Lancaster, a French company known for crafted luxury leather handbags and accessories, has chosen Centric 8 PLM, a leading PLM solution for fashion, retail, luxury and consumer goods companies, to help revitalize its processes and support growth opportunities in new markets. The company chose Centric 8 PLM on the strength of its flexibility, functionality, and ease of use.
“Our objective is to achieve exponential growth, particularly in Asia and the USA, and we needed to simplify our processes in line with best practices, improve supply chain collaboration, and find opportunities to synergize sourcing between the Sequoia and Lancaster brands,” explains Tony Jean Rose, PLM Project Manager adding, “In parallel with implementing the Centric 8 PLM platform, we now intend to re-organize our processes to take advantage of their teams’ expertise.”
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In another development, Lancaster will empower its designers and developers with key applications from Centric’s mobile suite, such as Capture It, Material Sample and Product Notes on Android, enabling users to quickly create a collaborative and contemporaneous source of images and other product data. Lancaster currently enjoys a global presence in 60 countries through 1,000 stores and produces 1.5 million luxury leather handbags and accessories.
Commenting on the collaboration, Chris Groves, CEO, Centric Software said, “Lancaster will be able to secure its reputation for affordable luxury through proven practices, as well as laying the technological foundations for growth without compromise. PLM involves more than just reducing defects, slimming cycle times and establishing leaner processes.”
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