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Case Study: Apparel/Soft goods design and manufacture

View and markup for PLM, ECM and DM

A universal view-markup tool provides a single access point for all of the information and documents stored in an enterprise PLM, ECM or DM system.

The Challenge

The apparel and soft goods industry faces intense consumer demand for high fashion, high quality merchandise. Greater global competition and supplier decentralization are forcing manufacturers to streamline operations from line planning to delivery, and to reduce product cycle times across the extended enterprise. However, vital process data is often spread across multiple international locations and various incompatible information systems, while the seasonal nature of the industry can mean anywhere from 48,000 to more than 720,000 discrete documents are created annually. At various stages of the manufacturing process, critical data must be re-entered in different file formats to support the disparate PC-based tools and systems, causing delays, duplication of effort, and, potentially, fabrication errors. This glut of information has apparel manufacturers seeking a streamlined point of access to all their documents and data.

The Spicer Solution

Spicer provides a single application to open all of the e-mails, Excel files, PDFs, CAD drawings, and other documents associated with every enterprise process. Everyone, from apparel designers to materials suppliers, has access to the same, up-to-date information. From line planning to delivery, Spicer ViewCafé, embedded in a PLM solution, offers powerful information sharing and data management for the modern apparel industry. Regardless of geography and company size, collaborative design review cycles with Spicer ViewCafé's live document conferencing and easy-to-use markup tools save apparel manufacturers time and money. Across the extended enterprise, a single point of access for all documents and operational information eliminates communication bottlenecks and improves production processes.

Spicer Products

Spicer ViewCafé, a Web-based view-markup tool for exploring, marking up, collaboratively
reviewing and printing documents, integrates seamlessly into common Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) systems, enabling businesses to access, share, distribute and cooperatively review documents across the organization and throughout the extended enterprise.

Business Benefits

• reduce operational risk by eliminating re-keying errors
• cut costs with reduced maintenance of disparate systems
• accelerate decision making with instant and continuous access to information
• increase competitive advantage through improved business processes and time to market
• improve overall corporate performance