CENTRIC SMB at KEYHOUSE – The Innovation Hub For Tomorrow's Fashion

In the atmospheric industrial charm of KEYHOUSE in Hall 7, progressive suppliers and global players from cross-industry sectors will be showcasing their latest new developments and innovations. On over 1,000 square metres, you will find trend-setting future fabrics and new process technologies – be it in terms of sustainability, circular economy, digitalisation & AI, traceability, textile dyeing or finishing. Staged as an interactive think tank, future-oriented show cases will be in the spotlight alongside sustainable innovations.

KEYHOUSE is also home to the main lecture forum of MUNICH FABRIC START with exclusive keynotes, panel discussions, trend presentations, Q&A sessions & expert talks by international industry insiders. Be inspired by the wide range of events at KEYHOUSE.

Speed product development, increase profits & boost efficiency with Centric’s PLM designed for small & mid-sized businesses

Is your emerging fashion or retail brand poised for growth and are you looking for a backbone technology solution to streamline product concept to replenishment? Have you considered implementing a modern Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) solution but think it is out of reach and only for the major industry players?

Centric Software® is thrilled to offer growing fashion brands and retailers Centric SMB.  Centric SMB is our cloud-based PLM solution designed for small and mid-sized businesses and is proven to help speed product development, increase profits and boost efficiency. It gives you access to all the tools you need to gain a competitive advantage by improving your products and streamlining processes. Available on a subscription basis (SaaS), you can access the same technology and industry know-how as the large global brands.

Read on to explore the top 4 Benefits and Innovative Features of Centric SMB!

Benefit #1: Collapse Time to Market by 15% to 30%

With simplified business processes, improved supply chain collaboration and decision-making capabilities for teams, along with innovative applications like 3D proofing and review processes, brands and retailers can dramatically shorten the time frame from concept to replenishment.

Benefit #2: Increase Product Revenue by 5% to 10%

Design, product development, purchasing and buyer teams can assess key performance indicators in real time by using sales planning views, including product series portfolios, supplier performance, target sales and actual sales. This empowers them to make timely adjustments to their plans, improve the success rate of product launches and increase sales performance.

Benefit #3: Higher Profit Margins: Reduce Cost of Selling by 5% to 15%

Centric SMB can quickly and accurately calculate relationships between cost, profit and price changes according to set sales goals. Suppliers can be added to the supply chain collaboration process in advance, enabling unified global procurement. Product profitability can soar with informed, collaborative procurement plans.

Benefit #4: Increase Management and Development Efficiency by 10% to 50%

With Centric SMB, teams can reduce the number of emails, meetings and phone calls required, and dramatically reduce time wasted searching for, or updating information. PLM’s single source of real-time data powers efficiency, freeing teams to focus on value-added business critical functions.

“We needed a solution that was accessible from anywhere, available to us at all times and adaptable enough to grow as we did. Centric SMB was affordable, had everything we needed out of the box and the suite of additional modules made sure it would be scalable as our needs evolved.” – tentree

Innovative Feature #1: Mobile Apps

In today’s rapidly moving global apparel industry being able to conduct business from anywhere at any time if crucial for success. Centric SMB’s wide range of 15 mobile apps give users the power to capture data outside of the scope of traditional methods and let teams work with ease, on the move. Centric SMB apps include Capture It (to collect image inspiration), Product Notes, Sample Review, 3D Sample Review, Collection Book Fit Review, Retail Review and more!

Innovative Feature #2: Adobe® Connect

This powerful app enables designers to use Adobe® Illustrator within Centric SMB. This easy to use, class-leading link between PLM and designers’ tool of choice allows users to work 100% within the PLM environment. Empower designers to sketch and create colors and other product information, start building Bills of Material and seamlessly access textiles, fabrics and colors from within Centric SMB.

Innovative Feature #3: 3D Connect

Centric developed a 3D agnostic strategy so that information flows seamlessly between multiple 3D applications. With 3D Connect designers work in their native 3D environment while connected directly to PLM to harness the power of 3D at every stage of the product lifecycle. 3D Connect integrates with leading 3D apparel design and development CAD solutions including Browzwear, SOLIDWORKS, Optitex and CLO 3D.

Innovative Feature #4: AI Image Search

Creative teams in fashion and retail collect enormous amounts of digital and physical samples of materials, trims, colors and styles that serve both as inspiration for the future and as a record of the past. The challenge is finding what they need can be like searching for a needle in a haystack and hundreds of hours can be wasted. With Centric AI Image Search, designers can take a picture of a new fabric or trim inspiration and instantly search PLM image archives to find the closest match and if a similar item has been approved or used before, a designer can find out immediately. AI Image search can also connect designers to suppliers with a close match, saving teams massive amounts of time and improving design and development decisions.

“Having Centric in place saves everyone about 10-15 percent of their time on a day to day basis, mainly because people don’t have to spend time searching for the right answers, asking questions and re-confirming whether information is up to date.” – Marine Layer