Product Intelligence improves operational performance in apparel industry
17 Sep '07
3 min read
The three applications manage technical product specifications (Centric Product Specification), supplier performance and sourced product management (Centric Product Sourcing), and calendar and line planning (Centric Decision Center). All applications uniquely combine metrics entered directly into the system with live information from suppliers and in-house repositories such as spreadsheets, product databases, ERP systems, email and other documents.
• Centric Product Specification creates a secure, virtual repository for all product details for collaborative product design and interactive development of thousands of items. Flexible technical data sheets provide all team members with accurate product details such as artwork, fabric, color, trim, and size charts.
• Centric Product Sourcing allows retailers and manufacturers to identify and compare products, costs, and suppliers, collaborate globally and track status through highly configurable interactive dashboards. Sophisticated cost estimating considers all components of landed and distributed costs. The application manages samples, factories, and suppliers, and measures the performance of suppliers.
• Centric Decision Center, for the first time, provides operational performance management, allowing sophisticated line planning across product lines and seasons. Multi-level visibility into costs, quantities, and margins for lines and items combined with calendars from development, sourcing and sales ensures that collections meet business objectives season after season. Calendars ensure smooth hand-offs and 100% completion of development tasks. Executives gain immediate visibility into the overall success of a line and each item within it.
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