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Enterprise resource planning, or ERP, became popular among larger manufacturers in the mid- to late-1990s, with companies around the world investing approximately $300 billion in the systems during the decade. Enterprise resource planning involves using technology to coordinate the activities that take place in different areas of your business. In other words, ERP software facilitates the […]

Like most business tools, enterprise resource planning (ERP) software is always getting more useful, efficient and powerful. The latest technologies in ERPs are cloud-based. In the cloud, businesses can access their data from any device, anywhere in the world. The modern ERP system integrates many aspects of supply chain management. It can streamline demand planning,

Table of Contents When you’re deciding whether to introduce enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems into your business operations, you’ll need to get your C-suite executives firmly onboard. As the organization’s major decision-makers, they have critical insight into the business’s needs, goals and direction, and their approval carries tremendous weight.  Fortunately, ERP systems provide an array

Apparel businesses face a complex market. With increased demand from consumers, these companies must produce mass quantities in little time. These items create thousands of data points across thousands of products.   Apparel software solutions exist to help these businesses manage and make sense of this vast amount of data. Industry-specific systems are often the

Table of Contents As the needs of consumers shift and change, so do the needs of manufacturing companies. Technology has been continually advancing since the Industrial Revolution, and the modern mode of production has become centered around hardware, software and interconnected networks of the two. Consumers are demanding higher quality products and faster production speeds

With the increase in growth and popularity of the apparel industry, wholesale apparel businesses have become more important in the supply chain. These businesses face many industry challenges as they work to keep up with demand while remaining profitable. Small companies have to keep up with larger businesses by keeping revenue high and costs low.

If you’re in the warehouse industry, you’re probably already aware that your business is vulnerable to a host of threats, especially if you process overseas shipments of goods. If, like many, your warehouse conducts business on a global basis, your facility can be threatened by economic instability, rising oil prices, political unrest, natural disasters and

Apparel businesses face a complex market. With increased demand from consumers, these companies must produce mass quantities in little time. These items create thousands of data points across thousands of products. Apparel software solutions exist to help these businesses manage and make sense of this vast amount of data. Industry-specific systems are often the better

Table of Contents Enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems offer numerous benefits to companies in a wide range of industries. They coordinate the business processes that lead to the successful delivery of products to customers, ensure the correct products are in stock and allow you to streamline processes and information across your business.   However, ERP

Fashion evolves constantly and so too must garment manufacturing technology. Advances in apparel machinery technology development have enabled apparel manufacturers to meet the needs of their clients. At FDM4, we believe that the best production technologies for garment manufacturers are those which are specifically designed to accomplish the goals of the apparel industry. Let’s take a