Teamcenter 8 incorporates solutions specifically for the Softlines, Footwear and Accessories industry, furthering Teamcenter’s productivity advantage. Featured capabilities include Integrated Specification Development; Collaborative Line Planning and Calendar Management; and Sourcing and Global Collaboration.

Integrated Specification Development

Streamline design and development through a single source of required specifications, to improve accuracy and design.

• Style Management – Manage style components and product brief, including measurement, fit, and construction details. Specifications are easy to retrieve and reuse.
• Fabric Management – Organize fabric components in a centralized library, along with sourcing details, cost comparisons, and approvals.
• Asset Management – Manage design components such as trim, color, lab dip, and art, as well as technical assets such as size ranges, grading, and fit, as building blocks for the final product.
• Packet and Sample Management – Supervise sample tracking and routing.

Sourcing and Global Collaboration

Gain enhanced visibility throughout the entire value chain to improve operations and the bottom line.

• Supply Chain Collaboration – Enhance and manage communication and data exchange between development teams, suppliers, and distributors.
• Vendor Management/Supplier Relationship Management (SRM) – Make informed decisions about each vendor in your pipeline. Compare costing, factory compliance, quality assurance, and volume capacity all in one central location.

Collaborative Line Planning and Calendar Management

Improve overall time-to-market with a comprehensive view into trends, performance metrics and key milestones.

• Trend/Style Line Management – View trends and performance against company goals.
• Forecast Management – Enhanced financial planning for merchandising and allocations.
• Portfolio Management – Template-driven planning, management and performance reporting capabilities link strategy to execution.
• Schedule Management – Manage and push products through an enhanced project management system by tracking key milestone dates for a style, line, season, brand or division.