The fast-fashion revolution is changing the face of the global apparel industry, which is struggling to meet the demands of an increasingly fickle clothing consumer. Retailers are under growing pressure to deliver ten fashion collections a year (up from the traditional four) to cater to shoppers with short attention spans while rising manufacturing costs and falling point of sale (POS) prices are squeezing margins.
US: Stony Apparel chooses NGC for integrated PLM
Stony Apparel, maker of branded and private label fashion for girls and juniors, is implementing the Global Enterprise System software suite from NGC (New Generation Computing) to help streamline business processes and improve efficiency.
CANADA: Le Château selects PLM, sourcing tools
Canadian fashion and footwear retailer Le Chateau Inc has selected TradeStone’s merchandise lifecycle management software to help grow its international sourcing and product development.
- US: Lawson adds new features to Fashion PLM
- CANADA: Visual 2000 launches latest PLM release
- US: NGC launches analytics and report management tool
- Xtep (China) goes live with DeSL’s PLM solution within 3 months!
- US: NGC joins scheme to create retail PLM standards
- UK: Eventura to distribute Visual 2000’s apparel PLM tool
- CHINA: Mark Fairwhale fashion house selects DeSL PLM
- Leading Chinese fashion house Mark Fairwhale selects DeSL PLM Software
This complete directory listing contains information on global PLM vendors, PLM consultants, PLM media and PLM events.
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10 questions with... Tamara Saucier of Dassault Systèmes
Welcome to the fifth instalment of our "10 questions with...", our series of interviews with leading figures in the PLM world. This time we spoke with Tamara Saucier, Director Industry Solutions - Retail Footwear & Apparel at Dassault Systèmes and asked about the specific advantages of implementing PLM, why their PLM solution is different and what the future holds.
Speaking with style: Dieter Braun, MD, Triumph International
Underwear, lingerie and swimwear manufacturer Triumph International celebrates its 125th anniversary in 2011. Here the company’s managing director and co-owner Dieter Braun, and Jörg Wagner from the Corporate Process Organisation (CPO) department in charge of global CAD and CAM, tell just-style about their formula for success.
US: Denise Seegal interviewed as part of PLM Boot Camp 09
Details of a 20 minute interview with Denise Seegal - former CEO of Nautica and key note speaker at this year's PLM Boot Camp.
Chattawak Implements Gerber Technology’s PLM Suite – webPDM™ and webView™
In order to optimize teamwork and after an extensive requirements review made by a third party consultant, Paris based Chattawak decided to replace their non apparel-oriented PDM system by one dedicated to the fashion industry - webPDM, a component of Gerber's PLM Suite. Gerber Technology's longstanding expertise in the product data management marketplace became the critical criteria in Chattawak's decision making process.
Business Management Systems Presents: ‘PLM Basics: Getting Your Whole Team On Board With Your PLM Project’
Here, experienced PLM provider to the apparel, textile & design manufacturing industries Business Management Systems (BMS) discusses some simple approaches and techniques to get your whole workforce on board with your PLM project.
webFolio - collection planning software: create, collaborate, communicate
webFolio provides visual collaboration tools and an intuitive user interface that allows your organization to digitally create collections.
webPDM - product data management: develop, connect, deliver
webPDM is the world leader in Product Data Management solutions and the most vital component of Gerber Technology’s PLM software suite.
webView - milestone, management and visibility calendaring, tracking and workflow tools
webView is a workflow solution consisting of a set of tools to manage events against a calendar. Events are captured at the season, collection, style or item level (material, trims, color). Reports and Dashboards provide a summary view of the entire collection or season lifecycle.
