wfx cloud plm
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WFX Cloud PLMFlexible, user friendlyProduct Lifecycle Management
Softwarefor Fashion
Team and Company
150 Member Team Fashion Industry Focus
14 Year Track RecordImplementing PLM & ERP Solutions in Fashion
Leader in Cloud23,000 sq. ft. R&D Center24/7 Global Support
Proven Product With Global Customer Footprint
Over 15,000 Users in 23 Countries Run WFX
WFX for Fashion
Specifically for the fashion industry – takecontrol over margins and product.
Improve control and transparency of relationships throughout your supply chain.
Helps make your organization more agileand can speed up product time-to-market.
Fastest Growing Fashion brand in Australia with over 300 retail stores in 7 countries
Implemented WFX Cloud PLM with 50 users in Australia in 2011
Rolled out to 275 Users by 2012 across 5 countries
Integrated WFX PLM with WMS, RMS, Palo, Microsoft BI
Reduced product turnaround time by 14%
Companies that already moved their product into the Cloud
Companies that already moved their product into the Cloud
Long established international menswear brand MCS (Marlboro Classics) was soldin 2013 and needed new, more agile systems than their legacy SAP based solutions
19 users and 5 suppliers live AND trained from standing start in 9 weeks.
All product teams guided into a single process methodology.
New on-site training model proven to be extremely effective
Companies that already moved their product into the Cloud
Leading London-based Cycling Wear Brand (Drapers Award Winner)
Live on Product Data on WFX Cloud PLM with 19 users in 4 weeks!
POs and Production is tracked on the cloud
Reduction in sample iterations
Integrated WFX product data with SAP
Automatic Time & Action tracking updates executed in PLM
Production Tracking managed on WFX Graphical Dashboards
Increased Production control
100+ Users
Iconic Italian Brand - WFX Cloud PLM implemented across Benton India Pvt Ltd
Companies that already moved their product into the Cloud
Hardware Investment… Database Licenses… Software License Charges… Internal Hardware Support…
Upgrade Charges… Antivirus… Backup… Uptime… Software Support Charges… Electricity Charges etc…
Why Cloud?
Traditional enterprise software can be complex to use and more difficult and expensive to implement
Why WFX on the Cloud makes sense
Simple, Quick, Nothing to Install
No Hidden Costs
Low up front costs. Subscription-Based Pricing
No Hardware, Software or Maintenance Costs
24/7 Support Included
No Upgrade Charges
Rapid Implementation
Accessible Anytime, Anywhere on the Cloud
Vast Integration Experience
Other WFX Systems
SAP, Oracle
Retail Directions
Business Objects, Microsoft BI
Cognos, PALO
In house ERP systems
Buyer EDI systems (VF, Gap,
Target, New Look, Liz Claiborne)
Interface Development Through Multiple Technologies
JASON, XML, CSV, Flat files
SQL Integration services
Web Services
Customization & Integration Skill Sets
Benefits
Centralized Database of Product/Order Information Accessible anytime, anywhere
Reduced Sourcing Cost Collaborate on-line across offices/factories
Better Cost Control Simple and effective costing with budget controls helps reduce material cost
Reduced Production Cost Production tracking tools increase output and reduce costs associated with product delays,
labor, etc.
Optimum Utilization of Production Capacity & Inventory Manage and track critical tasks and identify and resolve delays sooner
Transparency & Accountability Performance analysis through tracking of costing, budgeting and execution of orders
Supplier Portal
Online Tech-pack Access
Sample Submissions
Approval Notifications
Cost Submissions
Purchase Order Confirmations
Shipping Information
Compliance
Time and Action Updates
Solution Overview
WFX Web-Based PLM (Product Life Cycle Management) serves following Core Functions
Product, Fabrics and Trims
Designs & Tech-packs
Bill of Materials
Care and Content
Product Costing & Analysis
SKU and Barcode
Samples & Approvals Management
Quotations Management
Sales Channel - Buying Plans
Consolidated Purchase Orders
Buy Approvals
Cost per Buy
Real Time Fulfillment Tracking
(Open to Buy)
Production Tracking
Critical Path Tracking (Alerts & Reminders)
Product Development Buying Supplier Collaboration
Create and Manage Inspection Requests
Allocate PO quantities for Inspection
Integration with Google Maps
Availability of final Specs at Inspection site
QC iPad APP to record inspections offline
QC APP to Web Online Sync tools
Real-time Inspection tracking via iPad
iPad Push notification from Web
Inspection Result reports
Solution Overview
WFX Web-Based PLM (Product Life Cycle Management) serves following Core Functions
Create Collection Plans
Define Targets per Collection/Season
Define Target costs/quantities/markup
Link articles to a collection
Design Summary to see gap between
target quantities and In-progress
Final Plan VS Actual Summary screen
Collection Costing
Planning Quality Control & Inspections
Define collection plans by:
Division Product Group Product Sub-Category Season
Record targets for:
Products Colorways Quantity
Easily upload plan details
Excel import to upload targets
Download collection plan details
Collection Planning
Collection Plan
Create Collections:
Link Styles to collection
Add new styles Quantity/Price per
Article per Color
Design Summary:
Gain visibility of products In-Process
Target VS In-Process Gap
Plan VS Actual Summary
Collections
Collection Plan
Setup Catalogs for:
Products Fabric & Materials Trims & Notions
Organize Collections by:
Brand Season Product Type
Costing History
Maintain Product Costing per Supplier with history
Generate Line Sheets and Collection Reports
Product Development
Catalogs
Central database of products accessible anytime, anywhere with web access
Product details (e.g. Color ways, specifications, Constructions, Fabrics, Trims, etc.)
Permanent log of user activity
Messaging for all comments related to specific products
Collaborate/Share technical packages online with Suppliers
Product Specs
Product Development
Create and Track Approvals at Various Stages of Lifecycle:
Fits Lab Dips/ Strike Offs Material/Garment
Tests Quality Test Reports
Automatic notifications to related users
View Fit History
Approvals
Product Development
Send Request for Quotes to Multiple Suppliers
Compare costs Suppliers can easily
respond on-line
Issue Sample Requests/Orders to Suppliers
Specify key details like quantity, colors, sizes, ship-to location, due date, etc.
Quotations & Sampling
Product Development
Create Tasks
Share schedules across users & suppliers.
Identify Delays and Possible Bottlenecks
Alerts & Reminders sent automatically to users to highlight pending/critical tasks
Tracking Reports against
Brands Product Classes and
Subclasses Users Milestones Suppliers
Time & Action Tracking
Product Development
Central Buying Plan created on WFX (per territory/ Sales Channel) per productHistory of revisions automatically maintainedTerritories can be given limited access to enter their own QuantitiesAutomatic Roll Up can be viewed in Real Time By Head Office
Buying
Centralized Buying Plan
Purchase Orders can be created directly from the Buying PlanInternal departments can be automatically notified of changesBuy Plan Revisions can be synchronized with POs & auto notifications sent to users & SuppliersHistory of revisions automatically maintainedPOs can be directly integrated with Customer’s ERPSuppliers can Log-in and download POs/changes instantly
Synchronized Purchase Orders
Buying
Suppliers securely login and have access to latest information
Supplier see all transactions for a product (techpack, approval, sample, Purchase Orders)
Easy tools to click and submit costs, evalutations and confirm orders / shipments
Automatic notifications and instant visibility into required product changes/approvals
Suppliers are able to react faster to your needs
Enhanced information quality and clarity
Supplier Collaboration
Secure Supplier Portal
Manage Global Supplier Compliance
Setup Supplier Compliance Standards
Health & Safety Labor & Wage etc
Schedule Audits
Non-Compliance Reporting & Remedy
Approve Factories
Integrated with Alerts & Reminders
Supplier Compliance
Supplier Collaboration
Suppliers view list of tasks due
Suppliers can close completed tasks creating auto notifications to Users
Increased transparency
Easy reporting on Production Progress
Production Tracking
Supplier Collaboration
Plan purchasing requirements including size ratio requirements.
Allow location based input into the buying plan. Each region or retail channel can be combined into one requirement with multiple delivery / replenishment drops.
Approve purchasing needs and turn these into multi-delivery purchase orders.
See the financial aspects of the purchasing, with regional and delivery specific differences.
Style color, size and quantities per location
Buying Planning
Time and Action Templates configured for each Purchase group
Activities configurable for tracking at Style or Event level
Tasks assigned to internal or external (supplier) teams
Style / product development tracking.
Production teams attach relevant template to each sample or production orders for full production task tracking.
Time and Action Calendars
Critical path management
Escalation based Alerts and Reminders sent to users
Personal Tasks List for each user
Users close activities as they complete them.
Tasks get managed on an exception basis.
Tasks can be reported on in multiple ways. Report by user, by product group, by supplier, by dates and so on.
Reminders and Personal Task Lists
Critical path management
Inspection Dashboard
View pending inspections
Tap to enter inspection results
Inspection Lists
QC Inspection App for i-Pad
Summary View of Quantities Offered for Inspection
View and Edit Quantities offered for Inspection
Record no. of cartons inspected VS offered
Inspection Results Summary
QC Inspection App for i-Pad
New releases appear automatically
Admins and users receive overviews of how to use new features
Major new modules added as system evolves driven by forward looking product map.
No upgrade charges, no need for consultants to come on site
Implementation, development and training teams are incentivized on customer retention
WFX have an active development team
Regular new features and updates