As a technology advisor to the fashion industry, Mark has worked for more than four decades to help the world’s best known retailers, brands and manufacturers achieve efficiency savings across their entire supply chain through informed technology investments.
The architecture of the web has long influenced the way we think about trend. With that foundation changing, what might it mean for the future of fashion?
The future of fashion is not predetermined, but there are clear disruptive trends that have the potential to reshape the extended value chain sooner, not later.
Environmental sustainability has become a top priority across industries in today's rapidly changing world due to climate change. The fashion industry, in particular, faces increasing pressure to adopt eco-friendly practices and reduce its high environmental impact. Combining PLM with sustainability initiatives can help businesses design and understand their impact on the environment in real-time.
It's no longer a question of if AI will become an integral part of enterprise systems like PLM, but a question of when and how the positive impacts will be realised.
Building end-to-end workflows on the foundation of true Digital Twins could be the key that helps to unlock sustainability, customer experience, streamlined product design, and supply chain transparency and efficiency.
Proof of value is an indispensable tool for justifying software implementations, driving continuous improvements, measuring ROI and cultivating a culture of success in the competitive world of fashion and sewn products.
While PLM is a vital investment for many brands and retailers, it's also a big enterprise decision - and not one to be taken lightly, without proper preparation. We explore the right steps to take before embarking on a PLM project.
With risk and uncertainty persisting far beyond the pandemic, fashion’s traditional supply chain structures are proving ill-suited to overcoming disruption. The solution lies in replacing as many analogue links as possible to create a new, all-digital value chain.
For fashion to reduce its carbon footprint, it must first find the right tools and processes to quantify emissions across its global, multi-tier supply chains. Sitting at the centre of the product lifecycle, PLM and integrated platforms could hold the key to measurement and management.
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