Download WhichPLM’s Buyer’s Guide 2019
WhichPLM is delighted to announce that, after much anticipation, the latest instalment of our industry’s only independent Buyer’s Guide is now available to download – exclusively as a free PDF!
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The Next Digital Chapter for Fashion
In his second exclusive this year, our Founder & CEO, Mark Harrop, shares his thoughts on the near-term future of our industry. Spanning a more than four-decade long career in fashion, he also draws on the previous ‘digital chapters’ our industry has seen.
The Future of NFC in Retail Technology
In his first guest post for WhichPLM, David Rogers, Marketing Manager for Blue Bite, unpacks the benefits of near-field communication in fashion. Blue Bite’s patented platform empowers creators to build dynamic digital experiences and channel them through physical items using technologies like NFC, QR and geofencing.
Multi-Dimensional Body Shapes; the Department Store’s Secret Weapon?
Here WhichPLM’s fit expert, Mark Charlton, shares his views on fit in relation to department stores – and what they might have been getting right all along…
What Will be the Role of the Creative Designer in Industry 4.0 for Textiles?
In her second piece for WhichPLM this year, resident digital printing expert Debbie McKeegan explores the changing role of the ‘designer’ in today’s – and tomorrow’s – modern world. Debbie is the CEO of TexIntel – an expert advisory practice serving the Creative, Digital and Print Textile manufacturing Industry.
The Consumer in the PLM Workflow: ‘The Future of Business’
In his first guest post for WhichPLM, David Courtier-Dutton, CEO of SoundOut, discusses the relationship between ERP, PLM and C-data, using the recent acquisition of Qualtrics by SAP as a representation of a new paradigm shift.
Sample Management Technology to Address Today’s Business Challenges
In their first exclusive for WhichPLM this year, Michael Robinson and Christine Gallagher of Manner Solutions explore the benefits of sample management technology in today’s digital world.
Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning & Design – Combining Logic & Emotion
In this article Thomas Teger, CPO co-founder of swatchbook gives an outlook on how Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) could impact design and visualization tools to aide designers in their daily design process – not to eliminate their job but rather to give the ability to create better designs faster.
Love, Death, and PLM
In her latest piece for WhichPLM, Lucy Blackley shares her thoughts on people as a product, how their lifecycle and wellbeing matters more than the consumable product itself, and how the empowerment of people and investment in technology can create a better working culture that only supports and promotes the end products of a brand.
RFID in the Beauty Industry: Bricks & Mortar Stores are Ready for a Makeover
In their first exclusive for WhichPLM this year, Detego shares some advantages of implementing RFID in the beauty industry – after such success in fashion. Detego provides innovative retail software solutions to help realise omni-channel and digital strategies for fashion retailers.