Accenture Helps Vivienne Westwood Develop and Launch Products Faster With New Retail PLM Platform From PTC
September 22 2021 - 2:59AM
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Accenture (NYSE: ACN) has helped Vivienne Westwood design and
deploy a new retail product lifecycle management (PLM) platform
from PTC (NASDAQ: PTC) that enables the global fashion company to
develop and launch new products more quickly.
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Global fashion company Vivienne Westwood
can now develop and launch products faster with a new retail
product lifecycle management platform from Accenture and PTC.
Copyright © Vivienne Westwood 2021
The platform is based on PTC’s FlexPLM® retail solution and
allows Vivienne Westwood to significantly improve and accelerate
its product development and sourcing processes. FlexPLM integrates
data sources relevant to the design and development of products,
enabling Vivienne Westwood to understand where a product is at each
stage of its lifecycle. This digital thread provides complete
visibility for design and development-related activities across
several product categories, including women's and men's
ready-to-wear, shoes, leather goods, jewelry and accessories. The
PLM platform also allows for more seamless and secure communication
and collaboration related to the design and production process,
both internally and with supply chain partners.
Previously, these processes were manual, time-consuming and not
supported by an enterprise application. Before introducing the new
platform, for example, the brand's design and merchandising office
in the U.K. and production office in Italy had to create tech packs
— i.e., product blueprints for manufacturing — and exchange data
mainly through email and spreadsheets. These manual practices could
lead to duplicate data entry, poor collaboration with international
factory partners, and missed deadlines.
Antony Calabrò, Vivienne Westwood's CIO, said, “The majority of
our prototypes, samples and production items are outsourced, and we
have a complex and heterogeneous supply chain to manage. We chose
PTC FlexPLM for its supply chain and product development
capabilities, its intuitive and highly visual user interface, and
its information security and system stability. Accenture’s
expertise and proven track record in the fashion industry and with
PLM were instrumental in launching and having it deliver business
value in a short timeframe.”
Alberto Codrino, managing director for Industry X at Accenture,
said, “Vivienne Westwood required us to quickly understand and
improve their ways of working and be flexible when it came to
changes in the project scope. Working closely with their IT and
business teams, and with the support of the PTC team, we were able
to help the brand quickly take advantage of data and digital to
redefine how it develops products.”
Bill Brewster, senior vice president and general manager of
PTC's Retail business unit, said, “We are proud to be selected to
help meet Vivienne Westwood’s solution requirements around user
experience, security and performance, enabling them to achieve a
rapid return on investment. We look forward to helping this iconic
brand further optimize its digital product creation strategy and
support its go-to-market operations.”
About Vivienne Westwood
Vivienne Westwood is one of the last independent global fashion
companies in the world. At times thought provoking, this brand is
about more than producing clothes and accessories. Westwood
continues to capture the imagination and raise awareness of
environmental and human rights issues. With a design record
spanning over 40 years, Vivienne Westwood is now recognized as a
global brand and Westwood herself as one of the most influential
fashion designers, and activists, in the world today. For further
information: www.viviennewestwood.com.
About Accenture
Accenture is a global professional services company with leading
capabilities in digital, cloud and security. Combining unmatched
experience and specialized skills across more than 40 industries,
we offer Strategy and Consulting, Interactive, Technology and
Operations services — all powered by the world's largest network of
Advanced Technology and Intelligent Operations centers. Our 569,000
people deliver on the promise of technology and human ingenuity
every day, serving clients in more than 120 countries. We embrace
the power of change to create value and shared success for our
clients, people, shareholders, partners and communities. Visit us
at www.accenture.com.
Accenture Industry X embeds intelligence in how clients run
factories and plants, as well as design and engineer connected
products and services—making manufacturing and operations more
efficient, effective and safe; enabling companies to transform how
they make things, and the things they make, for sustainable
growth.
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Inc. and/or its subsidiaries in the United States and other
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The information in this news release is general in nature and
does not take into account the specific needs of your IT ecosystem
and network, which may vary and require unique action. You should
independently assess your specific needs in deciding to use any of
the tools mentioned. The FlexPLM tool is not an Accenture tool.
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Alexia Rizzi Vivienne Westwood Press Office
a.rizzi@viviennewestwood.com
Jens Derksen Accenture Industry X +49 175 57 61393
jens.derksen@accenture.com
Gabrielle Farrell PTC Corporate Communications
gfarrell@ptc.com
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