For more than 38 years, FDM4 has been creating and implementing integrated software solutions for apparel inventory issues. Based on our decades of experience, we recognized the need for an ERP system to be able to handle custom inventory, which is why our apparel-based ERP solution includes an integrated Decoration Module. Our Decoration Module enables you to outline the custom embellishments that your clients want on the same page that you enter additional product information such as the particular style a consumer wants to buy.

It doesn’t matter if you perform custom work in-house or you send your goods to a third party to have them embellished to meet your clients’ standards. Our Decoration Module is capable of streamlining how you manage your decoration inventory by tracking your custom goods and monitoring your decoration work orders from start to finish.

Our Decoration Module enables you to manage your art records and proof approvals from within your ERP system. You can store different versions of your art records as they update, which makes it easy for you to use a previous version of your art whenever necessary. Our Decoration Module’s maintenance procedure makes it possible for digital files related to one custom order to be kept with that particular decoration order, giving you one point of reference instead of multiple ones. This facilitates communication between you and your decorator ensuring your decoration work order has all the custom embellishments your clients want.

How to Increase Supply Chain Accuracy

Reducing your in-house errors, enabling you to avoid product shortages and improve your demand planning and giving you the tools you need to manage your inventory of custom goods, are all benefits of using ERP software with an integrated WMS solution. While these benefits may already be enough to provide you with an advantage over your competitors, an ERP system offers additional benefits that have the potential to increase your bottom line. In addition to improving your client retention rate and your customers’ satisfaction with your business, an ERP system can also improve the accuracy of your supply chain fulfillment.

Depending on the ERP technology you decide to use in your operations, it may enable you to use your supply chain partners to manage your inventory and product shipments. This can help to ensure you have the right amount and the appropriate mix of products available at all times and increase the accuracy along the full length of your supply chain.

In general, you can integrate your ERP system with the systems your suppliers and third-party logistics partners use. By tracking the changing levels of their products that are in your inventory, your suppliers can make sure they have the right products and the correct number of items available to replenish your inventory and prevent you from losing sales. By integrating your ERP technology with your suppliers’ systems, you increase the probability that you’ll receive the correct products in the appropriate quantities at the right times because your suppliers are able to see the exact items you need in real-time for themselves. By automating your system with your suppliers’ software, you eliminate the need for a person to manually prepare product orders, which reduces the possibility that a mistake will be made during the procurement process.

FDM4, Providing Inventory Management for the Apparel Industry

For nearly 40 years, FDM4 has provided inventory management solutions for the apparel industry. Our managers have been with us for an average of more than 15 years and they use their industry expertise to lead a talented team of support staff, programmer analysts, research and development professionals and hardware technicians to provide the inventory management solutions you need.

Our state-of-the-art inventory management solutions include the following:

Our ERP technology can accommodate your needs regardless of whether your business consists of a single warehouse or if you’re in charge of multiple companies and warehouses and trade in more than one currency. From freight calculations, to product procurement, to inventory management, to billing and more, our ERP software truly integrates every aspect of your business so your entire team is on the same page at all times no matter how big or small your operation is. Our scalable inventory management systems are available as licensed models or subscription-based, hosted SaaS solutions.

FDM4 is proud to work with companies that offer apparel that appeal to a wide breadth of consumers. Our current list of clients includes companies you’re sure to recognize, including the following:

Bella+Canvas

Alphabroder

Heritage Sportswear

TSC

TSF

River’s End Trading

Gildan

Alstyle Apparel & Activewear

Bermuda Sands

Model Apparel

Shark Ninja

If you want to know why so many apparel companies use our inventory management solutions, give us a call. If you’re wondering how to handle your apparel inventory more efficiently, we have the solution that’s right for your business.