Centric Software® is pleased to announce Dishang Group has selected Centric PLM™ to strengthen its product development capabilities and enable innovation-driven growth. Centric Software provides the most innovative enterprise solutions to plan, design, develop, source, comply, buy, make, price, allocate, assort, market, sell and replenish fashion, luxury, footwear, outdoor, home, cosmetics & personal care products as well as multi-category retail, to achieve strategic and operational digital transformation goals.
Over the past three decades, Dishang Group has become an influential force in global apparel manufacturing. Headquartered in Weihai, Shandong, China, the company delivers end-to-end design and production solutions through its core OEM and ODM businesses, serving over 800 brands across 100+ countries, with ten production bases throughout Asia. Its diversified product offering includes fashion, outdoor and performance apparel, as well as specialized categories such as workwear and uniforms.
As Dishang Group scales to meet growing demand and shorter lead times, the complexity of managing its diverse product lines, including fashion, workwear and private label collections, and over 4,000 global partners has also increased. To maintain its competitive edge, the company is prioritizing deeper integration in design and product development, as well as improved visibility and collaboration across the entire product lifecycle. Managing a growing portfolio across ODM and private label businesses demands an agile and end-to-end PLM solution, with these priorities laying the groundwork for strategic goals.
“As the apparel industry experiences tremendous change, our business model must evolve alongside it,” says Mr. Zhu Hongtao, General Manager of Dishang Group. “By adopting advanced tools and technologies like Centric PLM, we aim to improve the accuracy of our decision-making and enhance our capabilities in business analysis, particularly in the areas of ODM and digital asset management.”
This initiative is a central part of Dishang Group’s modernization strategy, designed to build resilience and flexibility amid intensifying global competition and unpredictable market dynamics. A mature, agile platform is key to enabling operational excellence across both product development and supply chain functions.
In early 2025, following a comprehensive internal review, Dishang Group launched the next phrase of its digital transformation, with the selection of a PLM solution as top priority. The team conducted a rigorous evaluation of leading vendors before selecting Centric PLM for its proven success in large-scale implementations and its collaborative, consultative approach.
“Through Centric PLM, we expect to consolidate systems, increase efficiency, improve cost control and unify resource management across our operations,” adds Mr. Sun Shiguang, General Manager of Dishang Group.
Partnering with Centric Software marks a pivotal moment in Dishang Group’s product development journey. “Technology is a key enabler of sustainable growth,” adds Mr. Zhu. “Centric PLM will help us to reduce manual work, increase design precision and better serve our clients. Ultimately, it will support our transformation into a more agile, digitally-driven enterprise across both domestic and international markets.”
“Dishang Group’s clear vision and commitment to digital transformation will drive lasting success,” comments Chris Groves, CEO of Centric Software. “We are proud to partner with Dishang Group to enable innovation at scale through streamlined processes, real-time collaboration and actionable data. Together, we aim to set a new benchmark for PLM excellence in China’s OEM and ODM apparel industry.”
