| Changzhou Wonderful Garments Co. needed to reduce time
and cut costs
in delivering real-time market responses, maximizing
product satisfaction
of their clients and end-user customers, as well as
get ahead of the competition. With Movex Fashion running
on the IBM iSeries AS/400 270, Wonderful Garments was
able to rely on a fully integrated collaboration solution
that helped them to achieve their critical business
needs.
Background
The Changzhou Yiwei Garments CO., LTD, Hong Kong TongTak
Sawing Machine and Spare Parts CO., LTD. jointly own
Changzhou Wonderful Garments Co., LTD. The company specializes
in producing intimate apparel, fashionable women´s
and sports wear. The company also produces knit and
winter wear. Most of their products are exported to
Europe, USA and Japan.
Business Benefits
Intentia is pleased to announce the live and successful
implementation of its Movex Collaboration solution at
China Changzhou Wonderful Garments, a leading manufacturer
of intimate apparel, children´s clothing, fashionable
women´s wear, sports, knit and winter wear. The
strategic partnership between Intentia China and Wonderful
Garments, kicked off in July 2002. With implementation
of Intentia's Movex Fashion solution, Wonderful Garments
have an integrated supply chain business model that
has improved their growth across China.
With Intentia´s Movex Solution using the IBM
iSeries AS400 270 as a platform, Wonderful Garments
has seen:
- Purchase order error rate decreased from 15% to
5%
- Repetitive order entry decreased to zero
- Pre contract evaluation period decreased from 7
days to 2 days
- Reorganized inventory and discovered RMB1 million
worth of inventory
- Customer order over commitment decreased to zero
The IBM iSeries AS400 270 is ideal for businesses looking
to extend their core business applications and leverage
new e-business technologies. This can be easily achieved
through a single footprint or by dedicating compute-intensive
workloads on a standalone Model 270.
The following are just some of the many benefits of using the IBM iSeries AS400 270:
- Multiple workloads on a single server for simplified
management
- Dramatic growth options within the Model 270 and
expansion options let you start modestly and grow
as your company´s needs do
- Power and flexibility for e-business and core business
applications
- Industry's smallest and least expensive server to
support dynamic logical partitioning
With the powerful partnership of Movex Fashion solution
and IBM iSeries model 270, Wonderful Garments was able
to slash time and costs
in delivering real-time market responses, maximizing
product satisfaction
of their clients and end customers, as well as strengthening
their market
competitiveness.
Facing pressures such as reduced lead time, low margin,
tight cash flow, high requirements for shipping accuracy and the ever-increasing
demand for value-added services coupled with the company´s
drive to stay competitive and grow its business, Wonderful
Garments forged a partnership with Intentia following
a thorough evaluation which included other leading enterprise
software vendors.
According to Mr. He Guangyu, general manager of Wonderful
Garments, factors in Intentia´s favor were the breadth of Movex´s
Fashion industry specific functionality and Intentia´s cultural compatibility
with Wonderful Garments.
"We choose Intentia predominantly due to their
experience and expertise with the Chinese fashion and apparel industry. Intentia
also has a competitive edge in this arena since its solutions have
been developed from scratch to fit the requirements of the fashion and apparel
industry," said Mr. He Guangyu.
"Intentia has over 200 fashion customers worldwide
and we anticipate that this partnership will see the
adoption of Intentia´s best business practices
within our own organization," added Mr. He Guangyu.
Why Movex?
Mr. He Guangyu commented, "Intentia´s
professionalism and expertise extend beyond its outstanding
technology and superior solution. We see great value
in Intentia´s implementation methodology, IMPLEX,
which has helped us refine our current business process."
Evolving from an ERP background, Movex Fashion is the
only enterprise management software designed to meet
the specific demands of the fashion and apparel industry.
Unlike many enterprise applications that have to be
customised to fit a certain industry, Movex Fashion
was built from scratch to cater to the unique challenges
faced by businesses in the industry. Movex Fashion provides
a powerful platform, giving businesses and their supply-chains
a global view from which they can plan their businesses.
Regardless of whether a company produces, distributes
or retails apparel, footwear or home textiles, Movex
Fashion can provide an immediate payback on investment
through management and integration of all core business
processes - from forecasting, planning, supply-chain
management and procurement to production, distribution,
after sales support and customer relationship management.
The Implementation
"Since the implementation, we have seen
considerable reduction in our
operational costs but most importantly, we have reduced
our order
fulfillment lead time, which has ultimately enhanced
the level and quality
of the service we provide to our customers by delivering
orders in full and
on time," enthused Mr. He Guangyu.
Mr. He Guangyu also added, "By implementing Intentia's
Movex collaboration solution, we will be able to create
a more stable and flexible environment, which should
provide benefits such as reduced costs and increased
visibility into our operations. Furthermore, the combination
of software and services will allow us maximum flexibility
to tailor our solutions to our customers' changing needs.
For instance, now the pre-contract evaluation period
is decreased from 7 days to 2 days. Though the transparent
information flow, we are able to arrange our capacity
effectively, hence eliminating customer over-commitment."
"Partnering with Wonderful Garments continues
Intentia's momentum in the fashion and apparel industry,
giving Intentia a clear leadership position
in this demanding market segment that requires software
and services to
adapt quickly to change. Intentia delivers the functionality
critical to continued success in this highly specialized
segment in China." concluded
Charlie Xu, general manager of Intentia China.
So far, implementation of the Intentia´s Movex
fashion solution has
included, ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning), CRM (Customer
Relationship Management), SCP (Supply Chain Planning)
and Execution Financial Management. Plans are also in
the pipeline to implement APP (Advanced Production Planning),
BPW (Business Performance Warehouse), B2B, and EDI.
For further information, please visit www.intentia.com/fashion
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