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Fabric Optimizer

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.

The Item Codes Problem?

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?

Root Causes for Fabric

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

Who Holds The Keys To A PLM Implementation

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.

Social PLM requirements???

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.