Overview
Country or Region: India
Industry: Garment Export

Typical Customer Profile
Companies exporting garments, apparels, accessories from India.

Business Situation
Garment Export business has highly demanding customers at one end and a totally disorganized subcontracting/vendor eco system in the country. Businesses keep fighting for their breath trying to get the two ends meet.
Emails, excel sheets, accounting software, SMSs and endless phone calls, conferences and visits to meet customers and prospects is the order of the day.
The businesses cry for an integrated system which will help them get a hold on information, which in turn can help them serve their customers to the exactitude demanded and also give them some peace of mind.

Solution
A specialized garment specific software solution created on a world class business suite, Microsoft Dynamics Nav. Totally integrated, scalable, reliable and customizable. Suited and crafted for small and medium businesses, affordable and maintainable.

"Garment Export Samadhan on Microsoft Dynamics puts control in the hands of the organization rather than on the constraints forced on it by the environment. “
Mr. Shantanu Tiwari, Director, Samadhan
Garment Export Samadhan addresses the unique needs of the industry by giving a full control on the operations of a typical export company from the time he submits a quote and sample to getting a satisfied and happy customer.
While the software is being used for the day to day working, Microsoft Dynamics Nav as a reliable and integrated framework to manage the inventory, purchase, sales, customer relationships, collectable control and meet the statutory requirements of the business.
The natural integration of the solution with Microsoft Office which includes Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Outlook (the communication interface) helps the organization in leveraging the information in the integrated solution in multiple ways.
The ease with which add on components like payroll, multiple level authorizations, subcontracting can be added gives the comfort to the organization that the solution will grow in number of users as well as in functionality to accommodate the growing needs of a growing organization,

Critical Concerns:

• Meeting delivery timelines

• Staying profitable

• Getting a hold on the operations.

• Bring predictability and control in buying

• Manage the subcontracting easily

• Complete knowledge of any Work Order

• WIP Monitoring

• Integration

• Despatch and invoicing management

• Manage multiple locations through one software

• Stay in touch with the information all the time from any where

Apparel Industry in India
India is today recognized as one of the best sourcing destinations for garments, textiles, accessories and finish: it provides a perfect blend of fashion, designs, quality, patterns, textures, colors and finish. Manufacturers here are ready to innovate, be flexible on quantities, have a hands-on approach to quality control and keep the integrity on deadlines.
Labor is skilled and economical while prices are highly competitive without taking away from the quality of the final product. Amazing technological developments, superior design capabilities and companies that provide integrated logistic solutions are other highly prized support systems that the industry thrives on.
Combined with these man-made assets are the country's natural assets which play a large role in boosting the garment industry – by providing raw materials of world-class quality. Here are some of India's natural leverages that the industry uses to its full advantage: India the largest producer of jute, the second largest producer of cotton, silk and cellulosic fibre, the third largest producer of raw cotton and the fourth largest producer of synthetic fibre.
As the world‟s second largest producer of textile and garments, India‟s garment exports totaled US$ 10.17 billion during the year 2008-09, giving it an enviable market share of 2.99%. The Americas, EU, much of Asia and Middle East are India‟s clients.
The industry proudly supports 7 million people as part of its workforce, and aims to double this figure by 2011-12; even today it is the second largest provider of employment in the country. For every INR 100,000 invested in the industry, an average of 7 additional jobs created.
The Apparel Sector alone contributes to 8% of India‟s total exports with exports recording a 1% growth over last year. By the year 2011-12, India expects to record a 15% growth in quantity and 20% growth in values.

Operations in a typical garment export house Sales management
Whether it is submitting samples and quotes to overseas customer or responding to their queries for items that they want, the garment house needs to respond quickly and precisely.

The Process Cost




The Material Cost

Purchases
To know what to buy from whom, how much and for which sales order at which rate is where the process begins. When the customer wants to know the expected delivery dates the organization has to know it precisely to indicate the timeline.

Material and Subcontracting Management
What material to send to whom and for what, what to receive from whom and when? When the customer wants to know the expected delivery dates the organization has to know it precisely to indicate the timeline. A system which issues instructions, logs it, guides the actions and interventions and also reports on the status when needed and correctly is like a blessing from above.

What is supplied, what is the balance quantity to be supplied and how much money comes in when it is done?
 

The Sales Invoice as required, directly from the system

Benefits galore

• Enhanced capacity of the group to handle higher volumes and more diverse activities

• Transparency

• Budget/estimate control

• All activities are reported and the results of the activity is available for scrutiny

• Manage the finance better

• All locations part of the same information system

• Software is not be person dependent

• Have a software which is “ stable format”

  • No holiday

  • No mistake

  • Dependable

  • Not dependant on key persons

  • Change of manpower is easier

• Role based „User Level Security‟ in Software

• Direct mailing facility‟ from the new Software

• Controlled & restricted visibility of related data

• Delegated working as against hands on management with requisite control on business processes

• Achieve fast growth and sustain it

• Manage all business interfaces with ease

Articulated Need
One integrated information system to meet the information needs of all parts of the organization Easy to implement, easy to use, secure, proven, stable, scalable, world-class solution One integrated solution for all units existing Add locations to the same information system as they keep coming up.

Remote connectivity
The software can be accessed from anywhere using internet. This mean that all the sites can use internet to update work progress daily and the traveling executives and sales persons have a ready access to the data needed by them to conduct the business effectively.
The solution can even be accessed with mobile devices with Windows operating system.

And the solution is still customizable
Though Garment Export Samadhan is a very comprehensive and integrated solution, it has capacity to be enhanced and customized to meet the specific needs of the particular customers.

The Microsoft Dynamics Nav edge
Microsoft Dynamics NAV features a built-in development environment in addition to a flexible architecture, facilitating an easy customization and extension of core capabilities. It delivers value by increasing process efficiency, enhancing workforce productivity, cutting operating costs, boosting employee and customer satisfaction and enabling better and faster decisions.

Benefits
The solution provides a fully integrated business management solution that automates and integrates financial information, inventory, project management, purchase, sales, and payroll functionalities.

Profitability
A transparent information system helps in arriving at order wise, customer wise, item wise profit/ loss. The actual costs against estimation done at the planning can be seen on the click of a mouse.

Dramatic reduction in the need for direct supervision
This helps the promoters is delegating with comfort. They can now employ their entrepreneurial resources where it is used in the best manner rather than using them on running the mundane aspects of business.

Exact item definition
Defining the exact specification of the work or item can help in reconciling the work done by the vendors and the order terms.

Inter site material transfer
Monitoring and control of inter site material transfer is very critical

Document Management
Garment Export Samadhan has facility to assist in storing of document in the relevant context. This can be used to keep item related, customer related, vendor related document within the solution for easy access and use.

Traceability
With increasing concern on quality backward and forward item traceability is provided for in Garment Export Samadhan.

Statutory reports
Compliance is easy as all reports are automatically created as the transactions are held in the organization.

Provides Seamless Integration
"Garment Export Samadhan on Microsoft® Dynamics™ NAV provides with total integration on almost every aspect of your business.
It is stable, fast, and if necessary, can be customized quickly and easily even by your IT staff. As a fully integrated solution, Garment Export Samadhan on Dynamics NAV can help you control all business processes through one application. This can eliminate redundant processes and dramatically reduced the company‟s paper trail.

Enhances Stability and Security
The sophistication and scalability of the Microsoft solution helps you to keep pace with the company‟s growth plans and industry norms and standards. The secure, integrated business solution provides reliable information to make critical business decisions.

Increases Productivity
Productivity levels increase due to automated processes and streamlined operations. With relevant information available to employees, you see increased efficiency, effectiveness, and responsiveness within 2 months of going live on the solution.
It is estimated that you can easily save 3 to 4 man years as employees are able to collaborate more effectively and contribute efficiently towards their job due to access to the right information at the right time.

Improves Speed and Access to Information
Garment Export Samadhan on Microsoft® Dynamics™ NAV improves the speed of obtaining information. The biggest benefit is that Microsoft® Dynamics™ NAV provides consistent, accurate information you can analyze.
There is no need to consolidate data from various systems in order to obtain the required report. Access to up-to-the minute data ensures accurate planning and decision making.

Enhances Business Decision Making
Garment Export Samadhan provides realtors with better visibility of its business. They can now extract the right information at the right time to make informed business decisions. Knowing the data is consistent and accurate across the company makes it easier to manage the business more effectively.

About Samadhan
Samadhan is a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner specializing in ERP implementation, and has expertise in providing state-of-the-art and innovative Infotech solutions for real estate, educational institutions, auto ancillaries, sales and distributions, retail, power plants, sea food, hospitals, electronics and telecommunication and similar industries.
An Information Technology Consulting Company set-up in 1989 in India, it is a leading solution provider in Eastern India.

Microsoft Dynamics
Microsoft Dynamics is a line of integrated, adaptable business management solutions that enables you and your people to make business decisions with greater confidence. Microsoft Dynamics works like familiar Microsoft software such as Microsoft Office, which means less of a learning curve for your people, so they can get up and running quickly and focus on what‟s most important. And because it is from Microsoft, it easily works with the systems that your company already has implemented. By automating and streamlining financial, customer relationship, and supply chain processes, Microsoft Dynamics brings together people, processes, and technologies, increasing the productivity and effectiveness of your business, and helping you drive business success.
For more information about Microsoft Dynamics, go to:
www.microsoft.com/dynamics

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For more information about Garment Export Samadhan and services, call 92040 66516 or visit the Web site at: www.samadhanindia.com

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