Vostok-Service, the largest developer, manufacturer and supplier of workwear, footwear and personal protective equipment (PPE) across Russia and Europe, has selected Centric Software‘s Product Lifecycle Management (PLM), to track and improve product development and manufacturing. Centric Software provides the most innovative enterprise solutions to fashion, retail, footwear, outdoor, luxury, home décor and consumer goods companies to achieve strategic and operational digital transformation goals.
Vostok-Service Group of Companies supplies both traditional and specialized labor protection equipment for various industries, such as: workwear and safety footwear, PPE, tools and related products.
In order to guarantee the maximum level of safety for industrial workers using its workwear and PPE, Vostok-Service must ensure that the materials selected to make each of its products meet the required protective properties, and comply with strict quality control procedures.
However, employees who wear the clothing increasingly want to look stylish, so for the past decade, Vostok-Service has taken inspiration from fashion trends to enable the creation of protective clothing that is not only durable and comfortable, but unique and well-designed.
“Due to the expanding production capacity of the company and the increase in the volume of products, we needed a modern IT solution to optimize and track production processes at all stages – from idea to production,” explains Aleksey Suzdalev, Director of Production Division at Vostok-Service. “We selected Centric PLM after a serious evaluation of competitive solutions available to the market and our final choice of vendor was very deliberate. Centric PLM has wide and varied functionalities that will help us track and improve product development and manufacturing, and Centric PLM incorporates worldwide best practices.”
Over five PLM vendors were considered by Vostok-Service, however, Centric’s clear understanding of apparel, its approach to innovation and track record set it apart from its competitors. In addition, the success and 100% go-live rate of Centric’s Agile DeploymentSM methodology were strong differentiators.
“With the introduction of Centric PLM, we plan to reduce labor costs for product development, increase the speed of new models released and increase labor productivity,” comments Suzdalev. “The creation of a ‘digital twin’ and a common space where specialists can communicate will drastically increase the efficiency of our work.”
“We are delighted to be working with Vostok-Service to help the company grow and develop in-line with its present and future objectives, and we look forward to a long-term and successful partnership,” says Chris Groves, President and CEO of Centric Software.
