardrails & Verification Evidence

If aggregator transit damage exceeds 1.5% at any outlet, auto-re-locks the First-10 Open-Box Photo Gate for that outlet.

9 · Stage 6–7: 14-Day 3-Outlet Canary Telemetry & 30/60/90d Kill-Switch

STAGE 6–7 · CANARY & COHORT

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Scope, Guardrails & Verification Evidence

Combines commercial velocity, CK batch consistency, cold-chain compliance, and last-mile damage telemetry into a single Stage 7 gate.