Moving forward faster in

Fashion and Apparel

Industry ChallengesThe term ‘fast fashion’ is by no means an inaccurate description of the Apparel industry today. Digital technologies have revolutionized how customers interact with brands, creating new challenges as well as opportunities for apparel businesses, driving demand for novel styles with an ever-decreasing lifecycle.

The major brands no longer set the trends that trickle down to the wider industry. Social media ‘influencers’ and street style increasingly determine tastes, and demand can change instantly if a particular celebrity posts a photo of ‘that’ dress. The seasons in Apparel are becoming indistinct, as trends are increasingly globalized.

The top internet apparel brands excel at getting new designs to customers in a matter of days. To remain competitive, fashion businesses should take advantage of technologies that speed up the processes of innovation and delivery, from social media monitoring to the Internet of Things.

At the same time, environmental and ethical concerns have an impact on consumer choice. Apparel businesses must address traceability and sustainability in their supply chain and production processes, or risk a backlash against the brand. Sapphire

integrates and automates processes throughout the product lifecycle, providing a complete overview of your business that allows you to focus on achieving your goals profitably, while delivering an outstanding customer experience, whether online or in a physical store on the high street.

Our dedicated software solutions are designed to meet the intensifying pressures of the apparel industry, offering end-to-end visibility of the business from concept to customer. This improves your ability to successfully manage the following key areas:

• Brand Management and Merchandising

• Procurement and Manufacturing

• Supply Chain

• Omnichannel Customer Experience

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Our SolutionsEnterprise Resource Planning Sapphire’s Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system provides you with a single, integrated, software platform designed to consolidate information across your entire business. Blending omnichannel sales analytics, supplier and inventory management as well as marketing and merchandising planning, our ERP system will enable your business to make effective and informed decisions, respond quickly to market demands, and grow profitability.

Sapphire combines all the tools that apparel businesses need to manage the product lifecycle, from design concept through manufacture to the retail environment – at both a global and local level. Marketing and brand insights are brought together with Omnichannel sales analytics, enabling you to interpret customer behavior and develop demand-generating products.

Sapphire’s solutions for the apparel industry incorporate social listening and sentiment analysis alongside advanced demand forecasting, meaning you can align your supply chain to deliver the trends customers are looking for.

Increase competitiveness and respond quickly to changing market demands by adding flexibility to your manufacturing and fulfillment network, ensuring on-time delivery of high-quality products.

• Real-time purchasing reporting and procurement data provides timely insight to efficiently manage suppliers and sourcing requirements.

• Optimize inventory levels from warehouse to shop floor with streamlined operations and transportation management processes. Strategically distribute merchandise to offer the right products in the right locations, at the right time.

• Leverage customer data and insights to create omnichannel customer experiences that exceed expectations. Pricing and promotion planning optimizes the product lifecycle in every channel.

• Integrated personalization and loyalty programs provide relevant customer experiences across multiple touchpoints that encourage brand engagement.

Business Intelligence

Our Business Intelligence (BI) software provide vastly improved access to business-critical information in real-time and in the right context, presented in a variety of layouts. Strategic views across the business from financials and sales through to inventory and distribution, are combined with interactive drill-downs on specific items of detail and the ability to perform advanced scenario modeling to help your business move forward faster.

Enterprise Asset Management

Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) software will ensure that you maximize the effective life of your assets and infrastructure. The power of EAM lies in its ability to align manpower, equipment and resources, maximizing all aspects of asset management and preventive maintenance. Integration with mobile working applications, the back office and the Internet of Things combine to deliver real return on investment.

Cloud

Sapphire Anywhere is our enterprise-class hosting service, with data centers around the world. It has been designed with Sapphire’s rich technical experience of the SAP and Infor product portfolio. Our Sapphire-owned infrastructure means you have access to architects and engineers who have extensive practical experience in cloud migration, cloud platform deployment and visualization but also direct product specific knowledge.

Integration

While our ERP systems provide business support across the entire value chain, there will be occasions where you wish to integrate with third party applications. If you need to integrate with applications in your supply chain, your distribution network or even with your own legacy applications, Sapphire provides seamless integrations, allowing you to run your business systems as a single unified solution.

The Sapphire DifferenceWhy choose Sapphire for your new business or financial management solution?

At Sapphire our ethos is simple: To drive customer success through partnerships, technology and innovation. We pride ourselves on our core values of innovation, agility, excellence and integrity.

Customer service plays a huge role in the success of a project. As a Sapphire Systems partner, you will benefit from our industry-leading level of service.

Find out for yourself how our clients rate us. View our most recent testimonials and case studies at: www.sapphiresystems.com.

Industry leading enterprise software from Sapphire SystemsSapphire Systems is a leading global provider of cloud and on premise enterprise software delivering organizations with industry specific solutions. With over 1,000 customers’ worldwide, Sapphire partners with market leading software authors, develops unique customizations, and offers unrivaled customer service and support. Headquartered in London with offices across the United Kingdom, United States, Latin America and Asia, Sapphire offers 24-hour support and has extensive knowledge and experience in helping clients to achieve a measurable return on investment.

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