Apparel & FootwearSAP Business One vertical solution for the Apparel, Footwear and accessories industry.

Presenter: Lucas M. Ritondale, PMP Argentis Consulting,

LLC Product Manager

Apparel & Footwear

Apparel and Footwear is a vertical solution for the fashion and footwear industries tightly integrated into the SAP Business One application (Business Management Solution). 

Manages from the design concept and development, through sourcing and production all the way to delivery. 

It is certified and supported by the most important  business management software companies in the world: SAP = secure investment through reliable software• Rapid implementation at affordable cost • Based on rigorous quality standards of SAP®

Suite. Integrated with all major functionalities: EDI, POS, WMS and Demand Forecasting.

A SINGLE INTEGRATED BUSINESS MANAGEMENT APPLICATION FOR SMALL AND MIDSIZE BUSINESSES

Web-Based B2B-B2C

Inventory Management

Executive

Design & Development

Sales

Finance

Purchase / Production

Integration to Illustrator, Photoshop, etc

• Complete business management solution

o Adaptable to the changing needs of your business

o Specifically designed for small and midsize businesses

Automate, integrate, and manage all your financial and accounting processes

Act on instant and complete information with comprehensive, real-time reports

Manage inventory across multiple warehouses, track stock movements, and manage production and purchase orders based on material requirements planning. Request for quotations (vendor web access)

WMS/Demand Planning

Seasonal Palette

New Raw Material

Raw material Cost Approval

Lab Dip Approval

Collection Planning

Artwork

New Product Tech Pack

Product Costing

Prototype Sample Approval

Sourcing(Vendor)

Fit ApprovalPre Production

Sample Approval

Purchasing, Production and

Distribution Management

POM Approval

Business Intelligence – Enterprise Resource Planning

Concept & Design Development

Workflow Management

Collaboration

Production

Product Lifecycle Management - Procesess

SMB Apparel Industry Pain Points

SKU and Bill of Material complexityIn textile, apparel, and footwear companies, SKU and Bill of Material complexity is a challenge that you face across your supply chain systems.

Globalization

The supply chain has become much more difficult to manage while continuing to maintain costs and customer service.

Fast TurnaroundThe apparel business is marked by rapid and continuous changes in fashion.

Fragmented Solutions

Many companies are dealing with fragmented systems that lead to inefficiencies in data availability and consistent decision making..

With Apparel and Footwear for SAP Business One dimensional capability, you will be able to manage your data at the end item level to successfully forecast, plan, and manufacture your product, delivering the right product and controlling your inventories.

Apparel and Footwear allows you to manage from product conception, to production and delivery supported by key industry modules such as EDI, PDM, WEB (SFA and Sourcing) access among others.

Get new products to market faster with department collaboration using the PDM solution.

Apparel and Footwear for SAP Business One has everything a small to midsize apparel manufacturer or importer need.

Business Problem Solution

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Product Lifecycle Management (PLM)

PLMCollaboration Collaboration

• Tech Specs

• Design Management

• Color and Material Management

• Collaboration

• POM

• Bill of Material (Costing)

• Tech Pack

• Request for Quotations (SAP - WEB)

• Purchase Orders (SAP - WEB)

• Bill of Material (Production)

• Production Orders

• Send Outs

• CRM

• Product Selection Matrix

• SO Wizard

• Sales Force Automation

• ATP – Available to Promise

• Bulk Orders

• Pick - Packaging Wizard

SAP Business One

Style Design & Development Process

Seasons

Collections

Sub-Collections

Divisions

Components

Workflow

POMs

Brands

And more….

Critical Path - Apparel Task Manager

Product Design & Development

Product data management (PDM) serves as a central

knowledge repository for process and product history, and promotes integration and data exchange among all business users who

interact with all company products.

Functionalities:Design ManagementSpecs for productionProduction DetailsMultiple Sourcing

Integration to Illustrator – Photoshop, etc

FittingMore…..

Inventory Management

Apparel and footwear allows you to manage and access inventory

information by predefined attributes.

1. Define SKUS2. Generate BarCodes

3. Access stock 4. Costing5. Planning

Apparel Dashboards

KPI1. Product Sales

2. Sales YTD3. Sales Price Average by

product4. Revenues by Style - Color

5. Production Cycle Time

Order Entry Matrix - ERP

Marketing Documents: Select available styles and raw materials by color-size

Multiple ship to – warehouse selection for all entries.

Bulk Orders

ATP – Available to Promise

Order Entry Matrix - Web

B2B – B2C web access.

Allows sales representative and customers enter orders, review order history and access style information.

Apparel Reports

Industry Predefined Crystal Reports and documents.

Roadmap – Sales & DistributionAllocation. Delivery Q1 2012

Features

Soft and hard allocate orders against Purchase Orders, Production Orders or free stockManual or automatic allocationAllocate based on customer priority level

Roadmap – AFSB1 Fashion BookDelivery Q2 2012

Features

100% online

• On Premise or On demand• Allow interactive customer use• Sales Force automation. Add or change

orders, review customer balance and more. • Permits changes to collection styles

Benefits• Accurate collection management. Eliminate

printed and off line catalogues• Eliminate errors on order entry• Improve customer experience• Increase sales. Delivers information to

customers and allows them to place orders during shows, at post-show buying events

Roadmap – AFSB1 WEB PLMDelivery Q2 2012 (v1.0)

Features

V1.0Style ManagementMaterial and color developmentCostingProduct specs and tech packCalendar Management: Workflow and Task ManagementRFQ and Purchase Order TrackingSCM – Vendor Sourcing and Collaboration. Vendor access: RFQs, amend purchase orders,

Roadmap – AFSB1 Advance Manufacturing Delivery Q1 2012 (*)

Features

• MRPII and Production for different Strategies / Organizations

• Cost Accounting, Machine Hour Costing, Marginal Costing

• Rough Cut Capacity Planning• Detailed Planning (Pool Monitoring) • Precalculation• Quality Control

Mobile Time Recording and Production Data Collection (Web Apps)

* AFSB1 + Beas integration program

Product Demonstration

Live Product Demonstration

Contact Argentis

For more information:

Lucas M. Ritondale, PMPArgentis Consulting, LLCProduct Manager

Email : Lritondale@argentisconsulting.com

www.ArgentisConsulting.com

Evangelina PiscitelloArgentis Consulting, LLC

Email : episcitello@argentisconsulting.com