New apparel sourcing solutions from Dassault and Zymmetry

20/02/2008

3D and Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) solutions Dassault Systèmes and Zymmetry Group, a manufacturing and sourcing solutions provider focusing on the apparel industry, are to work together on various apparel sourcing solutions. They will focus on the entire process from initial design to sourcing to retailing for the global footwear and apparel industry. 

The partnership will help the two software vendors to connect the entire apparel supply chain, linking front and back end design and development processes from planning to sourcing, pre-production and production.

CEO, Enovia, Dassault Systèmes, Joel Lemke, said the two companies would serve the "end-to-end “fast-fashion” supply chain".
Chairman of the Zymmetry Group, Steven Walton, said that the agreement "builds upon a 10-year vision to connect the entire apparel and footwear supply chain with more collaborative, transparent and synchronised solutions."

Zymmetry is part of the Hong Kong-based Wing Tai Group and has customers ranging from brands based in the US, to large global manufacturing enterprises based in Asia. France-based Dassault Systèmes has more than 100,000 customers in 80 countries.