The opening of this new office occurs at a key moment for Japanese apparel companies; the abolition of textile quotas on January 1, 2005 unleashed profound changes in the global industry, forcing major international brands to continuously evolve their strategies.
As is true with their American and European counterparts, Japanese fashion and apparel companies will need to increase their design capacities, develop their brands, maintain tight control over their suppliers and modernize their production processes, both internally and in neighboring Asian countries in which they subcontract production.
Lectra's new PLM offering, which has already been chosen by major European companies such as Mango, will be available in Japan at the beginning of 2007, further strengthening the company's offering. Integrated with business applications, this solution will constitute a genuine decision-support platform by associating the skills of all internal collaborators and external partners of the company.
Two inaugurations demonstrate Lectra's commitment to the Asia-Pacific region.
This inauguration took place just a few days after the inauguration of Lectra's new Asia-Pacific headquarters in Shanghai, China.
Lectra's Asia-Pacific region covers Australia, Greater China, Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, New Zealand, Pakistan, the Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam. In 2005 the region represented 18% of the company's consolidated revenues (an increase of 3% over 2004) and 12 percent of the Group's worldwide employees (at December 31, 2005).
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