FlexPLM 9.0 from PTC a comprehensive development solution

08 Apr '08

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• Advanced Planning – Enables customers to create financial, creative, sourcing and material plans and delivers the ability to track the line development against a specific plan. Advanced planning capabilities are necessary to bring together designers, merchandisers, planners and buyers early in the product development process.

• Placeholders – Designers create multiple concept products for placeholders in the line plan and then adopt into seasonal lines when appropriate. This enables the designer to create product concepts for an established line plan, thus increasing adoption rates.

Sourcing Features:
• Enhanced Request for Quote (RFQ) – Gives the designer the ability to create an RFQ, send it to one or more suppliers, and review quotes from multiple sources.

• Enhanced Sampling – Enables designer to request samples for multiple products and sources at the same time to allow for effective source selection and management.

• Off-Line Forms – Allows customers to work off-line with suppliers located in countries that may not have reliable Internet access.

In addition, FlexPLM 9.0 includes many usability enhancements including an expanded graphic-based user interface, greater personalization options and enhanced index search capabilities.

“We recently previewed the new capabilities of FlexPLM at PTC's annual Retail Footwear and Apparel Customer Advisory Board meeting,” said Abu Bakar, director, applications development, Liz Claiborne Inc. “We clearly see the benefit of the new release which will allow us to create product specifications faster, resulting in cycle time reduction. It is clear from PTC's software releases that they listen to customer requests and incorporate them into their product roadmap.”

“The real value in PLM is providing visibility from concept to retail delivery,” said Kathleen Mitford, vice president, vertical market strategy for retail, footwear and apparel, PTC. “FlexPLM 9.0 underscores PTC's commitment to delivering solutions that address the trends and challenges prominent in the retail, footwear and apparel industry and was designed to connect the front and back-end processes that enable organizations to reduce cycle time and enable fast fashion across a global marketplace.”

FlexPLM 9.0 Product Availability:
FlexPLM 9.0 is scheduled to be available summer 2008

Upon availability, FlexPLM active maintenance customers can conveniently download FlexPLM 9.0 or order a CD from the PTC support site under their current maintenance coverage.

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