Lectra

About

With nearly 40 years’ experience in fashion and apparel, Lectra’s mission is to provide a complete spectrum of design, development, and production solutions to confront 21st-century challenges. From first creative spark to final product, our professional services address an end-to-end process. We support the day-to-day operations of our customers in over 100 countries for around-the-clock process optimization. From fast fashion to luxury to ready-to-wear, Lectra’s 23,000 customers in markets as diverse as casual, sports, outdoor, denim, and lingerie represent every development and sourcing model imaginable. Beyond suppliers and manufacturers, they are the brands you love and the stores where you shop.

Solutions

TURN INDUSTRY CHALLENGES INTO STAND-OUT COLLECTIONS

Standing out from the crowd is a fashion company’s biggest challenge today.  Lectra Fashion PLM aligns teams to manage the fashion product lifecycle efficiently and get the best product possible out the door on time—without sacrificing the creativity that sets them apart.

Overhaul the entire product lifecycle with Lectra Fashion PLM and channel expertise where it matters most: vision, creativity, quality, and fit.

// Establish a well-balanced collection structure within a mix of products carefully defined for each season.

// Manage complex and overlapping calendars while reacting quickly to market demands and supply-side constraints.

//Fully leverage design and development expertise with smart technology and process know-how.

// Communicate designs visually so that others may share your vision and successfully develop the next best-seller.

//Accurately estimate cost and manage materials for more negotiating power with suppliers.

//Integrate pattern making and virtual 3D prototyping for quick fit verification and changes with fewer physical samples.

//Anticipate risks and synchronize the global supply-chain to manage production cycles better.

//Tighten production for a leaner, greener process and a reduced carbon footprint.

The Lectra Fashion Platform coupled with fashion expertise in global project management is a revolutionary end-to-end approach to the apparel development lifecycle.

Resources

• Case study video: Façonnable
• Case study: La Jolla
• Brochure: Collaborate to innovate: Lectra Fashion PLM
• Whitepaper: Collaboration in the Fashion industry
• Whitepaper: Going Green & Adding Value With PLM

Review

WhichPLM reviewed version 2R1 of Lectra’s Fashion PLM solution in September 2009.  Find out more by clicking the high-level results below.