Pattern making is a fundamental discipline in the creation of products in both fashion and design, applicable to both clothing and the home & furniture sector. Although these two areas share some common elements, the differences in their workflows are significant and should be taken...
A technical sheet is a fundamental tool in the clothing industry. But what exactly is it, and how can it be used in the fashion world? In this article, we will explore its definition, importance, and how it contributes to the creation and marketing of...
In the world of modern manufacturing, automation plays a crucial role in improving efficiency and reducing costs. MTM (Made to Measure) and MTO (Made to Order) systems are two approaches that can simplify this process. If you're looking to optimize production, learning how to automate...
In the fashion pattern making industry, CAD has become an essential tool for optimizing design and pattern creation. Using CAD for fashion pattern making helps save time and resources, improving both efficiency and the quality of work. In this article, we’ll explore 5 ways to...
In the fashion and textile design industry, one of the most delicate aspects of the production process is fabric image cutting. This process is crucial for ensuring perfect continuity in the pattern, avoiding defects that could compromise the quality of the final product. In this...
In the fashion and textile design industry, one of the most delicate aspects of the production process is fabric image cutting. This process is crucial for ensuring perfect continuity in the pattern, avoiding defects that could compromise the quality of the final product. In this...
In the apparel industry, efficiency and innovation are key factors for staying competitive. Choosing the right PLM for apparel can make a big difference in improving workflows, reducing product development times, and optimizing costs. But how do you choose the right system? In this article,...
In the digital era, technology continues to transform the way we shop, especially in the realm of upholstered furniture. With the advent of 3D configurators, such as the one offered by Crea Solution, consumers now have the ability to customize and visualize their desired furniture...
Seeking efficiency and precise management in every phase of the product lifecycle is crucial for brands in the fashion industry. To tackle these challenges, an increasing number of companies are turning to PLM systems (Product Lifecycle Management), tools designed to manage the entire process of...
In the world of fashion, the terms "Made to Measure," "Bespoke," and "Made to Order" are often used, but each describes a unique approach to customizing clothing. Understanding these differences is essential to appreciate the value of each method. MADE TO MEASURE Made to Measure represents a balance...
Plan the collections, create always updated catalogs that are, for the entire sales network and merchandising
Market-oriented planning and objectives, this is the goal of PLM Crea Solution, integrating together the design, merchandising and marketing functions.
Creating online catalogs that are always up to date throughout the sales network, available on smartphones and tablets, has never been so simple.
Creating assortments ensuring a harmonious image of the products presented
Check the quality of production all over the world, observing ratings and ranking of suppliers
The Crea Solution PLM simplifies the quality management procedures, gives ratings and ranking of all suppliers to guarantee constant quality and safety levels, assigning objectives relating to these parameters from the phase of receipt of raw materials to production.
Manage all prices and analyze the mark-up without errors
The Crea Solution pricing platform integrated in the PLM is able to automatically generate constantly updated price lists with currencies from around the world and based on various infinite criteria such as lines, models, geographical area, area code, color variant …
Every company has different needs and for this reason Crea Solution is able to customize the pricing platforms based on all the criteria that are necessary for the customer to determine prices.
Simulate costs, carry out consumption calculation forecasts and get the Target Price
The definition of costs is important from the beginning in the product development process. Thanks to the amount of data that the PLM Crea Solution manages, it is possible to automatically estimate the cost of a pattern during its development so that pattern makers know beforehand the economic effort that a certain item or line will entail and eventually operate in order to hit the ‘target price’.
Analyze and track all product samples
Through the Crea Solution PLM dashboard it is possible to track the progress of prototypes and samples through the perfect synchronization of all the info. This allows effective communication with every single company department.
Forecast the sales with real-time data
The Crea Solution Merchandising Plan analyzes and makes comparisons of sales data from previous years (divided by season, product, geographical area, collection, department, line and many other personalized criteria) to align the strategy with performance objectives and estimate sales in extremely realistic way.
Once the strategic objectives have been defined, the PLM Merchandising Plan Crea Solution will separate these objectives for different clusters for a more organic planning that also includes financial and image objectives.
Once the Crea Solution Merchandising Plan is set up, it will simulate sales based on real and continuously updated real-time data.
All patterns data in your tablet, prototypes approval with a click
Draw in the CAD Create environment while remaining directly connected with the PLM. Build the patterns database, fabrics master data, multiple size charts for intermediate and qualitative product controls thanks to complete integration with pattern making CAD, displaying the patterns created directly by the PLM.
It is also possible to approve or modify the patterns thanks to the virtual fitting with 3D CAD, moreover you can capture the images of the products during the fitting and make an immediate request for fitting in just a few clicks.
Take advantage from the integration with Tex Design, Adobe Illustrator, Coral Draw and many others …
Take advantage from the PLM Crea integration with over 12 sketching software for clothing and manage the entire collection design directly from the PLM. In this way the communication between the design department and the pattern making department will be improved in a very sensitive way. Crea Image Server offers a complete and automatic way to modify file formats so that your sketches or images can be available to all the players in the supply chain involved. By accessing a central archive of colors, designers are given the opportunity to develop ‘pallets’ of reusable seasonal colors for fabrics, garments, accessories and other elements. The same can be done with the textures, the accessibility and modifiability of colors and textures in their respective folders allows the company to easily create variations on the fabrics of the garments and to modify, even in the most advanced stages of the product, and with a few clicks, an entire theme of the collection if not even an entire production line by adding or removing from the collections one or more colors, one or more styles.
