Fashion PLM
Overview
Fashion PLM brings style, BOM, sample and tech pack management together in a single module for apparel/textile manufacturers. It provides an end-to-end flow that starts with season/colour/material/supplier master data, continues through size range and measurement point definitions, and reaches style-level BOM lines, costing and the sample approval process.
Key Concepts
- Season / Colour / Material / Supplier — the shared master data records that style definitions are built on.
- Size range & measurement point — which sizes a style will be produced in and which measurements are tracked for each size; auto-grade derives the measurements of the other sizes from a base size.
- Style — the main record of a product; it carries state transitions, a delivery date, tech pack details and revision history.
- Sample — the physical sample process for a style; it includes state transitions, comments and quote/price information.
- Share grant — the access permission issued so a style or sample can be shared with an external supplier/stakeholder; external activity and external uploads are tracked through this grant.
- Construction note & sketch — manufacturing notes and sketch/drawing files attached to a style.
Typical Workflow
- Open Fashion PLM from the left-hand menu; first define the season, colour, material and supplier master data (if it does not exist yet).
- Create the size range and measurement points; if needed, derive the measurements of the other sizes with auto-grade.
- Create a new style; assign colours/variants, add the BOM lines and enter the tech pack details.
- Run a costing preview.
- Open a sample request for the style; track the sample's status (sent → reviewed → approved and so on), add comments and create a quote.
- If needed, create a share grant for an external supplier and monitor the external activity (uploaded files, comments).
- Follow the style and sample process end to end on the timeline, and assign the related tasks.
Feature Reference
- Season, colour, material, supplier, size range and measurement point master data management
- Style CRUD, state transitions, delivery date and tech pack detail management
- Style-level BOM lines and colour/variant assignment
- Costing and cost preview
- Sample process: state transitions, comments, quote
- Measurement table and automatic size derivation with auto-grade
- Construction notes and sketch/drawing file management
- Style/sample revision history and approval records
- Share grants with external stakeholders and external activity/upload tracking
- Timeline and task assignment
- Demo data set load/unload
Constraints / Known Limits
- The module is under active development; enterprise hardening work (versioning/audit depth, notification flows, tech pack file storage, tighter integration with PDM/BOM/Nuve Recipe) is ongoing.
- The external supplier collaboration (share grants) process is at a basic level; advanced notification and approval workflows are planned for a later phase.
- Test coverage and demo environment scenarios are still being expanded.