PLM
Product Lifecycle Management, or PLM, is the engine at the heart of many brands’ and retailers’ digital transformations – as well as being the system of record, collaboration, and co-creation in the supply chain.
Technology suppliers
Centric Software is the number one PLM for fashion, retail, footwear, outdoor, luxury, consumer goods, home décor and manufacturing companies.
The CGS BlueCherry Enterprise Suite provides clients with a powerful, comprehensive set of tools to drive their fundamental business processes.
Coats Digital is the leading digital transformation partner for the fashion supply chain, powering sustainable processes and high-value insights through connected technologies.
DeSL is a leading provider of PLM and integrated web-based solutions for the Fashion, Apparel, Textile, and Footwear sectors. Built to accommodate the demands of businesses of all sizes, SMB to Enterprise.
The world’s most iconic brands and retailers trust PTC FlexPLM to power their digital design and development operations, manage their global supply chains, and deliver seamless end-to-end collaboration.
Retail’s leading multi-enterprise platform, TradeBeyond empowers brands and retailers to optimize product development and sourcing from concept to delivery.
There is no single, universal approach to fashion technology. Whether you produce sportswear or specialise in sustainability, the challenges you face - and the benefits technology can provide - will be different. We have worked with organisations across every market segment, and we’ve helped design workflows, best practices, and evaluations for each of them.
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In a complex, ever-shifting economic climate, success will depend on taking a multi-dimensional approach to pricing - one that incorporates and unifies the capabilities of pricing, planning, and PLM platforms.