Precision and efficiency are of utmost importance in the Footwear Manufacturing Industry. Coupled with managing complex supply chains to ensure seamless production processes, the industry needs a comprehensive solution to integrate and optimize every aspect of the business.
This is where FashionNX steps in. It stands out as a 360-degree ERP for the Footwear Manufacturing industry. FashionNX offers critical features such as Product Design & Planning, Production & Materials Planning, Raw Materials Sourcing, Managing Manufacturing Operations and more.
It fine-tunes SAP Business One into an ERP solution tailored for Footwear Manufacturing. However, before we move forward, it is integral to know what FashionNX is. In this blog, we will be talking in-depth about it, giving you a detailed overview of the software and why Footwear Manufacturers trust it. Let’s begin.
Introduction to FashionNX
FashionNX is powered by SAP Business One – the most trusted ERP solution for MSMEs. With over 70,000 customers and 1.2 million users across 170 countries, it is easy to see why. FashionNX was developed in particular to add functionalities and processes, crucial to apparel, accessories, and footwear manufacturers.
Along with those, it provides all the features of SAP B1 that customers love and offers comprehensive functionalities for handling Manufacturing, Purchases, Sales, Inventory Management, and more.
FashionNX truly brings out the best of SAP Business One for the footwear manufacturing vertical with its advanced features. You can design products from scratch, plan the entire production, source raw materials for the same, handle inventory and merchandising and rely on its accurate analytics to keep you up to date in all areas of the business.
FashionNX does exceptionally well at streamlining footwear manufacturing to help it run like a well-oiled machine that helps produce the best products for consumers and enhances productivity.
Now that we know what FashionNX is, it is time to delve in and discover some of its ground-breaking features.
Features of FashionNX for Footwear Manufacturing
Product Design & Development
Product Design and Development is one of the most crucial processes in the footwear manufacturing industry. With FashionNX, footwear manufacturers can easily design and plan products for the following months. Not only that, they can also organise and manage the different styles of footwear they come up with. It also gives the option of building style collections, bill of materials and routing for the ones that are approved. All this plus the ability to style repositories while defining each technical aspect results in quick access to every style-related information at once.
Raw Materials Sourcing
The optimal quality of raw materials for footwear manufacturing is critical. Hence Raw Materials Sourcing is a feature that is a must in any footwear manufacturing ERP. And FashionNX certainly has it. It allows footwear manufacturers to streamline the raw materials sourcing process. You get features like vendor profile creation, evaluation, selection, relationship management, and automating the purchasing process. The whole sourcing and procurement process becomes a breeze with FashionNX.
Production & Materials Planning
Production & Materials Planning is another integral process of footwear manufacturing. FashionNX lets footwear manufacturers plan material requirements effectively and aids in creating help creating production schedules. It also helps optimize shop-floor activities, build subcontractor schedules and edit materials and production plans as and when needed. FashionNX offers inventory management, purchase order generation, production orders, schedules, and more. Manufacturers get comprehensive control over shop-floor operations, including automation of subcontract order planning and material requirements plans recalibration.
Advanced Machine Planning
FashionNX has features for Advanced Machine Planning that aid footwear manufacturers in monitoring and planning production. It uses sophisticated algorithms and technologies to optimise production schedules, minimise downtime, manage inventory levels, and allocate resources effectively. Such brilliant integration of the whole supply chain results in improved efficiency, reduced costs, shorter lead times, and enhanced decision-making for footwear manufacturers.
Manufacturing Operations
Coming to the most important part of footwear manufacturing, i.e. manufacturing operations. FashionNX has an end-to-end setup for all footwear manufacturing needs. From tracking and managing pre-production activities to tracking reworks. It also has a dedicated production control center that provides real-time visibility into the whole process. You can manage sample orders, keep their record, oversee material issuance, and track finished samples with ease. Footwear manufacturers can also keep track of machine-level operations and manage alterations and rework right from the software.
Quality Inspection & Control
Quality is non-negotiable in the footwear industry. Hence, FashionNX incorporates quality management processes that enforce quality standards at every stage of production. Features like expansive quality plans, inspections, raw materials quality records, defects tracking, quality checks during production and before shipment and compliance management. With such a strong suite of quality control features, FashionNX ensures that the final product you create for the consumer is of supreme quality.
Inventory Management
Maintaining optimal inventory levels is critical in footwear manufacturing to prevent stockouts or excess inventory. FashionNX is equipped with inventory management features that allow you to have comprehensive control over your inventory. Features such as converting approved styles to items and SKUs, grouping them into bundles and packages, generating barcodes, printing labels for automation, tracking inventory movement, creating Production Bins, and enhanced visibility across multiple warehouses are all part of it. Managing inventory and stock item replenishment has never been easier.
E-Commerce & Retail Sales
In today’s day and age, E-commerce presence is a must. And it’s not any different for footwear manufacturers. FashionNX helps retailers take their first steps and establish themselves as top e-commerce players. It does so by integrating your business with popular eCommerce portals and synchronising catalogues, inventory levels, prices, orders and shipments. You can also manage and import Commerce sales orders and shipment updates in real time. POS and store operations are also supported by FashionNX, empowering you to run online & offline retail stores with customized orders, inventories, and retail schemes for a seamless operation across all platforms and providing a complete omnichannel retail experience to consumers.
Sales & Merchandising
FashionNX eases the path to sales and merchandising for footwear manufacturers. It offers tools for creating style presentations to know customer preferences, capturing customer feedback, and managing sales orders across various business scenarios. Users can generate detailed dashboards featuring style codes, maintain records of multiple cost calculations, and develop time and action plans to oversee the progress of sales orders and tasks effectively.
Financial Management
FashionNX streamlines and oversees financial operations for footwear manufacturers, offering functionalities to manage general ledger operations, accounts receivables, vendor payments, banking and cash operations, and fixed assets. Leveraging the capabilities of SAP Business One, it ensures compliance with multi-country localizations, statutory regulations, and tax requirements. Users can maintain their chart of accounts, process journal vouchers, expenses, allocations, and budgets efficiently. Moreover, the platform provides supplementary tools for financial analysis, audit, and tax compliance.
Business Intelligence & Analytics
Data-driven insights are essential for informed decision-making. FashionNX offers robust reporting and analytics capabilities that allow fashion manufacturers to access critical business intelligence. Features like style repositories, planning charts, and a production control center are just a few of the vast BI features it has. Users can also create pre-configured and customizable reports and dashboards to get detailed information across different departments of business such as HR, banking, inventory, accounting, sales, and more. Such a comprehensive suite of BI and analytics tools aids footwear manufacturers in analyzing key performance indicators (KPIs), identifying trends, and optimizing processes for greater efficiency and profitability.
Conclusion
In a highly competitive industry like footwear manufacturing, staying ahead requires more than just innovative designs. It demands efficient operations and agile decision-making.
FashionNX has been developed in tandem with industry experts and offers a comprehensive framework to optimize processes, enhance visibility, and drive business success. By leveraging it, footwear manufacturers can streamline their operations, deliver superior products, and stay one step ahead in the market.
