The Fashion Production Solution
Be a competitive production
company with reduced product
development costs and greater
quality control.
Apparel21 is responsible for the timely and cost-effective production of millions of quality products that land in retailers across the globe. Outperform industry
standards and join other leading manufacturing powerhouses such as Gordon Smith, Metalicus, Dolina, and Seafolly. Here’s how:
Improve your production process
Gain a unique advantage
Apparel21 Production accurately and seamlessly plans, costs, and tracks your
products throughout the entire development lifecycle. The unique functionality
inherent in the solution ensures that you can do it faster, better, and more
efficient than ever before. Finally you can have control over the complex
processes within your production operation while improving your
competitiveness and your bottom line.
Reduce the cost of product development
Shorten supplier lead times
Improve product quality
Contain raw material over consumption
Increase supply / demand accuracy
Reduce manual processes
Increase production output
When you use Apparel21, you are instantly giving yourself a competitive
advantage in the market. Apparel21 is a solution that supports true colour and
size tracking. Each product is associated with a colour/size matrix without the
need to create “separate” product records for each colour/size combination. To
comprehend the overwhelming benefit of this – simply consider the numbers.
Let’s say you have 100 products in 5 sizes and 3 colours. Other solutions
would force you to enter, update, and amend 1500 records. With Apparel21,
you would only have to manage 100 product files. The colour/size matrix has
you covered.
More easily manage your product development process
Use less labour in product setup and maintenance
Reduce overheads across the entire product lifecycle
Apparel21 Integrated Production ERP Solution
Financials
Plan
Sales planning
Product Lifecycle Management (PLM)
Material Requirements Planning (MRP)
Source
Bills of Materials (BOM
Purchasing
Raw material consumption
Multi-stage production tracking
Dyebatch and roll tracking
Shopfloor control
QC tracking
Sell
Make to Order Linking
Stock Availability Management
Integrated EDI handling
Stock management and allocations
Reporting and Analysis
“Using Apparel21 we now have a more accurate sales forecast which has allowed
us to improve our purchasing to better manage our working capital by reducing our
excess stock by over 20%.”
Stephen Pace, VP Finance and Operations, Globe International
Local or overseas production
Apparel21 is applicable for in house production as well as local or overseas
outsourced production... or a combination of all three. No matter what your
business model – you can improve your business performance for long-term
growth.
Solution benefits
Easy to use with extensive online help
Proven implementation methodology
Strong customer base with quantifiable results
Better production planning to reduce wastage
Apparel21 Production lets you plan your product development requirements and
includes sales forecasts, supplier lead time calculations, and automated
purchasing of raw materials. With Material Requirements Planning (MRP), you
can:
Identify demand requirements
Accurately match raw materials to production quantities
Optimise factory productivity
Minimise overruns and associated costs
Meet customer delivery deadlines
Accurate costing for higher product margins
Having the ability to reduce production costs is a constant goal, but it can only
be realised by having an accurate account of actual product costs. If you have
a true understanding of the cost of your products – you are better placed to
manage your margin pressures. With Apparel21’s costing capabilities you can:
Minimise raw material variances
Identify real-time WIP valuations
Accurately factor import charges
Cover damages and seconds costs
Improved productivity to reduce overheads
With bill of materials (BOM), assembly and make to order, order tracking and
scheduling, and style development, a lean production operation is at your
fingertips.
Extensive support
Free ongoing monthly training
Flexible integration to 3rd party solutions
Seamlessly integrated for ease of use
Apparel21 Production provides a detailed development and supply chain toolset that improves efficiency, control and visibility across this critical part of your
business. You can take advantage of any of the following:
Planning
Purchasing
Production planning based on sales orders and forecast
Local and offshore, raw material and finished goods
Raw material planning
Consolidate and/or split across shipments
Production order pre-booking
Multiple products per order
Production and raw material lead time calculations
Multiple delivery drops/due dates per order
Quantity based pricing
Minimum order quantities
Product Development
Product entry, with colourways, size range and category management
Grading Rules/Measurement Specs
Ratio pack instructions
Multi-currency, with exchange gain loss tracking
Automated handling of import charges, including apportioning
Construction Specs/Tech Packs
Care Instructions
Stock Control
Quality Control management
Single screen BOM, across multiple colourways and production processes
Stock takes
Product and raw material images
Batch tracking
Integrated GS1 barcode handling
Fabric roll numbering
Packs, single colour and mixed colour
Packs in inventory
Critical Path workflow tracking
Issuing and returning of raw materials
Landed cost calculator
Customisable costing worksheets and formulas
Financials
General ledger
Production
Accounts payable
Local or offshore suppliers
Accounts receivable
Raw material requirements visibility, issuing and tracking
Cost variance analysis
Dyebatch/roll tracking of fabric
Multi-stage production process, separately tracking damages by process
Multiple suppliers on a single order, both internal and external
Automatic service purchase order handling
Received product quality checking and classification
Work / bundle tickets
Sub-structure handling
Reporting
Hundreds of standard reports
Analysis tools
Custom report builder
Crystal reports
Back-flushing raw material usage
21 Cremorne Street
Cremorne, Vic 3121
Phone: +61 3 8415 9300
Fax:
+61 3 9427 1752
Email: [email protected]
Web: www.Apparel21.com