RETAIL CONSULTING
PLM: DESIGN | DEVELOP | DELIVER
In a competitive trading environment product development teams are under pressure to reduce lead times, increase design approval rates, accommodate regulatory shifts, fully adopt CSR practices, manage an increasing number of new sources, whilst reducing overall product development costs.
At the retail engineers we work directly with the product development teams to improve and broaden their capabilities. We consider internal and external design to delivery processes, the organisational model, roles and responsibilities, and the enabling solutions.
To deliver world class design, our focus is to improve:
- trend research, innovation and briefing stages
- concept to approval processes
- sample management, reduction of costs and cycle times
- the quality of product information such as fabric, colour and component libraries
The objective of technology teams is to deliver high quality products efficiently. Our technology experts will help improve capabilities in the following areas:
- workflow management
- product specification and its consistent application
- product and materials standards and adoption
- sample management and approval
To ensure on time and in full deliveries, our experts will assess current capabilities and recommend improvements to key areas of the delivery process including:
- materials management and product forecasting
- timely and accurate PO management
- WIP tracking
- export documentation and shipment management
Explore our Retail IT Services for application capabilities.