Solutions PLM Retail

Product Lifecycle Management for Retail

With Siemens and Mendix PLM software, retail companies can efficiently collaborate with suppliers, easily manage data, and deliver high-quality products to their customers.

Digital transformation with PLM for Retail

Consistently delivering high-quality consumer products requires lots of work behind the scenes. Retailers are constantly fighting to reduce their product development cycles and use product data more efficiently—and this is before addressing the issue of collaborating with suppliers and other company departments.

With Siemens Teamcenter or Mendix Digital Lifecycle Management (DLM) for Fashion & Retail, retailers can start their digital transformation journey with intuitive tools that keep operations running smoothly. Retail PLM software acts as a single source of truth, centralizing data and ensuring consistency across all stages of product development, ultimately benefiting the bottom line.

Product Lifecycle Management solutions for Retail

CLEVR specializes in implementing Siemens Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) and Mendix DLM for Fashion & Retail software, as well as Mendix custom low-code applications development.

Siemens Teamcenter PLM

Teamcenter offers a single source of truth for all product data, simplifying collaboration across departments and with suppliers. It dramatically shortens product development cycles, ensures compliance, and reduces costs. In the retail industry, it is especially useful for companies that produce durable consumer goods.

Mendix Digital Lifecycle Management

Mendix DLM is a highly customizable, low-code solution that's easy to deploy. It can be tailored to the specific needs of fashion, apparel, accessories, and footwear companies and those in the fast-moving consumer goods sector (FMCG). It creates an end-to-end digital value chain that automates the entire design-to-sales process and integrates seamlessly with existing systems.

Siemens Xcelerator portfolio

Teamcenter and Mendix DLM for Fashion & Retail are part of the Siemens Xcelerator portfolio. This comprehensive software suite integrates PLM, MOM solutions, and low-code development. The Siemens Xcelerator portfolio can help retailers of all sizes become digital enterprises with software that can be tuned to fit business- and industry-specific needs across the entire value chain.

PLM benefits for Retail and consumer goods

Siemens PLM software, including Mendix DLM, ensures retailers can access the latest data to make well-timed decisions while improving collaboration.

Increased efficiency with task automation

Automate repetitive tasks and minimize manual errors to boost operational efficiency. PLM software streamlines retail product development so you can focus on high-impact tasks like improving production methods.

Accelerated time-to-market

PLM software helps reduce delays, bring new products to market faster, and stay ahead of market trends and consumer demands. Quicker product development means timely feedback.

Smoother internal and external collaboration

Improve communication between departments and with suppliers. PLM software ensures that all stakeholders are on the same page, promoting efficient and effective digital collaboration.

Greater data accuracy and transparency

Centralize all data for a single source of truth. Siemens PLM software offers tools to ensure all data is accurate and consistent, making it easy to utilize real-time information across the product lifecycle, including IoT devices. 

Improving the Retail value chain

Successfully managing products requires data-driven collaboration with external stakeholders for a more environmentally and financially efficient operation.

Seamless supply chains

Siemens PLM software uses tools to make communication between suppliers, manufacturers, and retailers simple and effective. Reduce delays, improve product quality, and find ways to lessen your environmental impact with access to real-time data through intuitive digital platforms.

Collaborative product development

The Siemens Xcelerator portfolio offers tools to help retailers and their external partners work effectively on developing products. This includes Computer-Aided Design (CAD) systems for product visualization and iteration, as well as document and regulatory management protocols.

Key Product Lifecycle Management features

Life made easy: Powerful capabilities can benefit stakeholders across the development cycle, from supply chain managers to product designers.

Quick and accurate product development

Manage every stage from ideation, design, and production to end-of-life, ensuring products meet market demands swiftly. 

A single source of truth

Create a single source of truth for all product information, ensuring data accuracy and accessibility for all departments and external stakeholders.

Merchandise planning

PLM software provides tools for planning and optimizing product lines, aligning them with market demands and your business strategies.

Streamlined product development

Efficiently manage the entire product development process, reducing time-to-market and enhancing innovation.

entire product development process,

Efficient material management

Centralized material libraries and management, ensuring resources are used efficiently.

3D integrations

Seamlessly integrate your new PLM system with various CAD tools for real-time collaboration and design consistency.

ERP integrations

Integrate with existing ERP systems to ensure data flows smoothly across all stages of development and manufacturing.

Optimized with AI

AI technology runs throughout the software suite, helping with predictive maintenance, supply chain optimization, and product innovation.

CLEVR Retail PLM implementations

Don't just take our word for it. Read what our retail partners had to say about improving their operations with CLEVR.

We very much enjoyed the collaboration with CLEVR; it's not just about the knowledge and experience that CLEVR came with, but also the passion, intuition, and curiosity.

Patrick Langseth
Customer success manager for Packaging
Testimonial from Tronrud Engineering

CLEVR has helped us since the beginning — they built it from scratch, and we don't have to worry when CLEVR's on the project. They know what to do.

Roeland Drok
Citizen developer
Testimonial from Hanab Telecom Infra

One of the things we appreciated most about working with CLEVR was their ability to take our ideas and make them better. They didn’t just build what we asked for—they challenged us, refined our vision, and helped us create something truly impactful.

Amanda Weijenberg
Marketing and Innovation Advisor

It was one of the smoothest implementations we've done recently. CLEVR supported us not just technically, but with a real understanding of the commercial side of things, helping us make smart process decisions, rather than simply customizing for the sake of it.

Koen Berends
Project Manager
Testimonial from ANWB Retail

The collaboration with CLEVR was excellent from the start. They coordinated between all stakeholders, bridging technical and organizational perspectives seamlessly, and ensuring that the transition was both robust and efficient. We know we can always rely on them for support whenever new needs or challenges arise.

Armin de Klerk
Business Analyst
Testimonial from Vektis

CLEVR, as part of the broader backend team, played a key role in successfully delivering the solution on time, remaining accessible, engaged, and solution‑oriented whenever questions arose.

Sonia Gidding
Product Owner Digital Partnerships
Testimonial from Menzis

CLEVR is closely involved throughout the process, helping us define the right prompts, select the appropriate models, and structure the workflows. That continuous support makes it much easier for us to adopt the platform's new possibilities and build the confidence to use the platform effectively across the organization.

Marin Schrijen
Digital lead
Testimonial from DSI

Mendix can be learned quickly and it is easy to use. Users can achieve a lot themselves and have the option of reusing building blocks in other apps. If the app you built doesn’t deliver the intended result, you can adjust it again or throw it away. This fits with the new way of working.

Erik van der Steen
RAD Champion
Testimonial from City of Rotterdam

CLEVR has an elegant way of using its valuable perspective to challenge requirements and achieve best-in-class results. It is one of many skills that CLEVR can be very proud of.

Maurice Ender
Senior customer relationship manager
Testimonial from Nutricia

This project required a fast turnaround, but CLEVR’s Agile approach and use of Mendix ensured that the portal was delivered within the deadline and delivered everything that we asked for.

Mark Bakker
Io Project Manager
Testimonial from KPN Telecom

There was an immediate click and a sense of trust between CLEVR and Thuisvaccinatie. The entire team, from both organisations, was closely involved in the development process. It was a very complex application but we managed to get it live in six months.

Serko Hermans
Managing Director
Testimonial from Thuisvaccinatie

You can no longer think of Eneco Home Services without this application, without Splash. If we hadn’t done this, we would have already lost the battle for the customer.

Peter van Rheenen
Process & IT expert
Testimonial from Eneco

The flexibility of Mendix application development technology allowed us to evolve our project requirements throughout the development process. As we created our system, we realised the ease and feasibility of additional tasks that we could implement simultaneously.

Egon Kösters
IT services manager
Testimonial from Eurofiber

From the start, it was clear that CLEVR’s extensive experience would enrich our team. We know exactly what it takes to solve a malfunction in the best way and CLEVR knows how to translate this perfectly into an IT solution.

Tom Geurts
IT project leader
Testimonial from Unica

This project will allow us to analyse what is needed for customers to deliver fully digital packages that we can import so that our set-up procedure is fully automated.

Ingvald Torblå
CEO
Testimonial from Odda Technology

We work with prestigious companies and we must have our purchasing and design in perfect order. That is why we engaged CLEVR.

Willem van Steenbergen
Purchasing and planning coordinator
Testimonial from Essenza

I am thrilled with the result. This project in collaboration with CLEVR is a flywheel for more development. We want to automate more and more processes and to do that, you need a platform that translates from IT to the business and vice versa. CLEVR helps us secure the necessary knowledge within our own organisation and inspires us with the platform’s possibilities.

Jaap van der Welle
Corporate IT manager
Testimonial from Mourik

CLEVR had three months to prove that they could rise to the challenge, and they more than succeeded: they surpassed themselves.

Morten Bjelland
Head of technology & digitalisation
Testimonial from Leirvik

We need to remain at the highest level when it comes to quality and competitiveness. With the high costs in Norway, it is absolutely essential that we find ways to produce the cables as efficiently as possible. Only in so doing will our customers continue to find us attractive.

Jon Arne Häll
Project engineering director
Testimonial from Nexans

Of all the parties we spoke to, CLEVR understood us best. We were amazed by its knowledge of retail processes. As a result, the experts know how to connect the application to our business optimally.

Michaël Roestenburg
IT & project manager
Testimonial from Intratuin

Working with Promotion Manager ensures a structured process and is more efficient. Everyone now works in the same application and with the same data, which benefits the quality!

Nannet Boonstra
IT project manager
Testimonial from Blokker

CLEVR works with application development platform Mendix, and that is an effective combination. It fits well with the CLEVR Agile approach. The short iterations and implementations bring speed to the project.

Gabor Olah
EMEA business analyst
Testimonial from Euronics

The promotion process has become part of our IT landscape instead of a separate process and with the Promotion Manager, everyone is working on the same truth and you can easily make decisions based on data.

Martin Otto
Product owner promotion manager
Testimonial from Etos

Determining a fair and accurate price is exactly where we can draw on assistance from CLEVR’s pricing tool.

Carel van Rijsewijk
Program manager
Testimonial from Udea

We now have full focus on process improvement in our organisation. Future projects will focus on further automation to make work easier and reduce errors. Centralising information is an important pillar in this, helping us serve our customers well.

Peter Buenk
Information manager
Testimonial from Bouwmaat

During the collaboration with CLEVR we have taken up many optimisations, and one becomes the breeding ground for another.

Tim Hagenbeek
IT manager
Testimonial from Compass Group

In a dynamic market like this, a flexible IT system is a strategic requirement. It was clear to us CLEVR were the right people to realise our growth ambitions. They understand not only our business, but also our business case.

Maarten van der Wilt
Operations manager
Testimonial from Marlies Dekkers

We keep each other on our toes. At the start of our collaboration, CLEVR proved it could do this translation, which immediately created trust. CLEVR has also built up a lot of knowledge in the retail market, which we also benefit from.

Carel van Rijsewijk
ICT manager
Testimonial from Welkoop

In CLEVR I have found a reliable and quality partner. Not only through the way they approached the project and their ability to collaborate with us to simplify the process as much as possible, but also through the commitment and efforts of the team to make sure that deliverables were delivered on time. CLEVR provided ongoing good and clear information and realistic goals, both of which are key to successfully guide a project like this.

Jan Minnee
Co-Founder
Testimonial from Retourplaza

CLEVR’s industry knowledge and experience in automating complex wholesale processes helped us to create a future-proof product lifecycle management (PLM) environment. We are very pleased with the collaboration. It clicked from the first moment. We keep each other sharp and make good use of complementary expertise.

Reynier Van Bommel
CEO
Testimonial from Van Bommel

CLEVR came to meet us, asked about our business, and took an interest in seeing our operations on the floor. They suggested some innovative ways we could use Teamcenter that we hadn't seen before.

John Pastor
VP Quality Management
Testimonial from Optime Subsea

CLEVR helped us from the very beginning, starting with the vision of the software and working with our team in the development phase. Their expertise in low code solutions and their ongoing support have been invaluable in getting DataCross delivered in-time.

Stefan Schulze
Head of IT
Testimonial from Tec4u

I think we build tomorrow together in different ways. We try to build the future by providing equipment to produce green hydrogen to enable the green transition, and CLEVR with the information technology will help us to do that efficiently.

Torsten Mann
Products & Engineering Director
Testimonial from Nel Hydrogen

Frequently Asked Questions

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What is Siemens PLM software?

Siemens PLM, part of the Siemens Xcelerator portfolio, is a suite of tools designed for Product Lifecycle Management, managing product data and processes throughout its lifecycle. It ensures consistency and efficiency across all stages of product development, supporting digital transformation.

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What is a PLM strategy?

A PLM strategy is a comprehensive plan that outlines how a company will manage the lifecycle of its products. It includes processes, tools, and methodologies to optimize each stage of the product lifecycle. PLM software is adept at improving these processes, often using low-code to integrate various data sources, creating a holistic workflow that saves time and confusion.

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What is Mendix DLM for Fashion & Retail?

Mendix DLM (Digital Lifecycle Management) is a low-code PLM solution based on the Mendix low-code platform tailored to fashion, apparel, and footwear companies.

This platform is part of the Siemens Xcelerator portfolio and enables the rapid development, management, and optimization of digital solutions. It supports retailers by streamlining operations and enhancing efficiency thanks to low-code applications that can be created relatively quickly, and easily updated.

4

What are the main benefits of PLM software for retail companies?

PLM software for retail companies helps reduce product development cycles and manage increasing amounts of product data effectively. It enhances collaboration with suppliers and internal departments, ensuring smooth operations and consistent product quality.

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How does PLM for retail drive digital transformation?

PLM for retail drives digital transformation by digitizing product development processes, centralizing product data, and enhancing collaboration across departments and with suppliers. PLM creates a digital thread that runs from initial ideation and design to production and disposal; this acts as a single source of truth that can be checked against by stakeholders across the product development process.

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Why opt for a low-code-powered PLM system?

A low-code-powered PLM system allows businesses to develop and customise their product lifecycle management solutions quickly and with greater flexibility.

Low-code technology reduces the need for extensive coding, enabling faster deployment, easier updates, and the ability to adapt to changing business needs across a product's lifecycle.