TradeStone's PLM software for footwear & apparel industries
23 Jan '06
2 min read
Solution provider TradeStone Software is developing a product lifecycle management (PLM) module for its flagship suite, targeting the specific needs of the apparel, footwear and hard-lines community with collaboration tools to automate and more easily manage the product development process, from initial concept through delivery.
The new module, which is in development testing now with certain customers, is intended to provide the tools to enable a retailer and its suppliers to work collaboratively to develop new products, better manage the quality testing process, meet milestone deadlines and rate each party's responsiveness with scorecards, TradeStone said.
The goal is to enable products to speed through the supply chain and reach the sales floor faster.
The TradeStone Suite is a set of application modules built around the solution provider's Unified Buying Engine, which creates commerce communities of retail buyers, suppliers, agents and inspections.
The Suite also includes Product, Sourcing, Logistics, Finance and Unified Order Management modules.
Together these are intended to provide retailers with the technology infrastructure they need to manage all aspects of the purchasing process, from the concept design and planning refinement to the initiation of an order through production and shipment, while providing a real-time view into each step.
In the apparel, footwear and hard-lines categories, retailers must test for quality at all stages of design and production, something that is increasingly difficult when operating on a global scale.
TradeStone said its PLM for Retail solution provides infrastructure and functionality to manage the process to keep critical milestones on track and move the right product effectively from design concept to the selling floor.
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