IT Solutions for Riptides Garment Factory

Executive Summary

Today, the success of any business relies on the Information technology application together with the proper Entity Resources Planning. In the case of Riptide Company there is a lack of efficient management and operations across the enterprise related to product development or surf cloth manufacturing, product data or specification of surf cloths, marketing of Riptide products, product value, cost system and online sales. The Riptide Company can retain, maintain and even grow their business using CAD/CAM IT solutions that provide a wide range of application and products especially designed for garment factories. CAD/CAM applications manage all of the functions involve in designing, manufacturing, supplying, marketing and managing products. CAD/CAM applications are flexible, so Riptide can make the most of the customizing advantage offered by the applications. CAD/ CAM IT application provide the following major solutions for the management and operations of the Riptides garment factory.

The Functionality Requirements through CAD/CAM software applications. Product Development (PD), which includes the designing solutions for Riptide's surf garments.

The Enterprise IT solution using CAD/CAM applications provide the Product Data Management (PDM), Online Sales Management System (OSMS), Sales Product Value (SPV) and Cost Management System (CMS) for Riptide products.

The Network IT solutions provided by CAD/CAM applications for Online Sales Management (OSM) of Riptide garments.

CAD/CAM applications are popular in fashion industries and several garments industries are using it. CAD/CAM keeps on launching new versions of its applications as new needs are encountered by the application users. Thus, it is recommended to update applications as new applications may provide more functionality and address the needs of competitiveness in the market. Hence, Riptide can not only flourish in present through use of efficient applications offered by CAD/CAM, but can secure and maintain its future as a surf cloth factory.

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Introduction5

Product Design6

PLM7

Pattern Design7

Marker making8

Plotting and digitizing8

Material Spreading8

Cutting9

Service and Support9

Online Sales Management System (OSMS) iGarment application9

NetGarment9

IWorkPMS10

IBrand10

Sales Product Value (SPV) with Apparel Data application10

EDI, Data Synchronization10

Barcode Media and Hardware Solutions11

Consulting11

Back office11

Cost Management System (CMS) with AG System11

Customer tracking12

Orders12

Invoices12

Finished inventories13

Web order delivery13

Bills of material13

Production costs13

Accounts receivable and payable14

Raw material inventory14

General Ledger14

Remote Order Entry14

Security14

Payrolls15

Marketing15

Credit cards15

Advanced ship notice15

Product Data Management (PDM) with PolyPM application15

PolyPM application and Gerber application16

PolyPM application and iGarment application16

PolyPM application and Apparel Data application17

PolyPM application and AG System17

Conclusion17

Recommendations18

IT Solutions for Riptides Garment Factory

Introduction

During the last few decades the business environment has rapidly changed in terms of increasing production and better product quality in short time. The industries who have gain success were the once rely on Quick response strategies with customer's requirements with efficient cost handling, financial investments, and product inventories (Bianchi & Dickerson, 1991, & Glock, & Kunz, 1995). The development processes used to take months before, and were especially lengthy for new productions. The production was not only lengthy bus also costly (Tortora, 1992).

The new technology of IT applications provides speedy production with low cost. There are many software applications available in the market that provide solutions for the textile and garment industries. The successful fashion industries like Victoria's Secret are taking ...