In the first full instalment of his weekly column for 2012, our Editor, Ben Hanson rounds up the best of WhichPLM from the past seven days. Ben will be attending the NRF Annual Convention next week, so readers are encouraged to keep watch on our social media feeds for any breaking news.

Following on from his introductory look at the “best in breed” approach, Rob Smith recently met with Peter Eklund, Sales Manager for Apparel, Retail & Footwear in Europe for Technia, to discuss their thoughts on both methodologies.

Following on from his introductory look at the “best in breed” approach, Following on from his introductory look at the “best in breed” approach, Rob Smith recently met with Judy Gnaedig, Head of PLM Business Development for Lectra to discuss their thoughts on both methodologies.

Following on from his introductory look at the “best in breed” approach, Rob Smith recently met with James Horne, Director of Marketing and Business Development for Centric Software (a vendor that subscribes to the approach) to discuss the merits of the “best in breed” methodology.

In this, a new blog in the “One Size Fits All” series, Rob Smith looks at the opposite side of the coin from his previous articles examining the virtues of the end-to-end approach. With some vendors choosing to focus their efforts on delivering a “best in breed” experience in a single solution area, Rob weighs up the benefits and drawbacks of both strategies.

In an extended two-week instalment of his column our Editor, Ben Hanson rounds up the best of WhichPLM from the past fourteen days. With this year’s Customer Survey still in full swing, and detailed coverage of some of the year’s biggest PLM-focused events, the range content we offer has never been richer, and Ben wants to make sure that none of our readers, new or long-standing, miss the best of it.