(Centric Software Inc: Campbell, CA) -- Centric—a leading provider of product life-cycle management (PLM) solutions for makers of hard and soft lines in the luxury, fashion, and consumer goods industries—is introducing the Centric 8 Quality module to its Centric 8 PLM suite to enable easy creation, use, and management of tests. Teams can readily compare and contrast multiple test runs for a variety of samples of a same product or material. According to Chris Groves, president and CEO of Centric, the new module provides valuable visibility, delivering reporting and metrics after testing for decision making and traceability.

“With these capabilities, the Quality module increases efficiency and improves cost effectiveness of important quality functions, directly impacting brand integrity,” says Groves. High-end fashion, apparel, and other fast-moving consumer goods companies must reinforce and defend their brands at every point in the product development process, he explains. “The Centric 8 Quality module helps these companies ensure the quality and safety standards for which they are known.”

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