CIMdata PLM Industry Summary Online Archive
18 March 2010
Events News
GUESS, Billabong, Cutter & Buck Speaking at Apparel Tech Conference West
Executives from GUESS, Billabong and Cutter & Buck are among the speakers who will be discussing technology strategies and success at Apparel Magazine's upcoming Apparel Tech West on March 23 in Los Angeles.
The third annual event, designed for apparel brands, manufacturers and retailers, is hosted at the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising (FIDM), 919 South Grand Avenue, and will run from 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
The conference includes eight educational sessions focused on technology case studies and a keynote on "2010's Hot Button Issues," presented by Ilse Metchek, president of the California Fashion Association. The latter will cover such issues as finance, design piracy, CPSIA and more.
Also featured are technology exhibits from leading solution providers including Apparel Business Systems, Centric Software, Dassault, Gerber Technology, Lawson, Lectra, NGC (New Generation Computing), NovaQuest, PTC, [TC]2 and Xterprise.
Additionally, Apparel Magazine will honor its five Sustainability All-Stars at the event.
To register, visit apparelmag.com.
In addition to the keynote, the agenda includes the following sessions:
Utilizing Collaborative PLMand Sourcing Solutions in a Global Environment: Billabong Group, Presentedby Mark Burstein, NGC (New Generation Computing) & Billabong Group
PLM: The Technology Backbonefor Better Margins, Reducing Cycle Time and Enabling Innovation, Presentedby JP Provencher, PTC & Jeff Goldman, Agron Inc.
Dressed for Success: GUESSDesigners Give the Straight Talk on PLM, Presented by Brea Haley,Associate Designer, GUESS & Susan Olivier, Director, Retail, Footwearand Apparel Market Development, ENOVIA, Dassault Systèmes
Rise to the Top with a PLMIntegration, Presented by Simon Poulton, Vice President of Sales -Strategic Fashion and PLM, Lectra.
24/7 Global Operations: Supply Chain & PLM - A Customer Case Study, Presented by Lenny Weiss,Gerber Technology and Bobbie Jo Foster, Cutter & Buck
MRP as Your Primary Engine: How High 5 Sportswear Drove Home Success, Presented by Stillman Saunders,High 5 Sportswear & Bob McKee, Lawson
Understanding the KeyFactors Involved in Achieving Rapid Benefits from PLM: A Case Study,Presented by Centric Software
Lean Retail: Cutting the Fatwith RFID, Presented by Xterprise
The event concludes with a Networking Reception at The FIDM Museum & Galleries, featuring: "Hollywood 2010: The Art of Motion Picture Costume Design."
About Apparel
Apparel magazine offers technology and business insight from concept to consumer, providing competitive, actionable information to executives representing the world's most successful apparel brands, retailers and manufacturers. Its targeted content addresses Retail Intelligence, Supply Chain, Sourcing & Logistics, Concept-to-Spec and Fiber-to-Fabric. An Edgell Communications publication, Apparel also produces the Apparel Executive Forum, Apparel Tech Conference New York, Apparel's Sourcing Summit at MAGIC, numerous web events, e-Newsletters, apparelmag.com, a variety of leading-edge industry research reports and more.
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