Infor Fashion for the accessories industry Integrate business activities, simplify operations, improve profitability, streamline sourcing and sample management, simplify design and product development, and automate sales with Infor Fashion. Designed for speed To succeed in the accessories business, you need to manage more types of products than in virtually any other business. In fact, the accessories segment accounts for the greatest number of Standard Industry Codes (SIC) of any segment in the fashion industry. And each of those myriad products can have a large number of attributes—more than just style, color, and size—something most ERP products don’t understand. You need software that’s flexible and capable enough to handle all those product categories and attributes the way you define them—not some way that’s hardwired into the software. You get all that with Infor® Fashion. You also get extensive industry-specific functionality that can effectively manage all your accessory products and their attributes, help integrate your business activities, simplify every aspect of your operations, and improve your profitability. Designed to specification You can’t meet the unique needs of the accessories industry with generic software that treats all industries equally. At Infor, we understand that the accessories industry isn’t like any other industry. So, we’ve created a tailored suite of software specific to the needs of your industry. We believe that one size fits one. With Infor Fashion, you get all the capabilities to manage the accessories lifecycle builtin—not bolted on. So what does that mean for you? It means faster deployments and fewer modifications. You can be up and running more 1 quickly, with fewer disruptions to your business. Upgrades are faster, too. So you can quickly adapt your business processes to the rapid changes of the accessories industry. Tied to your success For more than 25 years, Infor has met the needs of over 1,700 fashion companies worldwide. We’ve helped them manage many of the same issues you face in the accessories industry, such as consolidation, increased product diversity, planning and forecasting challenges, and increasing regulations. You get the broadest, deepest solution for manufacturers and companies that design, source, distribute with Infor Fashion for the accessories industry. With Infor Fashion for the accessories industry, you’ll see how an integrated ERP system can help streamline planning, increase forecasting accuracy, and help account for regulations and recalls. When you have the right information at the right time, you can measure results, such as attribute-level costing that factor in grade and market price. You can fine-tune processes based on data collected by measuring yield and variances of all cost elements. Ultimately, you’ll be in position to better manage the tight margins prevalent in your industry. With Infor Fashion for the accessories industry, you can formulate your demand planning accurately. Accessories companies like yours need to be able to forecast at a much higher level than in other industries, often with products that have no statistical history. With Infor Fashion, you can improve the accuracy of your demand projections, so you can improve your customer service levels and reduce inventory. You get a single, global view of the truth to accurately predict and shape customer demand across your enterprise. With Infor Fashion for the accessories industry, you can better understand your total demand plan by taking into account: • Seasonality • Promotions and events • Product lifecycle changes You will also get: •D emand forecasting. Automatically detect seasonality, trends, slow-moving items, unusual outliers, and step-changes in demand by using the solution’s powerful, graphical forecasting tool. •W eb-based collaboration. Begin sharing knowledge with every stakeholder in the demand planning process. • Inventory planning. Analyze, model, and strike the right balance between target service levels and your inventory investment. •R eplenishment planning. Align supply replenishment with demand across your entire manufacturing and distribution network automatically. 641 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY 10011 800-260-2640 infor.com About Infor. Infor is fundamentally changing the way information is published and consumed in the enterprise, helping 70,000 customers in more than 200 countries and territories improve operations, drive growth, and quickly adapt to changes in business demands. To learn more about Infor, please visit www.infor.com. Copyright© 2014 Infor. All rights reserved. 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