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The apparel industry is continuously changing in line with trends, consumers demands and with what is happening in the market and wider global environment. This provides the sector with multiple challenges on top of the usual management needs across an organisation. The Protex ERP and eCommerce solution suite aims to provide clothing and footwear companies with the agility, flexibility and control to give you a solid business platform to thrive in an ever changing market.
“As a clothing supplier we have the added complexity of managing large size scales. We then have the added management headache of charging VAT once a product reaches a particular size that equates to age 13+. This could be in the middle of a size scale. An interesting challenge which we worked closely with the Protex team to ensure was accurate flowing in and out of our systems.”
Mark Woolgar, Operations Director, David Luke
“Crucial to our business has been the ability to have complete control of our inventory with a clear and accurate picture at any one time. Protex has given this to the business and has aided our ability to reduce inventory holdings and improve cost efficiency.”
Ian Poore, COO, Gill
“Our excellent infrastructure supported by the Protex solution enables us to focus on what we are good at – innovative designs. Once we have a design we need it to transform from sketch to sample to order, to delivery quickly and accurately, to optimise the fashion window whilst maintaining focus on balancing quality, performance and price.”
Sanjeev Mehan, Director, A.M. London
“Since we embarked with Datel our business has changed and evolved from a manufacturer to a wholesaler to today being focussed on our b2c ecommerce business. Along this journey Protex has been and remains at the foundation to managed our business operations.”
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