Business Management Systems Inc. : Business Management Systems-VerTex PLM As one of the most experienced provider of PLM solutions for the apparel, textiles, footwear, and other sewn products industries, Business Management Systems (BMS) has developed VerTex to help you maximize your competitiveness and profitability. By extending the capabilities of product lifecycle management upstream to initial line planning and downstream to sourcing and delivery, VerTex simply delivers greater competitive advantage and measurably better returns than conventional PDM, PLM and supply chain management software. Address: 33-00 Broadway Suite 308 Fair Lawn NJ, 07410 E-mail: info@bmsystems.com  Phone 1.800.266.4046

• Fashion Industry Software
• PDM
• PLM
• SCM

CGS Computer Generated Solutions : BlueCherry Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) provides the fashion industry with a state-of-the-art integrated system for the development and management of the product development process, manufacturing process, and distribution process. BlueCherry PLM will enable best-practice processes by providing more comprehensive, more detailed, more systematized, and real-time information to insure accurate and informed decision-making. Having all of the business information in one place with easy access will provide immediate benefits including ease of set-up, little or no duplication of effort, and standardization. Users will also leverage the extensive functionality present in other modules of the BlueCherry system to take advantage on this one-of-a-kind complete product lifecycle management offering.

• Size Specification Management
• Image Management
• Dynamic Form Designer
• Collaborative Event Tracking Management Calendar
• Costing / Bill of Material
• True ERP Integration and Interface Capabilities

Dassault Systemes : Since it was created in 1981, Dassault Systemes has helped its industrial customers maximize product design and development. First used to design complex shapes, 3D now makes it possible to design and manufacture products creating digital mockups. Today, Dassault Systemes anticipates the industrial processes of tomorrow, with solutions that provide a 3D view of a product's lifecycle, from creation to maintenance, including manufacturing and recycling

• Dassault Systemes Profile on Apparel Search
• Fashion Software
• PLM Software

Enovia (MatrixOne) : The challenges for the Apparel Industry include increased global competition, the need to target new markets and create new revenue streams, customer demands for more innovative products, and pressures to reduce new product development costs.  The MatrixOne Apparel Accelerator for Design & Development™ is a commercially available, off-the-shelf, Product Lifecycle Management solution for apparel design companies. This solution enables companies to rapidly deploy a state of the art, scalable enterprise solution for apparel design and development to take products from trend to design to sourcing to manufacturing to the customer.  MatrixOne Apparel Accelerator for Design & Development enables a rapid implementation, allowing your organization to be up and running within weeks. Pre-configured business processes, project templates, reports and workflows enable your company to rapidly implement an enterprise PLM solution to accelerate your return on investment.

  Just OnePlace Pty Ltd : Web-based collaborative PLM software solution for managing product data, product development process, and supplier relationships featuring dynamic Workflow tool for creating critical path templates, including task, alerts, triggers, and escalation notifications, applied against the development calendar. OnePlace PLM provides visibility throughout the product lifecycle process, from design to delivery. Industry-specific templates are provided for apparel, footwear, and other fast moving consumer goods (FMCG) industries. Their software helps with Speed Time-to-Market, Decrease Product Development Cost, Increase revenues and sell-through, Enhance visibility throughout product life-cycle, Automate ERP integration with style/size/color matrix. North American contacts: John Holt, VP - Business Development (Northern US / Canada) 973 507-9690, Mark Mandrano VP – Business Development (Southern US / Mexico) 336 545-1150. Email: info-na@just1place.com  

• PDM
• PLM
• SCM
• ERP

Gerber Technology announced that it is marketing a new Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) solution designed to meet the specific needs of the fashion market. Fashion Lifecycle Management™ (FLM) combines Gerber’s WebPDM product development management software with a proven apparel PLM workflow solution.

RunTime : they are a division of Geac dedicated to the apparel and footwear industries. With a suite of industry specific end-to-end back office applications, their solutions encompass the design and pre-production phases of the manufacturing process, product data management, purchasing, manufacturing, distribution; customer relationship management and sales force automation. They have a global network of sales and support offices providing integrated solutions to over 1,000 fashion houses, wholesalers and manufacturers worldwide. Their innovative and integrated range of products are used extensively by designers, product developers, purchasing, production and sales executives to automate and optimize the processes within their supply chains. Overall, their solutions enable you to reduce the time it takes to get new products and collections to market – right first time.   Their PLM software delivers tangible business benefits quickly, providing you with a foundation for successful management throughout the product development lifecycle.