Business Technology

Under pressure from governments and consumers, manufacturers are turning to PLM to prove their eco credentials Everyone wants to be green – or at least seen to be green. At one time, a corporate focus on the environment could be viewed as a “nice-to-do” public relations gambit. Now it’s inescapable. Consumers want to know, and [...]

When retailers try to break into emerging markets, they don’t want to have to reinvent the wheel. With PLM, they don’t have to These days, brand and private label manufacturers and retailers have to streamline operations to squeeze every bit of margin out of sales. Continuous efficiency improvement, increased collaboration along the value chain and [...]

The energy sector has been slow to appreciate the potential of product life-cycle management, but disasters such as the Fukushima nuclear accident have prompted a change of heart When it comes to using product life-cycle management (PLM) data, the energy and utilities sector lags behind most others. There has been a culture of confrontation and [...]

Architects and construction engineers love futuristic projects, but most lag behind manufacturers when it comes to 3D modelling and PLM Manufacturers have been using 3D modelling, simulation and complex management systems to define and assemble products for decades, but construction has been dragging its heels. The sector still lags behind in the drive to use [...]

Using the latest technology and drawing on the expertise of industry veterans, Visual PLM.Net is designed to meet the unique needs of the fashion industry – allowing firms to see their business clearly In a competitive market product development is inevitably tied to profitability. Fashion demands the rapid delivery of new products and the realities [...]

VerTex from BMS covers all bases, from conception to marketing, to planning and tracking buttons, bringing them together into one coherent system Just weeks after the royal nuptials, copies of Kate Middleton’s gown were on display in the windows of bridal shops around the world. Designers were frantically scribbling down the details as she walked [...]

In a fast-paced fashion industry using PLM to get products to market is the new chic We’re all fashionistas these days, and keeping us a la mode is a complex business. Typically we want new clothes in our size, our shape, our style, in the latest colours, to match or mix, and we want them [...]

For fashion companies, speed and agility are not easy to maintain across extensive supply chains. Product life-cycle management helps them handle complexity in a demanding market A big difference exists between making a car and making a garment, but today’s apparel industry benefits from technology honed in the automotive sector. Product life-cycle management (PLM) is [...]

The 3D technology of ShapeSpace reduces search time in your archive to seconds by locating any part based on its shape, rather than description Imagine an organisation with thousands of products broken down into tens of thousands of parts. Now consider their drawings repository, all tagged with non-uniform descriptions and part numbers, often shared across [...]

It looks different from company to company but, properly deployed, PLM can save time, money and effort in a variety of business contexts PLM is like that classic elephant and the blind men joke. Some feel around and think it’s about fast product design and sexy. Another swears it’s about competitive edge. Some think it’s [...]