Fashion Software's and Their Utility

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Contents

1. Introduction .

2. Requirements and Advantages ofsoftware's.

3. Classification of Softwares.

4. Applications of Software's.5. Software's extensively used.

6. Indian Garment industry and use of

softwares.7. Conclusion.

8. References.


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About Fashion

Software's?

Over the decades computers and fashion have developed

gradually, changed with time, taste and trend. But nobody

knew that a time will come when both these fields willcomplement each other so well. Today fashion design has

reached new heights by computer aided methods of design.

As a result of which, computer industry has got its new

customer. Computer technology is making waves in thefashion design zone. From determining textile weaves to

sizing designs; computers are a vital component of the

fashion industry. Computer aided design (CAD) programs

reduce the demand for manual sketches. New softwareprograms continue to replace old manual skills. Going by the

wayside are "old fashioned" flat pattern construction, pencil

sketching and traditional math-based pattern sizing.


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Why Fashion Softwares ?

Rapidly share information with trading partners.

Automate processing of purchase orders,

invoices and other documents.

Eliminate manual data entry.

Easy to implement.

Reduce time, errors, and re-work.

Improve information accuracy.

TO cover the entire supply chain from product

design, planning & procurement through to

warehouse management, e-commerce, sales,

stores and finance management.

TO deliver a unique workflow spine to enable

user to closely monitor the key detail processes in

the organization.


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Requirements of a

Software Comprehensive and feature-rich

Flexible enough to meet the needs of small,

medium, and large organizations .

User-friendly .

Easy to implement.

Affordable.

Compatible on a PC, Mac, I-Pad and laptop.


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Advantages of using

softwares ?

Reduce product development timelines.

Improve product quality.

Guarantee product consistency.

Increase productivity.

Remove manual documents such as spreadsheets.

React faster to customer and consumer demand. Reduce development, procurement, inventory,

selling and distribution costs.

More effectively manage supplier/vendor

compliance and standards.

Better manage customers and maximize sales.


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1. Pattern Making and

Grading Software

It allows to develop the pattern pieces directly on

the screen, do the grading and carry outmodifications in existing pattern.

After digitizing the basic pattern graph on the

computer, the pattern is altered as per need and

demand of the consumer. Many designs can be

created by adapting basic pattern in patternmaking software.


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2. Designing Software

Fashion industry, in this new millennium is increasing byleaps and bounds. It demands a plethora of creativity and art

mixed with technical knowledge and professionalism. In

recent times, information technology has emerged as a

promising base for global competitiveness in the designingaspect. The various designing software's used are:

Adobe Photoshop

Adobe Illustrator

CAD

Corel Draw

Optitex


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Adobe Photoshop

Adobe Photoshop is the premier photo editing

software tool available. Whether if we are

working on a webpage, PowerPointpresentation, or a document to be printed,

Photoshop can be used to enhance images.

Participants will learn about image file types,

cropping images, compositing (putting severalimages together), ghosting images (for use as

webpage backgrounds), using layers, creating

masks, applying filters, and formatting text

with bevels and other effects.


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Adobe Illustrator

Adobe Illustrator is a professional quality

graphic art program. Its applications are

diverse, from creating print to web graphicsand, for our purposes, posters.

Main advantages includes precision andpower of sophisticated drawing tools,

expressive natural brushes, and a host of

time-savers.


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CAD

CAD is the use of computer technology for

the process of design and design-

documentation. CAD software provides theuser with input-tools for the purpose of

streamlining design processes; drafting,

documentation, and manufacturing processes

Computer-aided design is one of the many

tools used by engineers and designers and is

used in many ways depending on the

profession of the user and the type ofsoftware in question


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CAD/CAM is virtually a "No Limit" solution for

textile designing and manufacturing because it

has enormous application area. With the

introduction of computer aided designing andcomputer aided manufacturing technology it is

possible to make modern designs and unique

color combinations which can easily satisfy the

consumer's need. Now the fabrics are moreattractive and more completive in today's rapid

changing fashion world. High quality exportable

textile products including apparels, furnishing

fabrics, upholsteries, blankets, carpets and so on,are made with help of CAD/CAM system,

showing higher potentiality of revenue generation

from export market.


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COREL DRAW

A full range of editing tools allow the user to adjustcontrast, color balance, change the formatfrom RGB to CMYK, add special effects such as

vignettes and special borders to bitmaps

Corel DRAW is capable of handling multiple pagesalong with multiple master layers. Useful for creating

and editing multi-article newsletters etc.

Smaller items, like business cards, invitations etc., canbe designed to their final page size and imposed to theprinter's sheet size for cost-effective printing. An

additional print-merge feature (using a spreadsheet ortext merge file) allows full personalization for manythings like numbered raffle tickets, individualinvitations, membership cards and more.
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OPTITEX

Flat Pattern Design & Grading

Marker-making and Advanced Nesting

Reporting Cost and Efficiency Data to Excel

3D Still & Animated Virtual Fitting

3D Digitizing and Flattening


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Classification

Fashion software's are used accordingly their

uses in these industries-

1. Manufacturing

2. Wholesale

3. Retail

4. Inventory

5. Material Handling System


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A. Manufacturing

Software TO deliver new products on time, respond quickly tocustomer demand and accurately control costs at all levels

.

Manufacturing software delivers a complete end to end

design, development, sales, procurement and production

IT infrastructure

Optimal planning and execution of manufacturing

Real time or batch update of manufacturing progress usingbar coding and RFID


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Manufacturing Software

Full quality management andaccountability

Tracking of planned verses actual costshighlighting variances and trends

Analysis of productivity for human andmachine resources

Collaboration with suppliers and partners

Product testing and approvals management

Effective purchasing control

Optimization of inventory

Easy connectivity to 3rd party systems viaweb services.


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B. Wholesale Software

Product Development, Design and Sampling

processes

Multi channel sales including e- Commerce,Telesales & Field Sales Teams

Warehouse and inventory optimization

Customer Relationship Management

Sales Campaigns

Customer self service

Supplier Relationship Management including

Audits and Compliance

Collaborative Purchase Planning

Sales Planning

Purchase Order Tracking

Direct Deliveries


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C. Retail Software's

As the pressure to perform in the retail industry

increases with rising rentals, more competition,

higher customer expectations and evolvingtrends, retailers are finding it increasingly

challenging to manage and grow their retail

business.

With a significant technological advantage and a

good retail management software solution that

complements their retail strategy, retailers will be

able to gain control of their business operations

through a single point of view, optimize

resources, increase process efficiencies and lower

costs.

R t il S ft


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Retail Software

Critical Path Management for samples,developments and deliveries

Approvals and quality management

Supplier collaboration for all your product

development, planning and procurement

Cost control for all aspects of your purchasing

Procurement planning and execution

Full product lifecycle management

Supplier relationship management including audits

and compliance

Customer relationship management Warehouse and store inventory management

Demand planning

Multi channel selling

E-Commerce


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D. Inventory Software

Inventory software has the following advantages :

Ease of use.

Saves time immediately.

Improved inventory control .

Increased sales and more revenue.

Maintaining up-to the minute inventory control. Improves distribution and customer response time.

High-tech inventory control, with all of its labor

time, and money-saving devices.


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Inventory Software

E Material Handling


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E. Material Handling

Software

Material handling software is designed to take

care of storage, retrieval and transportation ofproducts within an automated warehouse. It may

even control certain crucial issues in material

handling such as key picking, put away and

routing instructions.

Deliver first rate customer service.

Run various rental operations more effectively. Improve field service operations.

Maintain better visibility over customers,

equipment and finances.

Applications


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Applications

Softwares Commonly used


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Software s Commonly used

1.PLM PLM (Product Lifecycle Management) is a description

of the entire process from the early visibility of the

need to create a product to meet the future businessgoals, through to the creation of a product or collection

of products and the eventual end of the product's shelf

life. The concept of PLM manages the entire lifecycle

from 'birth to grave. PLM can deliver massive advantages for the business if

implemented successfully. Typically, companies can

make major savings by rationalizing processes. This all

adds up to more on-trend products, in the right sizesand colors leading to a reduction in markdowns.

Improved collaboration across the extended supply

chain will reduce administration cost and essentially

improve quality.

Key Benefits


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Key Benefits

Reduce the cost of development and

samples.

Reduce development lead-times.

Increase % of full price sales.

React faster to customer changes.

Minimize quality problems.

Reduce additional costs such as air freight.

Collaborate in real time with suppliers,

factories and customers.


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2. ERP

ERP systems are management informationthat integrates the business practices

associated with the operation of thecompany.

Finance Marketing HR

ERP

SUPPLY CHAINMANAGEMENT


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ERP


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ERP

Enterprise Accelerator ERP includes: Product lifecycle management (PLM)

Supplier relationship management and sourcing

(SRM)

Purchase management

Customer relationship management (CRM)

Retail Store Management

Sales order processing Contracts management

Integrated e-Commerce

Warehouse and inventory management (WMS) Sales and operations planning (SOP)

Production planning and control

Enterprise business intelligence (BI)

Finance management


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3. Integrated E

CommerceE-Commerce application is totallyintegrated to other modules including:

Product Lifecycle Management for fullproduct details, images, collections,prices, colors, sizes, volumes, calories etc.

Customer Relationship Management for

campaigns, customer accounts, creditchecking, credit card payments, ordercreation, order confirmations, quotations,stock allocation etc.

Warehousing for available stock, picking,packing, dispatch, invoicing etc.


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Key features

User defined web site content managementsystem

Catalogue and collection creation andpublication.

Automated email publication.

Email formatting.

Letter generation.

Summary and detail product details includingimages, variants, prices etc

Related and alternate products

Real time order entry and orderconfirmations.

Stock availability and forward order position.

Credit card payments or on account orders.

Order tracking and progress management. Shipment tracking.

Indian Garment Industry


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d a Ga e t dust y

and Fashion Softwares

In the present millennium, the globalization of

market has brought a new set of challenges to theIndian garment Industry to modernize its designing

and manufacturing techniques and make itself viable

and globally competitive. Hence, in order to remain

competitive both in global and domestic markets, theIndustry must explore ways and means to upgrade

overall productivity and quality as well as to develop

a quick response strategy to meet the demands of the

fast changing markets. With the use of these technological forces, the

industry functions very differently from what it did a

decade or two ago.

Concl sion


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Conclusion

Software applications have proved useful in almost all theareas. It was only natural of fashion professionals to have madeuse of this advanced facility!

A number of apparel manufacturers or merchants make use ofapparel software. Product Data Management's main purpose isto record the data relating to other aspects of fashion designinglike marketing and promotion. Product Lifecycle Management

can manage the entire lifecycle of the product in contrast to theformer. Fashion Toolbox can produce extremely realisticphotos. ERP software helps in managing the redundant dataefficiently. Software can also be used in the retail houses of thefashion industry. Marker making software is another of the

most recognized software in the fashion industry. Its mainbenefit is that it lets you save on the fabric. Computer-AidedDesign (CAD) software helps the designer to create the designas a digital image and to make on the spot changes to the designif it does not look good on the image.

References


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References

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http://www.startingclothingonline.com

www.fibre2fashion.com Adobe Photoshop for fashion Design by

Susan M. Lazear

New Cloth Market , Nov 2010

Inside the Fashion Business by Kitty G.

Dickerson
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