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THIS MONTH'S TOPIC
Focus on PLM
PUBLISHER'S NOTE
PLM TAKES CENTER STAGE
Welcome to the inaugural issue of Apparel's Executive
Issues enewsletter. Each month we'll be bringing you insight from
industry thought leaders on a timely and important technology or issue.
It's no surprise that we begin with the subject of product lifecycle
management (PLM). In a recent independent study of Apparel's readers, a resounding 52 percent said that PLM was one of their top five investment priorities over the next 12 months.
We hope the research and content in this newsletter is of benefit in
your continued quest for PLM knowledge. We look forward to your
feedback.
Publisher
sblack@apparelmag.com
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 Life in the fashion world simply isn't getting any easier, is it? If
you feel like things are getting tougher and you have less time to get
everything done, you're not alone.
Aberdeen Group's January 2008 benchmark report, "PLM for the Fashion, Apparel, and Footwear Industries: Enabling Speed and Responsiveness, Delivering Higher Profitability,"
finds that the fashion, apparel, and footwear industry faces intense
pressure from constant change orders, and complex global supply chains
while under demanding deadlines. Not only does the report identify the
problems in the fashion industry, it has some answers too.
Where do we begin to find those answers? By identifying those that are successful and seeing what they are doing. For the "PLM for the
Fashion, Apparel, and Footwear Industries"
study, Aberdeen measured five key performance criteria (the metrics
that drive product profitability) to identify "best-in-class"
performance in delivering apparel and footwear products.
To read the full article, click here.
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contributed by Jim Brown, Vice President & Group Director, Global Product Innovation, Engineering, and Manufacturing Research, Aberdeen Group
jim.brown@aberdeen.com
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It's a fact: when it comes to your supply chain, there's no such thing as "fashionably" late. You're either in front of customers with the latest products, or you're behind the curve. That's why the fashion industry's most successful and savvy companies are taking a cue from other manufacturing industries and incorporating PLM (product lifecycle management) solutions to help accelerate the product development and delivery processes, while improving quality and controlling costs.
To read the full article, click here.
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