Responding to market deadlines, market changes, and ever-increasing order revisions is crucial to being profitable in the fashion industry. Maintaining control over the extended supply chain while collaborating on the design, product engineering and manufacturing phases was difficult. This case study highlights Geometric’s contributions to ensure timely communication between suppliers, vendors, retailers, and manufacturers for reducing time-to-market and introducing new products.

 

Customers in today’s retail environment expect to be offered innovative styles and high quality at attractive prices. Companies leading the fashion industry therefore need to find new ways to secure growth and profits while ensuring ongoing satisfaction of their end customers. This case depicts how Geometric’s contributions helped a leading brand in the apparel and footwear industry overcome productivity and product development challenges by implementing a PLM solution to manage all data and processes from design concept development into production.