Apparel & Fashion
Brown is the new black, 30 is the new 40 and, just like that, your software system is out of date. In the fashion and apparel industry you face numerous challenges in your daily business, the least of which relates to the new spring colors. In fact, staying in tune with fashion trends may seem easy compared to meeting the multifaceted needs of your customers.
You're tracking different styles with multiple variations of color, size, fabric and design, while trying to manage inventory to fulfill orders quickly and completely. Suppliers are overseas, and overseeing the logistics of getting product into your warehouse is not easy. You are always hoping that you have forecasted correctly and ordered just the right amount of the new fashions for the season. If you are a manufacturer you must deal with production time lines and changing customer demands. Managing products through their lifecycle is more than just time consuming, it is plain difficult.
All in all, you're tired of feeling like you got caught wearing white after Labor Day. Luckily, the team of fashion experts at Clients First can help you:
- Simplify your business and reduce redundancy by integrating all your business critical applications into one complete system
- Track the performance of styles and product lines with powerful analysis tools, enabling better forecasting and optimal inventory levels
- Oversee logistics and make informed decisions as to whether to ship inventory by land, sea or air
- Record and track container data, confirm arrival and departure times and shipment notifications Project the real costs of products, accounting for duties and tariffs, different bills of materials, routing details and maker specifications
- Improve your planning and manage your product lifecycle by allowing you to track and store product information, handle your MRP process, and accurately plan your master production schedule
- Increase production while reducing costs by allowing you to accurately track and account for all your materials, using cut tickets and planning tools
- Manage your customers, your financials and your warehouse operations through one robust and integrated software solution, reducing information silos and increasing employee awareness