BUSINESS TECHNOLOGY FOR FASHION VALUE CHAIN

SEAMLESS OVERVIEW 9677016904

PALASH JYOTI SAIKIA SUHAS SHARMA SATHEESH KUMAR POOJA VERMA BATCH- 2010-12 MASTER OF FASHION MANAGEMENT

DEPARTMENT OF FASHION MANAGEMENT STUDIES

NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF FASHION TECHNOLOGY CHENNAI SEAMLESS OVERVIEW INTRODUCTION In this era of free trade, all manufacturers have to relentlessly focus on process efficiencies to stay competitive and profitable. Intelligent use of information technology leads to significant competitive advantage and the ultimate goal of customer delight. SEAMLESS is an intelligent suite of software solutions that helps garment manufacturers rise above volatilities, protect margins and improve their sales. NEED FOR INTUITIVE SOLUTIONS Apparel manufacturers are often handicapped for want of intuitive solutions that recognize the volatilities of the industry and factor them into their design. Consider these: Consumer tastes are fickle and often difficult to predict in advance. Thus, product characteristics are often refined after the sales order is finalized. This coupled with already stressed contract manufacturing margins, means that any software solution must deliver pertinent information to enable managing customer expectations satisfactorily. Labor practices are evolving and incentive based payment is becoming the vogue. Scale becomes extremely important to distribute overheads over a larger pool and preserve margins. Organizations are getting larger & more distributed. Empowerment is mandatory to manage this growth. Software solutions must facilitate this new kind of organization and still maintain necessary controls.

THE SEAMLESS DIFFERENCE SEAMLESS software suite is the best-in-class software for apparel manufacturers enabling cycle time reduction, improvement of process efficiencies and lowering cost of manufacture. It is conceptualized to work in the new garment industry environment. It is developed in close consultation with domain experts from the industry. A workflow engine that enables efficient, uninterrupted collaboration between various stakeholders in the successful execution of an order Flexible approval workflow including multi-level approvals Easy viewing of the flow of an order promotes accountability within the organization and helps identify and rectify organizational bottlenecks Robust estimate costing before a quotation is sent to the buyer
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Ability to define & implement a procurement budget for an order and to view budget vs. actual at any time Tracking of changes in fabric consumption & cut with each post-order confirmation sampling stage. Enables you to stay on top of changes in specs that may have material impact on profitability Tools to help merchandizing managers do a status review of orders under a merchandiser Ability to track all buyer approvals required along with record of all submissions made Integrates your industrial engineering department into order execution at both costing & production stages. Enables defining base performance & incentives for production personnel. Tiered structure promotes inclusion of supervisory cadre in incentive schemes. Flexibility to handle both woven & knit complexities Full-fledged export finance function as part of shipping module Online integration between core business operations and finance True browser based technology enabling information availability irrespective of location DELIVERED THE EXILANT WAY A business parameters driven design facilitates easy customization. We believe an optimal approach in between an out-of-the-box product sale and a totally customized approach is the right way to implement ERP solutions. The organization implementing an ERP must benefit from best in class practices that are embedded in the product, while at the same time retaining its own defining characteristics. We achieve this through flexibility of design, incorporating gap analysis sessions in the project plan and emphasis on early user interaction. A dedicated product support programme Seamless is supported by Exilants unique philosophy of delivery of being long term partners to our clients. This has earned us the unshaken faith of our Fortune 500 clients across the globe. Transforming domain expertise into solutions Our involvement with industry processes has helped us gather insights into user perspective, the problems and requirements of our clients. Our solutions reflect this expertise. Workflow-driven A workflow engine that enables efficient, uninterrupted collaboration across all levels and functions. Adaptable A business parameters driven design that facilitates easy customization. Seamless can be adapted by smaller single location as well as by larger geographically diverse enterprises. Browser-based Easy access from any location, anytime. Industrial Engineering Module
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Seamless integrates a feature-rich and fully integrated Industrial Engineering module with important features like Attribute-driven style master and Operation master. .NET technology Seamless is built using state-of-the-art Microsoft .NET technology. Progressive Integration Integrates operations and financials at every stage to forecast impact on margins. FEATURES INQUIRY AND COSTING Inquiry registration Estimate costing Multiple version costing Flexible multi-level approval Confirmation

INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING (IE) Attribute driven style master Operation Master Style Operation Bulletin (OB) OB updating across product life cycle Versions of OB Machine master Attachment/ work aid master

PROCUREMENT Fabric and trim codification through user defined attributes PO generation for multiple PRs and multiple items Process definition for items Material import
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Material dispatch details Material import

INVENTORY Goods Receive Note (GRN) Quality Check Lab test Store indent Issue note Material reallocation across orders Store bin location Inventory log Stock ledger Re bale Delivery Challan (DC)

SHIPPING AND DOCUMENTATION LC Custom invoice Packing list Commercial invoice Bill of exchange Shipment expenses

PRE-ORDER CONFIRMATION SAMPLING Sampling plan Checklist driven sample execution through indent Direct link with the sampling room/factories
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Sample costing Invoice creation

PRODUCTION ORDER T&A Checklist driven sample indent Purchase Request release to diversely located procurement departments Production order transfer across companies/ merchandisers within the enterprise Booking costing for order budgeting Collaborative costing with inputs from respective departments MRL generation Multiple versions of MRL Buyer level easy to use user defined templates

BANKING Export bank limit log Forward contract Packing Credit Foreign bill Bank advise Interest calculation and payment

PRODUCTION WIP Lay planning Bit planning

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Work assignment Report production at each process Production quantity handshake

Production markers Report QC at any process Bundle ticket generation based on Operation Bulletin Packing list Final inspection driven by AQL Interface with shipping and documentation

FINANCE General ledger Segmentation approach in Chart of accounts Unlimited hierarchy levels in group reporting Automated inter-company transactions Unlimited and concurrent opened financial years Control on Financial period (open/ close/ audit) Company, Cost Center, Business Level, Account level reporting/ analysis Analysis codes and groups Tax Module User defined tax rules and rates TDS cycles FBT (Fringe Benefit Tax) Service Tax Account receivables Customer and Customer groups Invoices, cash/ bank receipts, adjustments User defined, multiple active ageing buckets User defined taxes, rates, rules with tracking Automated payable invoices on recoveries (tax, freight)
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Account payables Supplier and Supplier groups Invoices, cash/ bank payments, adjustments User defined, multiple active ageing buckets User defined taxes, rates, rules with tracking Cheque printing Supplier Customer links, adjustments Employee payments Cash bank operations Exchange rates (with tracking) Auto, manual reconciliations Data export and import tools (for bank) Post Dated Cheques (PDC) Interface layers Interfacing to GL, AR, AP modules Deployment / Implementation level data mapping Interface to multiple business domain Interface to all business products Fixed Assets Asset register, Groups, Blocks Supports both Company and IT act Supports both WDV, SLM models Integration with Finance and Purchase

PLANNING Define factory/line/style capability Build up templates

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 HRMS HRD

Micro Plan-Line plan Integration with IE for SAM Style process definition Order scheduling Job work Creation of work assignment Automatic job card generation

Personnel 360 degree view of employee Masters and transaction updates to employee profile Career Events (Confirmation, Promotion, Transfers, Settlement) Loans (with or without interest, linked with payroll) Leaves (location based, linked with attendance) Career record / job profiles Employee assets and documentations

3 level vertical appraisal system Training schedule, events and evaluation Automated memo processing Attendance Integration to any 3rd party system Attendance consolidation and corrections Daily/ periodical attendance system Over time and On Official Duty entries Multiple shifts (types), bus routes
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 IT

Unit level processing and reports EXCEL based imports Payroll Processing at company, pay group, unit, employee level Arrear processing Bonus processing (independent / along with salary) Revised attendance and payroll processing Main / supplementary pay slips Rule based TDS deductions (IT) User defined statutory data (rates, rules with tracking) Automated payroll JV to Finance

Latest IT rulesAs deliverables and user defined Link with each salary component

CLIENTS SPEAK
1. In my view apart from other real benefits, SEAMLESS-ERP implementation has

created new standards in customer support and commitment. - Ashok Dhinoja, AGM, Head IT, Mandhana Industries
2. Interaction between different departments (merchandising, IE, fabric costing etc.)

has improved - earlier many details used to come out at 11th hour or be missed, but that is not the case now. Changes are getting reflected on time - Vinay Advani, IT Manager, Texport Garments, Bangalore.
3. We have been processing the payroll on SEAMLESS-ERP for all the 3 units and

the staff since February 2007. The result has been extremely good! I feel the kind of work that has been done is fantastic to say the least. - Mari Gowda, Head, HR Department, Vigosa Exports, Bangalore.
4. SEAMLESS-ERP is an excellent software product tailor made for the

requirements of the garment industry. In addition, the software offers value for money and is very user friendly. - G.Prem Kumar, IT Head, Arvind Enterprises.
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REFERENCE
1. http://www.seamless-erp.com/about_us.html 2. http://www.exilant.com/seamless/seamless_overview.html

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