Challenges

As a result of the global financial crisis in 2008, the market's demand for fashion products has somewhat declined. This in turn caused a growing number of companies to begin changing their sales mode as well as building their own brands. It also means that many of the companies have to deal with new and unfamiliar management processes. Furthermore, their rapid growth and the target market's diversity have made it significantly more difficult to manage the companies. In fact, poor flow of information between the companies has placed considerable constraints on the industry’s development. This situation is made even more complicated with inconsistent information between various factories, confusion in production management and compilation of logistics cash-flow as well as conflict between sale in foreign and local markets and production by factories.

Solutions

Microsoft Dynamics Navision (Microsoft ERP) can meet the needs of companies with respect to complex coding, traceability and change of work processes for areas ranging from fibers to yarns, consumer textiles, industrial textiles, household goods, garments, designer items and fashion accessories, etc.

Customer's Benefits

Navision can meet customers’ stringent requirements and enable them to maintain high level of flexibility in order for them to more effectively manage complex supply network, process ongoing acquisitions and maintain leadership position globally.

Sales Management

• Value-added service: Use of production functions to carry out simple operations on materials before shipment
• Remote sales: Sales representatives and agents can check order information even off line
• Obtain prompt and specific management information from the system to determine sales targets and to carry out analysis
• Supports multi-dimensional sales orders based on product type

Production Management

• Multi-dimensional management of products, e.g. color, measurement, etc.
• Advanced projection of products for new season based on historical information such as customer's purchase preference
• Carries out setting of module based on 8 standard dimensions including style, measurements and colors, etc.
• Processes specific fashion classification, e.g. fine selections and new seasonal products
• Allows exchange with business partners through EDI framework

Management of Commission Payment

• Control the ratio of commissions of sales representative and agents, with automatic payment of commission
• Support letter of credit as regular payment mode in fashion industry