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PLM Addresses Apparel and Footwear Industry Pain in Hard Economic Times
4 May 2009
 
Peter Bambridge   Marc Halpern  

In the current economic climate, apparel, footwear and accessories producers and retailers expect more cost savings and efficiency gains from product life cycle management software than ever before.





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Table of Contents


    
 Analysis

1.0
    
 PLM Pain Points Update and Related Research
2.0
    
 How PLM Can Resolve AFA Manufacturer Pain Points
3.0
    
 Critical PLM Challenges That Are Hurting AFA Businesses Today

3.1
    
 Pressure for Cost Reduction
3.2
    
 Reducing Product Development Risk
3.3
    
 Reducing Time to Market
4.0
    
 Increasing Development Complexity and Global Sourcing

4.1
    
 Global Product Development
4.2
    
 Global Sourcing
4.3
    
 Sample Management
4.4
    
 Vendor Management
5.0
    
 Other Areas Where PLM Can Improve Business Results

5.1
    
 Product Information Management
5.2
    
 Quality Management
5.3
    
 Collection Management
5.4
    
 Vertical Integration
6.0
    
 PLM Adoption Risks
7.0
    
 Recommendations

    
 Recommended Reading




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