Benetton Group (ENOVIA)

Dassault Systèmes (DS) company (Euronext Paris: #13065, DSY.PA) announced that Benetton Group selected PLM V6 platform of Dassault Systèmes company for product development and logistics management worldwide.

After the careful analysis of the solutions proposed by the leading players in the market of PLM, Benetton Group stopped the choice on Dassault Systèmes, having appreciated advantages of its integrated PLM solutions, a wide partner network and active participation of the company in development of innovations in the fashion industry.

Benetton will use the solution of ENOVIA V6 of Dassault Systèmes for design of clothes, management of production capabilities and implementation of the global strategy of logistics management, best in the industry, which will allow Benetton to reduce considerably time expenditure, to optimize logistic transactions, to arrange a wide product line and to expand cooperation on the basis of a wide line of solutions of the company. V6 PLM platform will allow Benetton to create the global environment for interaction which is harmoniously combining the progressive creative ideas and their implementation, production through its internal and external an ecosystem.

Production and logistics of Benetton are organized by the principle "network of professionals" which allows Benetton to develop the production know-how on the basis of global experience. The production system of Benetton is based on high technologies, competence and knowledge in the field of production. The production centers of the company are located in Italy, Eastern Europe, Tunisia and India, since recent time the centers in Croatia and Tunisia which are implementing complete a production cycle - from raw materials to a finished product - and completely meeting the strict quality standards of Benetton Group actively develop.

Applying ENOVIA V6 to design, product development, management of sources of supply and production, Benetton optimizes the business processes from design before delivery of an end product for the account:

• High flexibility for support of the diverse and difficult production environment
• The organizations of cooperation on projects for successful implementation of global logistic strategy of management
• Successful implementation of diversification in outsourcing of production of finished goods