We live in a world, where technology surrounds us in every aspect of our lives. Gone are the days where the internet is confined to a computer or a phone. Everyday devices are accessing the internet to communicate with the rest of the world. Day to day objects like vehicles, smart thermostats, health monitoring devices … Continue reading PLM and the Internet of Things
Keeping track of inventory, amount of required material, quantity of products at hand and number of shipped products, etc. are of utmost importance for an Apparel and Retail company. At the beginning of every season, brands add SKU (Stock Keeping Unit) to their database for new orders. And every time,new units are made, companies have … Continue reading Speed Up Time to Completion Order Bookings
In today’s competitive market, manufacturers are facing continuous pressure to reduce costs, enhance productivity and deliver products at a faster pace.The opportunity for an Apparel Manufacturer to save costs by looking at their material costs is highest as Fabric costs account for over 70% of the overall costs the manufacturer bears.
One will be surprised at the mess that many organizations face with this single number. The ubiquitous Item identification numbers or item codes are used to uniquely identify items by an organization that are either carried in an inventory or need any form of tracking. These codes help in speeding up the process of data entry … Continue reading The Item Codes Problem?
The apparel industry has always been innovative and progressive. But at the brink of 21st century, the industry began to keep up with the budding technologies and incorporate them in different kinds of apparel. Today, a fashion-pro isn’t someone who wears clothes from the latest Gucci line, but one who flaunts apparel that is styled … Continue reading Nike Has A New Challenge… Apple Inc.?
Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) is often branded as a unique technological measure to facilitate the apparel production and speed up the delivery. However, it’s so much more than just an efficient way to plan, design and deliver products. It helps manufacturers to come up with demand-driven strategies and get better revenues. Because of the insufficient … Continue reading When Should One Invest In Apparel PLM?
The apparel industry is widespread and unlike many, it’s not restricted within geographical boundaries. On that account, apparel manufacturers have to keep up with evolving technologies and methodologies as well as changing trends. To accomplish this, manufacturers make use of PLM, which integrates data, systems, business processes, and people within the organization to create a … Continue reading Root Causes for Fabric
The major success factors that make a high performing Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) stand out from the rest include; strategic business alignment, process-based solution design, reduced customization of PLM and thorough role-based understanding and modification. Companies that take these approaches while implementing PLM achieve far greater results than those who take a beeline approach.
“Advance ahead to the market,” is a thing of the past. The new mantra of this fast-paced, rapidly evolving fashion industry is, “advance ahead to the customer.” Because, today, it’s a customer-centric market, not the designers or the manufacturers centric. And if you take a single wrong step, consumers simply move on ahead. In this … Continue reading Root Causes For Making Wrong Apparel in India…
Social PLM is still not trending. Given the huge costs already undertaken organizations are unwilling to agree that their investments in PLM were probably not bang for the buck albeit they have provided companies with value.
