ERP in Apparel Industry
ERP in Apparel Industry
ERP in Apparel Industry
Contents
ERP Introduction What is ERP ?
ERP in Apparel Industry oCriticalities of Apparel Industry oNecessity of ERP in Apparel Industry oHow it actually works oBenefits of ERP in Apparel Industry oChallenges of ERP in Apparel Industry oExamples of ERP implementation in Retail India oFuture trends for Retail outlets
What is ERP ?
- ERP is a tool to integrate all Enterprise wide resources on single platform for optimizing their usage with better planning. - A solution which integrates all Departments and functions across a company into a computer system that can serve all those different departments particular needs. - Software solution that addresses the enterprise needs taking the process view of an Organization to meet the Organizational goals tightly integrating all functions of an enterprise. - A system which makes sure that there is a proper communication flow between the departments and they share the required information on a common platform to be used by everyone.
Integration of Functions
Enterprise Resource Planning
Production Management
Material Management
Production Planning
Costing
Quality Management
HR/Payroll
Merchandiser can prepare an online BOM based on size and color dependency Automatic calculation of product pricing based on the cost of the raw materials
When a customer order is received over mail, the sales department punch in the order in the system and generates a Sales order document
Once sales order is confirmed, automatic confirmation goes to planning department. The order data gets queued in planning dept.
Provision to track the units in each stage of production Production demand for each color and size was created in planning
If the material is already in stock, it will not raise a requisition Passes through multiple levels of approvals before converting to purchase orders.
Linked to POS counters, so whenever the stock falls below min. level, replenishment orders are raised Tracking of rejected pieces from suppliers at any point of time
Finance
Whenever Purchase orders are raised, A/P are automatically updated. Automatic calculation and posting of taxes in corresponding ledgers.
Benefits of ERP
Retail Specific Components Segment Specific expandability option Support for the Store System Configuration and Scalability Phased Implementation Support Support for advanced functionality Workflow Automation and enterprise process management Technology and Application Integration
ERP Constraints
Re-engineering of business processes to fit the "industry standard" prescribed by the ERP system may lead to a loss of competitive advantage. ERP systems can be very expensive. Rigid or difficult to adapt to the specific workflow & business processes
Resistance in sharing sensitive internal information between departments can reduce the effectiveness of ERP
ERP once implemented is the lifeline of the business and downtime costs are very high & impact the business critically
Lifestyle Replaced Legacy systems with newer solutions Implemented by ADI Services Business Process re-engineering was made to suit the changes. ERP connected: Manufacturing unit Dyeing unit Warehouse (Inventory management) Sales team Administrative teams (Accounts and HR)
Solution : SAP retail solution Implemented by : SAP team with the help of Novasoft, Singapore Number of users : Around 1,200 Time taken : About six months Cost of implementation : About $10 million Implemented in three phases Phase one: Blueprinting Second phase: Development of SAP platform Third phase: Deployment
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