Soft Goods & Apparel | Centric Software

Expand Ranges without Compromising on Quality

Your consumers work and play in some of the world’s toughest environments, so outdoor soft goods and apparel brands and retailers stake their reputations on quality, performance and innovative material technologies. Consumers increasingly want to see outdoor companies’ sustainability credentials and be reassured that they are making ethical, environmentally-friendly purchase decisions.

To achieve growth goals, companies need to maintain high levels of innovation, manage complex supply chains, improve quality oversight, reduce errors that affect product quality and expand their ranges efficiently.

Incorporating deep apparel and soft goods expertise combined with best practices learned from working with 100+ leading outdoor companies, Centric PLM provides a reliable foundation for rapid growth. Our digital solutions connect every team from concept to replenishment with a single source of actionable truth for product-related data. Standardize operations, increase productivity and bring a wider variety of sustainable, innovative, high-quality products to market fast.

Discover what makes Centric Software® innovations so unique

Centric PLM

Easily integrate Centric PLM with other enterprise platforms like ERP, e-commerce, PIM, DAM, compliance software, quality management software, 2D and 3D CAD design software and more. Streamline workflows, seamlessly manage data exchange and leverage PLM data throughout the organization.

3D PLM Connect

Connect leading 3D CAD solutions like SOLIDWORKS, AutoCAD and more directly to PLM for seamless design work. Enable teams to view, comment & share 3D renderings in PLM. Ideate fast, reduce physical samples, streamline sample reviews and push photo-realistic products to e-commerce channels or in store.

Adobe® Illustrator PLM Connect

Sketch, seamlessly access materials and colors and start building BOMs from within Adobe® Illustrator. Empower design and product development teams with creative, technical and production details from PLM libraries while working in Adobe® Illustrator so they can focus on creating original products.

Centric SMB

Cloud-based, user-driven SaaS PLM solution for emerging enterprises - no IT team needed. Replace spreadsheets and emails to streamline work for growing assortments/SKUs and retail expansion. Add modules and mobile apps as your business evolves, teams expand and product offers become more complex.

Centric PLM Mobile Apps

Capture inspiration, analyze competition, conduct sample and fit reviews, control quality, audit factories and more on the go. Intuitive, social PLM-connected apps optimize UX and encourage collaboration. No need to re-enter information back at the office, saving time and resources.

Agile Deployment

Centric’s unique Agile Deployment methodology immediately realizes tangible benefits with rapid implementation and the fastest ROI in the industry. Quick Start packages get lean versions of PLM up and running remotely in days not months to seamlessly connect teams and respond to market disruption.

AI Image Search

Find materials fast and eliminate the need to store, catalogue, search and maintain physical material samples. Centric’s artificial intelligence-enabled tool searches material images to immediately flag similar materials that have been used before, or suggest suppliers that provide a close match.

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Learn more about how and why outdoor soft goods and apparel companies use PLM

Helly Hansen Boosts Product Innovation with the Power Of 3D

“Today we manage quality data in Centric PLM, and we can track if products are recycled or which ones are made of organic cotton for example which is helpful to measure our sustainability progress.”

REBECCA JOHANSSON
Sustainability Manager
Helly Hansen

Gymshark Boosts Speed and Efficiency with Centric Lifestyle PLM

“Centric is highly configurable with great out-of-the-box templates and embedded best practices that will structure our processes as an evolving brand. We pride ourselves on being agile, and Centric will maintain that agility. The system is intuitive and fun to use, which is important for our young product team.”

JUSTINE MCCARTHY Director Gymshark

Manifattura Valcismon Reaches Peak Performance with Centric PLM™

Manifattura Valcismon’s growth in production volume and staff, plus development and manufacturing sites, made it crucial for the company to adopt advanced IT tools that could facilitate smooth collaboration across several countries, align teams across the development process and support its expansion strategies.

Peak Performance to Scale New Heights with Centric PLM

“Centric PLM’s user interface, technology readiness and apps felt further ahead compared to other players. We also knew that we would benefit from great project support from the Centric team once we got on board and started the work.”

NIKOL RAKIC
Sourcing and Production Director
Peak Performance

BOGNER Hits the Slopes with Centric PLM

“We finally decided on Centric PLM because it has out-of-the-box functionality and can connect and standardize our operations across a variety of areas, including design, merchandising, materials management, sourcing and sales. It’s a modern, web-based system. As our designers use Adobe Illustrator, the Adobe Connect function in Centric is very important.”

STEPHANIE EIBICH
Brand Intelligence
BOGNER

Supercharge Product Development and Speed Time to Market with Centric PLM™

Expand Ranges without Compromising on Quality

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