Organic Clothing Brand Edun Joins Business Management Systems’ Clientele

BMS is proud to add burgeoning organic fashion and green clothing brand, Edun, to our esteemed clientele.

Shop or check out Edun’s mission today!

Double Layer Cami Dress by Edun

Olivier Theyskens Teams Up with BMS Client Theory

Some may call it the fashion industry’s latest “odd couple”, but it’s true–Olivier Theyskens is teaming up with one of our own clients, Theory, in what is sure to be a truly unique & dynamic artistic partnership.

The former Nina Ricci designer is said to be designing a “capsule collection” for the Theory brand.

Read more from Elle News.

Designer Olivier Theyskeyns

Create, Shop & Explore on Polyvore.com

Polyvore.com is the fashion industry’s latest obsession.

We first learned of Polyvore at a recent educational event we attended at FIT. It appeared again in this Monday’s issue of Women’s Wear Daily.

If the buzz isn’t enough to get you interested, take it from us–it’s extremely cool.

You can browse & create fashion collages from Polyvore’s seemingly limitless library of styles & accessories from all the hottest brands.

There are contests to create themed collages, question & answer forums and more.

We at BMS were particularly pleased to note that Polyvore’s creation tool functions very similarly to our own storyboard creation tool in our VerTex Design Toolbox, which we feel speaks to the user-friendliness of our product.

So food for thought–if you can use Polyvore.com you can design storyboards in the VerTex system! Why not try it now?

Why is Industry Dissatisfied with PLM? from Active Knowledge Modeling

A co-worker passed along a valuable article from the Active Knowledge Modeling blog entitled “Why is Industry Dissatisfied with PLM?” by Frank Lillehagen.

While the article dates back almost a year, most of the points made are still extremely relevant. Lillehagen balances the 5 basic functionalities of PLM against the list of 20 or so that it arguably should have, and what should be done to remedy the discrepancy.

As a PLM provider, naturally it gave us a lot of food for thought, but it also affirmed a lot of what we are currently doing right–particularly when it comes to addressing the needs of the design department.

Read the full article here.

Diagram from "Why is Industry Dissatisfied with PLM?"

Good News & Bad News…And The VerTex Toolbox of the Week!

The good news is we are staying true to our New Year’s resolution and bringing you another featured Toolbox from the VerTex system this week.

The bad news is we will no longer be blogging Project Runway this season. We know it’s a crowd favorite, and it’s fun for us too! But it has been dominating our readership and we thought it was about time to bring it back to basics.

So without further ado, this week’s featured VerTex Toolbox is…

PRODUCTION

The VerTex Production Toolbox allows you to create PO easily & painlessly using our template-driven software. It gives you the visibility to track all your shipments in a clear & concise environment. The Production Toolbox will also generate full reports for you automatically and free of hassle.

BMS’s New Year’s Resolution? Bring Back the Featured VerTex Toolbox of the Week!

We at BMS Blogs! have decided that in honor of the New Year, we would make a resolution to resinstitute the Featured VerTex Toolbox of the Week!

We think it’s a good idea that deserves more attention, so that our readers can get to know what we do a little better each week.

For those of you new to the blog, BMS is a leading provider of product lifecycle management software to the apparel & textile industries. Our product, VerTex, is is an easy-to-use, easy-to-install modular system of “Toolboxes”, with each toolbox encompassing a different aspect of your business while promoting the cohesion of all aspects for a more efficient and profitable company (Learn more at BMSystems.com).

Sure we like to come here to talk about fashion, technology and more, but rarely talk about ourselves. And we think you deserve to know!

This week, we will highlight the VerTex COSTING Toolbox:

The VerTex COSTING Toolbox helps you to not only efficiently & conveniently cost products by product component in an organized & effective manner–it can actually help your company to save money, by allowing for side-by-side multiple vendor comparison and assuring accurate costing every time with final costing enabled with price history.

Featured VerTex Toolbox of the Week: COSTING

The VerTex Costing Toolbox helps you to not only efficiently & conveniently cost products by product component in an organized & effective manner–it can actually help your company to save money, by allowing for side-by-side multiple vendor comparison and assuring accurate costing every time with final costing enabled with price history.

Brought to you by Business Management Systems

Business Management Systems – Featured VerTex Toolbox of the Week: DEVELOPMENT

The Development Toolbox helps to homogenize & smooth the oftentimes rocky development stages of garment production by creating one simple, comprehensive module where you can create BOM, technical packs, and handle sample fit management simultaneously, seamlessly, & stress-free.

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Business Management Systems – Featured VerTex Toolbox of the Week: COLOR

The perfect companion to the VerTex Design Toolbox (featured last week), the Color Toolbox takes the guesswork out of finding your ideal shade by allowing you to pull RGB information from your inspirations, as well as create color and print palettes with ease all in one user-friendly module.

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BMS Presents: Featured VerTex Toolbox of the Week

BMS is one of the apparel & textile industry’s most experienced providers of money-saving PLM solutions. BMS delivers VerTex–a modular system of specialized “Toolboxes” that streamline your business from design to delivery, allowing you to turn the chaos of the fashion industry into total control for your business.

To provide you with a better understanding of the VerTex PLM solution, we at BMS will be featuring one VerTex Toolbox each week.

This Week’s Toolbox: DESIGN

Design is the heart of the fashion & apparel industry. In this unique
field, the creative process is just as much a part of a business as the
facts and figures…so what good is a PLM system that neglects this crucial
element? One of VerTex PLM’s most unique features—the Design
Toolbox—extends PLM capabilities upstream to where the creative process
begins. This module allows designers to create albums, design storyboards,
manage line lists and more, helping to keep all departments on the same
page in terms of important changes, new innovations, and long-term
artistic direction.