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The Future of PLM

For years, WhichPLM has provided the industry with RFA news, articles and insight.

The world is going through yet another wave of digital disruption, and we’re committed to reporting on this as it happens. Here you will find an assortment of pieces surrounding the future of our industry – be that future trends in fashion, retail, or CPG, and PLM future trends.

Given the ever-changing nature of this industry, this tag is in a constant state of flux, with more news and articles filling our site each day.

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Contactless Commerce: How Fashion is Embracing Technology

29th June 2021 Lydia Mageean

Jacob Lane follows up on his previous piece, with further advice for fashion brands to act more sustainably in 2021. Jacob is a fashion writer from London and is passionate about the developments and innovations around sustainability.

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Analytics, AI & ML: Accelerating PLM Across Fashion’s Value Chain

19th January 2021 Mark Harrop

In his first piece for 2021, Founder & CEO of WhichPLM Mark Harrop, shares the benefits of using Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning within PLM. He believes that if PLM vendors accelerate and expand their use of AI it will become, without a doubt, a critical element of any fashion company’s 2021 strategy.

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With its Complex Supply Chain, Fashion Needs a Seismic Reset

8th September 2020 Debbie McKeegan

In her first piece for WhichPLM this year, resident digital printing expert Debbie McKeegan explores the future of our industry. She believes we need to rebuild the value chain and renegotiate the contractual partnerships of the past in order to move forward.

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Rapid Recovery: How Any Business Can Build A Bridge From PLM To Production

1st September 2020 Lydia Mageean

For both near-term survival and post-pandemic recovery, data-driven visibility from design through to production will be essential. Here, Gary Thompson, Senior Director, Strategic Partnerships & Alliances for Coats Digital explains how they plan to put that power in the hands of even small brands and manufacturers.

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PLM & Fashion’s Future Demand Model

4th August 2020 Lydia Mageean

Following on from his article on virtual PLM implementations, Prasham Kamdar, Managing Partner of Ptex Solutions, discusses the future of fashion’s traditional supply-chain model and how PLM solutions can (and will) adapt.

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Solving the Problem of Compatibility in Fashion

21st July 2020 Lydia Mageean

In today’s guest post, Embodee examines the current role of digitization in the footwear and apparel industry – paying close attention to 3D technology. The company’s writer and editor, Michael Bales, explores the integral role of interoperability going forward.

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Multi-Tenant PLM Platforms: a Breakdown

9th July 2020 Mark Harrop

Following on from his recent exclusive, WhichPLM’s own Mark Harrop discusses the rise of multi-tenant PLM and how the solution(s) differ from single-tenant PLM offerings. He takes an objective look, and shares the challenges with implementing both options.

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Teaching PLM to Become Intelligent

25th June 2020 Mark Harrop

Here, WhichPLM’s Founder & CEO, Mark Harrop, explores the changing world of Artificial Intelligence as it relates to PLM – and, more specifically, how PLM can harness AI going forward.

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5 Ways Centric Quick Start Collaboration Packages Enable the New Normal

18th May 2020 Lydia Mageean

In this advertorial, PLM provider Centric Software discusses their three Quick Start Collaboration Packages, and shares the benefits they can bring to the digital world we are all now living in.

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What Retailers and Software Vendors are not yet doing when it comes to PLM & Sustainability

14th May 2020 Lydia Mageean

In her first piece for WhichPLM, Annabel Lindsay, Programme Coordinator for Mindless Mag, writes about the increasing use of technology given the current global climate, and the need for all sides of our industry to work together, to truly transcend into a sustainable era.

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