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Complex Footwear and Apparel Value Chain

Material
Suppliers
Development

Designers

Costing/Sourcing Merchants

Tech Designers

Agents Factories

ØMultiple Versions of Truth ØDispersed Supply Chain


ØLimited process Visibility & Lack of ØVarious Stakeholders
Control ØDuplication of efforts
ØNot centralized
ØLack of control

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Current Challenges

“Reducing cycle time has clear financial benefits for retailers and wholesalers. Our research
shows that for every four weeks taken out of a cycle, margins increase by one (1) point at retail.”
– Jeremy Rubman, KSA

“To help companies achieve their business objectives, product development and sourcing teams
must be closely aligned throughout the entire product development process”
– AMR Research

“Procurement is an under performing asset in most companies In total, companies are leaving
billions on the table due to sub optimal procurement processes and under leveraged spend”
– AMR Research

Research demonstrates that retailers that integrate functions successfully will be rewarded with
increased sales and market share - Kurt Salmon Associates

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FLEX Connect
Merchants
Agents Suppliers

Designers
Powered by Windchill

FlexPLM
Material
Development

Tech Designers

Modules
Costing/Sourcing
Factories •Business/Season Planning
•Merch/Line Planning
Facilities •Product Specifications Management
•Workflow/Process Mgmt •Product Sourcing/Costing
•Document/Asset Mgmt •Sample Management
•Visualization •Materials Management
•Reports/Dashboards •Color Management
•Enterprise Integrations •Vendor Collaboration

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Pain Areas & Flex
CHALLENGES MODULE FEATURES BENEFITS

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The I3L Advantage
Credentials

ders globally and partner to PTC (Parametric Technology Corporation) in providing Windchill and Flex based services

ex PLM experience
st all NA implementations and a few in the EU region, a total of over 30 implementations in the RFA space
ØIn-depth understanding of Apparel, Footwear and accessories

Manufacturing
Capabilities

ØEnd to end knowledge of Supply chain Management for Multi Country

Sourcing
ØAppreciation of Trend forecasts and fashion development

ØAbility to Comprehend, Predict and Suggest Costing scenarios

ØFamiliar with Retail Metrics and Reporting Methodologies


Clients
Realized Value Thru FLEX PLM

Best-Price from Best


Single-Version of Truth
Source
Coordination among
Multiple Factories/Multiple various players; Better Quality
Costing Scenario Products

Speed-to-Market
Reduced Lead Time by 50-60%

Enhance Adoption Rate Data Base Management


Saving in cost & resources Libraries, Document Support
upto 50%

Well Defined
Roles & Responsibilities
Security Enabled, User Specific
Task Allocation

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