Companies that manufacture and distribute textiles and apparel—from consumer and industrial fabrics and carpet to home goods, clothing, designer lines and fashion accessories—face major challenges from globalization, complex supply networks, ongoing mergers and acquisitions. Apparel and textile for Microsoft Dynamics AX can help companies overcome these challenges by better managing complex material and product variables, which can reduce time-to-market and help increase profits.

Built on the Microsoft platform, apparel and textile for Microsoft Dynamics AX integrates smoothly with other Microsoft products to minimize training requirements and help maximize existing IT investments. Designed to address the complex item coding, traceability, process flexibility needs of apparel and textile manufacturers, this powerful solution also supports multiple languages and currencies to help you operate smoothly across geographies.

Manage complexity for comprehensive traceability

To help you track items from raw fibers to finished goods—and back—use multidimensional item coding to effectively handle numerous material and product variables. Trace materials from various sources and subcontractors through multiple manufacturing and finishing processes, inventory statuses and logistics routings.

Increase agility with adaptable processes

Meet shifting needs by managing flexible sourcing, manufacturing and shipment allocation processes. Meet changing customer and supplier requirements by using blanket orders, neutral bills of materials (BOMs), multi-line manufacturing orders and variable routing and allocation simulations.

Take control of costs and profitability

Integrate material, item, order and cost information into comprehensive financial management and reporting tools. Analyze and understand performance and profitability across your business, including seasonal or brand collections, specific customers or markets, subcontracting options and the impact of various distribution channels.

Gain insight to respond effectively to changing conditions

Run simulations and model new processes to adapt effectively to changes in product lines, manufacturing capabilities, supply partners, production geographies, vertical integration and distribution.

Streamline supply chain interactions

Take advantage of multicurrency, multilingual and multi-site support to speed transactions, improve transparency and facilitate consolidated financial reporting. Share information by using Microsoft formats familiar to people worldwide and extend replenishment processes to suppliers through the internet.

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