TAL Apparel Limited, a provider of innovative products and services across different stages of the fashion supply chain, has begun implementing Infor CloudSuite Fashion – a solution specifically purpose-built for the fashion industry.
Infor’s robust CloudSuite solution, coupled with a clear roadmap from current on-premises to SaaS, and the rapid roll-out of co-developed features based on industry-specific requirements, will help TAL Apparel create an agile business model set to target high-end customer brands.
The fashion industry is faced with severe challenges in terms of capital, inventory and profitability. In an era of big data and cloud computing, the key factor in achieving successful business is finding a way to leverage innovative industry-specific ERP solutions to meet fast-changing needs from different directions and be more profitable.
As an established fashion manufacturing enterprise located in Hong Kong, TAL Apparel has factories in Thailand, Malaysia, Vietnam, Mainland China and Indonesia, and sales offices in the USA. TAL Apparel has been using the Infor M3 solution since 2001. However, with an expanding business and increasingly fierce competition, it needed an ERP solution capable of supporting an agile business model to meet the fast-changing needs of the fashion industry.
After a comprehensive search and in-depth assessment, TAL Apparel decided to upgrade from its existing Infor M3 to a solution purpose-built for the fashion industry: Infor CloudSuite Fashion. Infor was able to articulate a clear roadmap from current on-premises to SaaS, backed by excellent execution capability and a strong technical team. In addition, based on industry requirements, Infor and TAL Apparel co-developed and integrated purpose-built features into the standard Infor CloudSuite Fashion, making it possible to conduct a fast, direct deployment.
“In order to achieve an agile business model, companies have to set up an efficient supply chain platform, quicken the speed at which brands place orders to the factory, as well as reduce delivery time to the customer or end-customer,” said Dr. Delman Lee, President and CTO, TAL Apparel Limited.
“The cloud-based, purpose-built solution from Infor meets TAL Apparel’s ERP business requirements for a system that is agile, configurable and scalable. We partner to strive for zero modifications and single tenancy.”
Infor CloudSuite Fashion is a modern software solution, pre-configured with fashion best practices, that delivers a beautiful user experience. It enables an organisation to manage both style and non-style products in the same system and gain visibility across every aspect of the value chain. It can connect and share information with the company’s internal team, suppliers, production staff, and customers – all within a secure infrastructure built specifically for fashion.
“Infor has always stuck to the idea of ‘customer first’ when it comes to designing products. We focus on making our products easy to use, giving them a beautiful appearance and delivering a premium user experience. said Graham McColough, Vice President, Managing Director, North Asia, Infor. “TAL Apparel has been using our M3 solution for years, and we are very glad to help them upgrade to Infor CloudSuite Fashion to meet the demands of a fast-paced business and win more high-level customers.”
Deployment is underway and the system is expected to be rolled out by the end of 2018.