New PLM System Selected for Industry-Leading Product Development Processes
Client Challenge
The client, the largest U.S. brand of apparel and related products exclusively for babies and young children, was struggling with product development process inefficiencies and data errors. Specifically, their challenges included a lack of adherence to seasonal calendars, limited workflow and task management, inconsistent measurement of KPIs, too much rework, and no “one version of the truth.” Moreover, company leadership wished to:
- Improve collaboration with agents and vendors
- Reduce sampling and development costs
- Leverage volume-based discounts through the ability to aggregate fabric and finished goods needs
- Improve product development process consistency to enable growth and scalability without adding resources
Parker Avery Solution
To solve these product development challenges, Parker Avery worked with the client to select a new PLM system that would enable best-in-class sourcing and improved product development processes and provide internal users and external trading partners with a common repository of pre-production and production information.
The Parker Avery Group led the client through the PLM software selection project by performing the following activities:
- Documented client-specific requirements
- Wrote and issued a comprehensive request for proposal (RFP)
- Prepared a detailed demonstration script
- Organized and led on-site software demos
- Developed a multi-faceted scoring system and summarized results
- Conducted reference calls with comparable customers
- Partnered with client to recommend a vendor
- Reviewed selected PLM software provider’s statement of work
- Prepared implementation plan and budget
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