PTC FlexPLM to improve operational efficiency of agron
28 May '08
3 min read
The agron accessory products are represented within line sheets and have detailed information that includes images, fabrics and development status. Ultimately, the new system from PTC enables agron to streamline product development and reduce the time to create and publish product catalogs.
“Once we concluded that our current system could not support our growth, our executive management empowered a team to research PLM options and make a recommendation,” said Jeff Goldman, project manager, agron inc. “We chose FlexPLM from PTC because it met our needs with the least amount of customization and because it is also extremely flexible and can scale to meet our future PLM needs.”
Reducing the time from concept to consumer is a strategic imperative of many organizations in the retail, footwear and apparel industries. FlexPLM delivers an intuitive set of automated capabilities in a unified user environment to streamline communication, track milestones, pre-empt performance bottlenecks and provide instant visibility of all product development steps. It enables organizations like agron to accelerate product development by allowing internal and external participants to work together in a collaborative environment.
“Agron's PLM strategy covers every stage of the product lifecycle, including line planning, materials management and product catalog production, which is why they needed a powerful PLM solution that could be implemented quickly and is capable of supporting all these various requirements,” said Kathleen Mitford, vice president, vertical market strategy for retail, footwear and apparel, PTC.
“FlexPLM was developed to deliver to organizations like agron a true enterprise-level solution that addresses the need for effective collaborative product lifecycle management.”