PLM
Product Lifecycle Management: software that manages a product's development from concept and design to sampling and production. Glossary
AI in fashion product development: from brief to sample
AI is reshaping the steps between a collection brief and the first approved sample: research, concepts, digital prototypes and range decisions. What works, what data it needs and where people stay in charge.
PLM explained: how collections move from sketch to sample
Product lifecycle management is where a collection is designed, specified, costed and sampled. Here is what PLM does, who uses it and what to expect from it.
PLM, PIM and ERP: who owns what in a fashion tech stack
Three acronyms, three different jobs. A clear split of data ownership between PLM, PIM and ERP prevents duplicate work, conflicting records and late collections.
3D design and digital samples: fewer physical samples, faster decisions
3D garment simulation lets teams review fit, colour and assortment on screen before a single sample is sewn. How it works, where it saves time and material, and where physical samples still win.