PLM (Product Lifecycle Management) sells a good story. Having one version of the truth available at the click of a button across your supply chain is a tempting proposition to say the least. But how often does this remain fiction rather than fact? The problem is there are significant challenges to rolling out across the supply chain. An obvious one … Read More
An interview with Mark Burstein, NGC : PLM without boundaries
Apparel Thing caught up with Mark Burstein, President of Sales, Marketing and R&D at NGC to find out more about what “PLM Without Boundaries” means… AT: Can you explain to us what “PLM Without Boundaries” means? MB: PLM without boundaries goes far beyond the scope of traditional PLM, providing a central repository to orchestrate all information, processes, departments and geographies … Read More
PLM: how to survive the change
Change. Did you shudder at that word? If not, then congratulations you are certainly in the minority, as unfortunately most people seem positively allergic, if not to the word, then certainly to the actual practise of change. The problem with a PLM implementation, or any other enterprise level project for that matter, is CHANGE is abundant by the bucket load … Read More
PLM: why a good demo is so important
So you’ve got a fantastic system. Under the hood, the architecture is slick and robust. The UI looks just the driver to control the engine. The features are broad and deep. So why are you having difficulty persuading potential clients to go further with you than a first base demo? Well perhaps it’s the demo itself. Many PLM providers underestimate … Read More
The importance of apparel PLM data libraries
The one common denominator in all the apparel PLM implementations I have done is clients not only underestimate the importance of data libraries but they also drastically underestimate the effort required in producing them. As the old saying goes “you only get out what you put in” and PLM is no different. People too often get consumed in meticulously revamping … Read More
PLM : don’t forget the hardware
Whether it’s an off-the-shelf desktop application or a full blown enterprise solution, all software comes with hardware recommendations for optimum performance. Everybody knows that. So when I say “don’t forget the hardware”, I’m not for a minute suggesting you have taken leave of your senses and are planning to go live with a 200+ user PLM system, running on the … Read More
Apparel PLM: User Rebellion?
Don’t you just love those moments where some other like-minded soul publicly advocates what you have been saying for years. Well I had one of those moments today after reading Karen Appleton’s “Workplace Rebellion: Savvy Workers Drive Technology Transformation” article for the Huffington Post. “Why is it that consumer technologies make sharing so easy, while our workplace resources linger in … Read More
The Impact of UI on UA
In an industry already littered with acronyms, let’s throw another one into the mix – “UA”, or in its unabbreviated form, User Acceptance. As with any other software implementation, one of the key contributing factors to a successful PLM project, and subsequent level of ROI, is the ease of which the new technology is adopted into the user community. The … Read More
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