Interviews

Première Vision is the go-to event for industry desperate to know about the things to come. The Fashion Director of Première Vision Paris, Desolina Suter, explains what changed because of the pandemic and what trends are already emerging.

The last two years have been challenging for industry. Première Vision Paris, in its hybrid format, was a good occasion for a quick dip-stick survey to feel the pulse of industry.

The designer community of Sri Lanka was a sprightly lot. And then the pandemic brought them down, mostly small businesses, virtually to their knees. It was tough, but now they have got going.

Please tell us more about the ERP/PLM solutions that your company offers. In what ways are they unique? NGC’s cloud-based Andromeda PLM solution was designed specifically for the needs of apparel, fashion and footwear brands and retailers. NGC’s PLM is configurable and user-friendly, and it provides a common platform for all PLM related elements including planning, merchandising, design, costing, sampling, quality and sourcing. Workflow calendars allow users to track progress, predict unexpected...

Please tell us more about the ERP/PLM solutions that your company offers. In what ways are they unique? Coats Digital's VisionPLM is a highly intuitive PLM solution for fast, efficient product development and collaboration. From design to delivery, VisionPLM goes beyond the conventional PLM systems, offering core PLM and best in class functionalities. It helps in streamlining and integrating the critical business processes, from design, material, and product development to supplier capacity...

Please tell us more about the ERP/PLM solutions that your company offers. In what ways are they unique? The CGS BlueCherry enterprise suite is an end-to-end supply chain management solution tailored to the fashion, apparel and consumer Products market. BlueCherry ERP and PLM can operate as standalone solutions and can also be fully integrated to increase supply chain transparency and increase speed-to-market. Our ERP has built-in OMS functionality to support today’s omnichannel demands...

Please tell us more about the ERP/PLM solutions that your company offers. In what ways are they unique? Centric Software PLM—a cloud-based, out-of-the-box platform—empowers internal and external teams by giving them a single, actionable version of the truth, enabling information transparency—a fundamental pillar of Industry 4.0. By giving teams access to all product-related data in real time, Centric PLM eases communication, reduces errors and accelerates decision making. Centric PLM is enhanced...

Please tell us more about the ERP/PLM solutions that your company offers. In what ways are they unique? Bamboo Rose’s retail Product Lifecycle Management Solution offers design, development, and testing of private label and branded merchandise. Our PLM enables retailers and suppliers to develop quality merchandise and reduce cycle times. Whether the design is done in-house, collaboratively with partners, or products are bought directly from suppliers, Bamboo Rose can support the simplest...

Please tell us more about the ERP/PLM solutions that your company offers. In what ways are they unique? Aptos’ PLM solution differentiates in the marketplace for the following characteristics: Specifically tailored to the needs of fashion, it also serves ‘fashion-like’ sectors such as eyewear or furniture where the design aspect is strong. In this way it offers proven support to all retailers pursuing brand extension strategies. The solution delivers truly end-to-end capabilities from line...

Among other things, blockchain can introduce an element of transparency in the supply chain--another demand that wears heavily on the apparel-fashion industry. Where does blockchain fit into both ERP and PLM solutions? Charness: ERP and PLM will not need to handle actual blockchain chains. But they will need to accept information from those chains to use, and will need to be able to pass information to write to a chain. Blockchain solutions themselves will handle the reading and writing. ERP...