HOW-TO GUIDE
Today’s fashion industry is fast-paced, competitive, and
evolving at a faster rate than ever before. When looking for a
fashion enterprise software vendor, it’s important to know
what capabilities to expect to ensure that your decision is
suited for success—now and in the future. The following
checklist is designed to help you focus on key attributes that are
indicators of:
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Comprehensive solutions that are easy to use, yet powerful
enough to run your whole business
- Modern, scalable architecture that delivers stability
and usability
- Mature platforms proven in the fashion industry
- Optimized implementation processes designed to deliver
best-in-class time to value
Seven capabilities to expect from product lifecycle
management software:
- Designed specifically for the needs of apparel, fashion,
and footwear brands and retailers
- Configurable and user-friendly collaboration tools that
seamlessly link vital areas of the fashion value chain to their
business processes—from line planning, merchandising,
design, costing, sampling quality, and development, to
supply chain sourcing
- Workflow process management calendars to track progress,
manage delays, and keep all partners up to date in real time
- Integrated quality control that provides process automation
and control for quality processes—allowing QC managers
to monitor, audit, and report results
- A single repository to facilitate re-use of information
to speed up product development
- Efficient collaboration with partners around new designs
(private label or own brand)
- Margin control by BOM version management and costing
build up
Five capabilities to expect from your enterprise resource
planning solution:
- Deep capabilities across a comprehensive set of business
process digitization, not just a financial suite in the cloud
- One single source of data across the global enterprise
with “multi-X” support, allowing real-time review, action,
and reconciliation
- Global inventory visibility with omni-channel order
orchestration (wholesale, retail, e-commerce)
- The ability to manage complex business models with
fashion-specific support, from manufacturing to sales
and execution
- Style management supporting three attributes per
style—including color, size, and fit
Six capabilities to expect from your supply chain forecasting
and visibility solution:
- Seamless collaboration with all parties across a broad
and complex supply chain—from vendors to manufacturers,
brokers, agents, forwarders, and banks
- Built-in warehouse management and logistics
- Advanced supply chain planning—from forecasting
to planning and scheduling
- Built-in order management for omni-channel order
orchestration, smart fulfillment, and replenishment
- Multi-enterprise value chain orchestration
- Supply chain finance and procure-to-pay automation
Introducing a modern, scalable architecture
Cloud-based systems facilitate the communication,
performance, scale, security, and computing power needed to
leverage technology solutions across the entire design to the
manufacturing cycle. Here’s a closer look at what you get when
you choose Infor’s innovative platform to power your
business transformation:
Multi-tenant cloud
- Integrations to other applications regardless of their
deployment supported via iPaaS (ION) platform
- Highly scalable and elastic data management platform
- Cloud based analytics, artificial intelligence, and data-driven
applications available
- Modern UX that is focused on the characteristics and context
that make users more productive
- Always up-to-date on the latest corrections and security
- Continuous innovation delivered in a
non-disruptive fashion
- Automatic upgrades mean that major, disruptive ERP
upgrades are a thing of the past
Proven maturity
- A portfolio of reference customers using all features
and modules
- Micro-vertical expertise and out-of-the box configuration
to deliver business value faster
- Ecosystem of strong implementation, supplier,
and integration partners
- Upgrades available without the cost of re-implementation
Optimized implementation methodology
- Agile delivery processes focused on differentiation areas,
time to market, and continuous delivery of innovation—with
no big bang
- Remote delivery capabilities
- Process intelligence defined by industry best practices
and incorporated into delivery methodology
- Documented best practice program plans with delivery
timescales and cost expectations
Get started with Infor’s industry expertise
We hope that you found this checklist valuable, with the areas
of focus and recommendation resonating with your current
priorities. Infor’s industry experts play a central role in our
customers’ cloud transformation initiatives, enabling global
organizations to rapidly execute their vision, experience
near-term success, and build incremental value over time.
Our transformation leaders engage beyond the deployment
of technology to help develop digital skills, create agile cultures,
and enable rapid time-to-market in the cloud. We would value
the opportunity to learn about your business priorities and
explore the value Infor can play in your transformation.