This IDC PeerScape delves into several PLM use cases to see how some of these functional capabilities and system alignments are coming to life for apparel and footwear brands, driving speed, collaboration, and innovation across the board."Retailers and brands are harnessing the power of PLM within and without their organizations to accelerate product innovation, streamline end-to-end operations, and capitalize on market trends, all of which are leading to faster development cycles such that product creation and innovation happen closer to the end user in time and location," said Jordan K. Speer, research director, IDC Retail Insights.
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Practice 1: Enable Role-Based, Rule-Based Configuration
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Practice 2: Centralize Product Data, Automate Workflows, and Enable Scalable Collaboration
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Practice 3: Enhance PLM by Aligning Line Planning with Visual Assortment Planning
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Practice 4: Streamline Sustainable Product Development by Establishing PLM as Your Master Product Data Repository
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