Gerber to support Fast Fashion Process for CBR Fashion Group

Germany-based top five supplier of fashionable women’s wear, CBR Fashion Group successfully went live with YuniquePLM™. The industry-leading PLM solution from Gerber Technology, a world leader in integrated digital software and automation solutions for the apparel and industrial markets, supports fast-fashion design and the development process of their customers around the world and streamlines collaboration with their agencies and suppliers.
 
Both CBR brands CECIL and Street One have successfully handled the first collection with YuniquePLM™. Nearly 90 internal users and round about 60 agencies plus direct suppliers had been integral part of the go live process. Starting from collection briefing, followed by image management, sample requests, tech pack, RFQ and final approval of styles the entire fast fashion development process is supported by YuniquePLM. By having all agencies and direct suppliers communicating via the supplier portal srmOn with designers a lot of email exchange has been eliminated. By now sample comments, supplier quotes and sample shipping information are getting entered into the PLM system instead of being communicated by email.

CBR Fashion Group has chosen a best of breed approach from the beginning: YuniquePLM™ has been integrated with other new business solutions such as ERP and SCM having been implemented in parallel. Along with that implementation concept all systems, brands and departments had to go live in the same collection development cycle. Gerber’s team of international experts worked closely with the CBR Fashion Group project team to ensure a smooth transition. CBR- Program Manager Gilbert Passarotto said: “Because YuniquePLM is a well organized, structured system and due the vast experience Gerber’s Professional Services contributed to system implementation we were able to fulfill our indeed ambitious goals from the scratch.”

"We are pleased to add CBR Fashion Group to the portfolio of users among the world’s leading fashion brands and look forward to continue working with their highly professional team also in future as per the customer’s demand,” stressed Bill Brewster, vice president and general manager, Enterprise SW Solutions.

Pic: CECIL winter collection 15/16, (c)2015 CBR Group