
Taking innovative strategy to a whole new level, Centric Software has announced to launch Centric Visual Innovation Platform/Centric VIP to drive retail transformation for brands, retailers and manufacturers. The newly launched platform will focus on three areas: ideation and collaboration; decision making; and mass, automated execution of decisions.
According to the technology provider, Centric VIP will provide a strategic-level overview for executives, drill-down capabilities for users and mass automation of executive decision making. This platform is compatible with touchscreen devices like iPad, iPhone, and televisions making it a pretty user-friendly platform. Through the information projection on the television, macro or micro level views can be manipulated with individuals contributing via their own devices, drilling down into details as needed.
Furthermore, it comprises of various digital boards such as mood boards, material and style boards, allocation and merchandising boards as well as line and sales boards. It is claimed that Centric VIP increases the productivity of 1 PLM user by a factor of 10.
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Users can experience ‘what-if’ scenarios using real-time information, with changes automatically tracked and decisions recorded. This eliminates the need to record minutes of meetings, enter changes into PLM software post-meeting or wait for manual sign-off, the company reports.
Explaining about the launch, Humberto Roa, VP – Innovation, Centric Software, commented, “Centric VIP was conceived in close, on-site partnerships with the world’s leading brands and retailers, and is a fully market driven, game changing innovation.”
Adding to that, Chris Groves, President and CEO of Centric Software, said, “Centric VIP is a dramatic innovation that transforms our customers’ business by collapsing their time to market, delivering massive streamlining and speeding their execution. It is truly a game changing innovation.”






