PLM Toolkit

Our team of industry experts have a proven history of PDM, CPM and PLM implementations (with over 150 successful projects spanning the globe). Collectively, we know PLM and we believe in sharing that knowledge and experience will our readers. In addition to our fully-featured comparison engine and our intensive Certification Programme, we have developed a set of tools and informative articles that are intended to help our readers through those tricky initial stages that precede any PLM implementation – not least of which is a definition of PLM itself!

What is PLM?

We put the spotlight on (PLM) Product Lifecycle Management, looking at everything from the origins of the term to how it is used in today’s market. We take a look at the key processes that, informally, have come to be considered as the core requirements for any PLM solution, and how the right solution can help businesses of almost any size achieve efficiency savings and streamline their ways of working. Before you use our comparison engine or RFI documentation, why not find out just what PLM is and what it can do for you?

WhichPLM Comparison Tool

The WhichPLM Comparison Tool is a user-friendly but fully-featured method for registered users to compare the full range of PLM solutions catering to the retail, footwear and apparel industry.

Comprising more than 70 easily understood questions, the comparison engine delves deep into the data that we have collected over many years, allowing you to compare and contrast many PLM solutions on a huge range of discrete criteria. With the help of our industry-defining software, you are only matter of clicks away from narrowing down what can be an initially overwhelming selection to produce a shortlist of the solutions that could be right for you.

supplier listings to learn more about the suppliers who appear on your shortlist, both from the suppliers themselves and from our own unique insights.

Request For Information (“RFI”) Questionnaire

Once you have decided that a PLM solution is the right choice for your unique business needs and used our comparison engine to help define and prioritise your requirements, it can be a daunting prospect approaching a shortlist of suppliers. How well do you know your own ways of working? How confident are you that a given PLM solution can deliver a return on investment at every level? How do you know that a given supplier has the resources in your area of the world to conduct a trouble-free implementation. Our premium, 860-question RFI document is here to help.

Jargon Buster

Needless to say – with so many different processes to support – our rapidly-growing industry has become littered with acronyms, buzz words and jargon. If you find yourself nervous about approaching a supplier or you simply don’t know your BOM from your FOB, our handy list can help. It contains definitions for each of the major (and some quite esoteric) PLM terms, to help our readers make sense of what can sometimes seem like a completely alien landscape.