Dassault Systèmes and Zymmetry Group Deliver the Apparel Industry's First Integrated Global Development and Sourcing Solution
ENOVIA Apparel Accelerator for Sourcing and Production Delivers on Joint Vision to Connect the Entire Apparel and Footwear Supply Chain for Global Apparel Brands
Dassault Systèmes and Wing Tai's Zymmetry Group, the leading manufacturing and sourcing solutions provider focusing on the apparel industry, recently announced the availability of the ENOVIA Apparel Accelerator(TM) for Sourcing and Production. Jointly developed, the Apparel Accelerator for Sourcing and Production seamlessly connects global sourcing production offices and external parties with brand and retail headquarters, all on one PLM platform.
The ENOVIA Apparel Accelerator for Sourcing and Production is based on Dassault Systèmes' new V6 platform. It supports DS's PLM 2.0 vision - product lifecycle management on line for everyone - as well as the ENOVIA V6 key values: global collaborative innovation, single PLM platform for Intellectual Property (IP) management, online creation and collaboration, ready to use PLM business processes and lower cost of ownership.
"Over the past five years the apparel industry has experienced remarkable changes, generating challenges from intense competition to pricing pressures to season and line complexity to time-to- market," says Joel Lemke, ENOVIA CEO. "As a result, apparel brands, retailers and suppliers need a system to streamline their communication and make sure everyone is on the same page, which ultimately benefits the overall business. We're proud to partner with global apparel industry leader Wing-Tai's Zymmetry Group to deliver the very first solution to address these demands by approaching product development and sourcing as a unified business process."
Mike Relich, CIO of Guess, Inc., says, "For global, virtual teams designing products 24 hours a day, faxes and e-mails don't work anymore. Our industry needs a system that helps create a seamless, responsive relationship between the trend-setting creative side of the business and the practical business and production side where costs can be managed. The ENOVIA apparel sourcing solution is the glue that ties everything together."
The ENOVIA Apparel Accelerator for Sourcing and Production integrates sourcing within the design and development process, allowing companies to seamlessly manage collaboration with production offices and retailers.
VISTAGY Partners with CSM Vigyan to Extend its Leadership to the Indian Aerospace and Automotive Markets
CSM Vigyan will sell and support VISTAGY’s specialized engineering software for composite products and airframe assemblies in the Indian market
VISTAGY, Inc. recently announced a strategic partnership with CSM Vigyan, a CSM Group company, one of the foremost Virtual Product Development solution providers to the Indian aerospace and automotive markets. The partnership will enable CSM Vigyan to provide the most cutting edge software for engineering composite products and airframe assemblies, while extending VISTAGY’s global reach by developing a strong presence in a critical emerging market.
CSM Vigyan was established as a CSM group company in 2006 to capture emerging opportunities in high-end technology areas in the aerospace market. CSM Vigyan will leverage the extensive aerospace and automotive industry experience of its group, consisting of CSM Software LLC and CSM Software Pvt. Ltd. With significant composites engineering expertise and a long history of delivering CAD/CAE solutions, CSM Vigyan is an ideal partner for VISTAGY in the fast-growing Indian market.
“The use of composite materials and need for specialized engineering solutions are both expanding so rapidly that the partnership with VISTAGY is extremely important for us,” said Dr. Swami Narayanaswami, chairman of the CSM Group of companies. “FiberSIM® is the leading software available to engineer composite products in the aerospace and automotive industries, so we’re confident that we can help VISTAGY continue to extend its worldwide leadership position.
“We also think VISTAGY’s Airframe Development Environments™ have great appeal in our market because the software enables aerospace engineers to design and manufacture airframes much more efficiently and cost-effectively.”
“We’re pleased to be working with CSM Vigyan,” said Steve Luby, president and CEO of VISTAGY. “We have recently experienced a significant level of activity in the Indian market and CSM Vigyan is well positioned to take advantage of it. It is a very well regarded company with a long history of building strong relationships with its customers. Our partnership with CSM will enable VISTAGY to make an impact in a market that is increasingly strategic for us and will also ensure that our customers are well supported and successful.” |