Footwear & Apparel
The footwear and apparel industry is a very unique in many ways. Fashions - and therefor products - change from month-to-month rather than season-to-season or year-to-year. The complexity of product development and launch in is a result of market uncertainty, multiple design locations, merchandise planning, rapid development cycles, global sourcing and complex supplier collaboration, among other factors. Innovation in footwear and apparel is driven by creative designers and fashionistas who are not fond of constraints, systems and processes.
To succeed and grow in this increasingly complex and global environment, footwear and apparel companies will need to improve margins, increase brand growth and drive profitability by reducing time-to-market, improving development processes, maximizing the value of product portfolios, and enhancing compliance and traceability. Fundamental changes to the business processes and technologies that enable, manage and measure products from concept to retirement, across business lines and functions, will be required.
Kalypso’s footwear and apparel industry leaders combine customer and industry insight with innovation and world-class execution. We help footwear and apparel organizations execute product innovation strategies and achieve measurable, sustainable results with a depth of capabilities and expertise tailored for each client.
Our industry leaders help improve innovation ROI with strategies specific to footwear and apparel, including:
- Implementing Kalypso's proprietary Product Data Record enabled by Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) Technology for Footwear and Apparel, integrated with ERP to deliver state-of-the-art compliance, traceability, and brand protection
- Transforming the organization with a true Innovation Transformation around people, processes, and technology that aligns with corporate strategy
- Deploying an organizational change management model that addresses culture, leadership, capabilities, structure and performance to mobilize and sustain change