PLM for Furniture Brands and Retailers

Efficiently Balance Form, Function and Fashion

Furniture trends are changing at a accelerating pace, driven by consumer demand for variety, the latest home décor that’s hot on social media and shifts in living patterns, such as the pandemic-driven move to home offices. Consumers no longer expect to wait weeks or months for furniture to arrive - in the world of ecommerce and almost instant home delivery, home furnishings are subject to the same pressures as fashion, retail and consumer goods in general.

As furniture companies respond with more product introductions, more often, across more markets and channels, maintaining a high standard of quality and sustainability while managing increasing complexity is a constant challenge. Brands that are renowned for technical engineering or robust craftsmanship need to retain their product integrity while reacting quickly to changes in the market.

Centric PLM is the answer to the question ‘How can we manage it all?’, helping furniture businesses become more agile and leverage data to get products that balance form, function and fashion to market, faster. With an effective PLM solution in place, furniture brands and retailers can boost product innovation, drive and track sustainable sourcing initiatives, deliver customized and made-to-order pieces more efficiently, expand product lines, manage more SKUs, improve supplier collaboration and increase visibility to optimize product margins and get more products to market faster.

Discover what makes Centric Software® innovations so unique

Centric PLM

Drive efficiencies in product development and launch with a highly configurable, modular, cloud-based PLM solution with built-in market-driven innovations and best practices for furniture teams. Connect teams with a real-time actionable ‘single source of the truth’ for product-related data.

Centric 3D Connect

Connect PLM with top 3D CAD solutions like SOLIDWORKS, Solid Edge, AutoCAD and many more, enabling CAD designers and engineers to work seamlessly in their native environment. Ideate faster, push photo-realistic images to e-commerce and in-store, streamline sample reviews and reduce physical sampling.

Adobe® Illustrator Connect

Enable design and product development teams to access creative, technical and production details from PLM while working in Adobe® Illustrator. Creative teams sketch, access materials and colors and start building BOMs in a familiar design environment, freeing them to focus on creating amazing products.

Vendor Portal

Transform product development by connecting suppliers directly with Centric PLM. Take advantage of their expertise and handle costs, schedules, samples, quality testing and documentation. Issue RFPs en masse and easily compare responses to select the best and most cost-effective sourcing solution.

PLM Mobile Apps

Put the power of PLM in your pocket with 15 industry-specific mobile apps. From design inspiration to sample reviews, product testing, final product inspection, factory audits and retail storefront reviews, our apps capture and update information when and where you need it.

Quick Start and Agile Deployment

Quick Start packages get lean versions of PLM up and running remotely in days not months to respond to market disruption, seamlessly connect teams and continue business-critical operations. Agile Deployment enables rapid implementation, easier data migrations and the fastest ROI in the industry.

Enterprise Connectivity

Leverage PLM data throughout your furniture business to streamline end-to-end data management and collaboration. Centric PLM integrates easily with enterprise solutions such as ERP, PIM, DAM, e-commerce, CPQ, demand planning, leading 2D and 3D CAD design platforms and more.

Sustainable Sourcing

Track regulatory compliance and adherence to sustainability targets with a transparent framework. Easily compare suppliers and materials to choose the most ethical and/or environmentally-friendly option. Reduce waste and document materials, chemicals, carbon emissions, ethical labor and more.

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Furniture customers innovating with Centric PLM

Interdesign Innovates to Better Manage Growth with Centric PLM

“Centric PLM gives us the ability to assess not just the volume but also the quality of our innovation.”

Radu Ghiorghie
Design Director
Interdesign

Four Hands Furnishes Style + Success With PLM

“We had multiple divisions with work in progress and no consistency in the process. Communication with vendors and our team members in Asia was all via email. We had no central hub of collaboration and didn’t have visibility into the entire product development process.”

DOUGLAS ESTREMADOYRO
VP of Business Innovation
Four Hands

Sunwin Accelerates Digital Transformation with Centric PLM

“We chose Centric PLM to manage assortments, merchandise planning, sourcing and to streamline the supplier RFQ process. We now have centralized product data for hundreds of branded and private-label consumer goods and packaged foods products for better visibility, team and supplier collaboration and faster time to market.”

RYAN SHUSTER
Vice President of Global Sourcing
Big Lots