Apparel Manufacturing

"Apparel IT ™ lets you control and track every phase of production. From planning raw material purchases to scheduling manufacturing orders for cutting, sewing, finishing, etc., ApparelIT delivers everything needed to meet budget and customer demand."

Fabric, Trims and Components

If you are involved in the production of apparel or any other sewn product, you understand the importance of effectively managing your fabric and component inventory. Fabric is likely your single biggest inventory asset, and it warrants the tightest control you can possibly implement. Because we know your business, we know how critical this is, and Frogfish ApparelIT provides the capabilities that you need in order to run your warehouse optimally. Always know your net position on any fabric or component with the industry's most powerful inventory solution.

ApparelIT keeps your costs down - it's that simple. Most apparel makers carry hundreds of items in component inventory. In a fast-paced production environment, it is easy to lose track of it all, and lose money in the process. Now you can track every roll received from the mill by roll, shade and dye lot, through each production stage, and monitor every product in your warehouse. You will know what is required for each order and the true cost of everything you purchase or make. Keep production moving and minimize inventory worries with ApparelIT.

Production planning and MRP

ApparelIT^TM provides you with complete control over costs and inventory volumes, and gives you the power to synchronize your material inventory with your manufacturing needs, to specify every detail for every style you make, and to generate precise manufacturing orders that reduce waste.

You need detailed and reliable material information to keep your cutting on schedule and your inventory expenses under control. ApparelIT^TM offers aging analyses, product history details, requirement reports for each finished style and raw product, and detail on every facet of production.

Bill of Materials - complete details of the components, costs, and production steps for every style.
Manufacturing Orders - quickly generate manufacturing and work orders, print cutting tickets, and automatically compute all fabric and trim requirements for the cut.
Inventory Comparison - Cut Planning integrates with the Fabric Inventory module, so when you are ready to schedule production you already know what materials you have on-hand and what is on its way. You always have a real-time net position on all products.
Material Allocation - once you know your material requirements for a cut or series of cuts, you can automatically allocate materials and adjust inventory.
Pricing - every bill of materials contains labor and material costs, and the application immediately tells you exactly what you'll spend to produce a cut. That's crucial information when you're setting prices and quoting jobs.
Time-phased Availability - always know exactly when you'll have all the products and resource availability required to meet forecasts and future demand.
Material Variance Tracking - compare actual usage against planned requirements to monitor production efficiency.

Piece-Work Production and Payroll

Improve productivity and accountability at the same time, and keep an eye on your actual production costs, while providing your customer service staff with the powerful tools it takes to satisfy today's information-hungry clients.

ApparelIT generates bar-coded bundle tickets which employees scan as bundles move through production. You know the status of every order and the work performed by every employee, and the employee work is automatically relayed to payroll. This makes calculating pay simple, whether you're using the ApparelIT^TM Payroll module or another package.

Piece Work Production Control offers:

Bar-coded Bundle Tickets - you get complete work accountability, because you know who worked on what, when, and for how long! Real-time or batch production scanning lets you view the entire WIP process for every order!
Employee Work Entry- scan bar-coded tickets to quickly enter piece-work performed, or enter time card hours. The information goes to your payroll as well, saving hours of data entry!
Bundle Tracking - quickly locate all of your inventory in production!
Real-Time Capability - you decide the level of control you need. Put scanners at key workstations for larger control intervals, or use portable barcode readers at every station for total real-time control of every bundle in production!
Fast Inventory Transfer - Quality Control functions enable you to monitor products as they come out of production, and quickly ticket them as finished goods!

ApparelIT takes the guesswork out of production accountability. Using the progressive bundle option, every employee attaches a portion of the ticket for each bundle they work on to a personal work record, and RF scanners insure that each ticket is recorded properly. With the Real-time option, the slot readers are online, so WIP is updated dynamically with every piece that goes through the line.

ApparelIT^TM handles the tedious data entry jobs that slow your staff down. Radio Frequency Scanners on the factory floors track work performed in a fraction of the time that it takes outdated control systems, so your piece-work and hourly employees can get more work done.

Real-Time Production Control

Get up-to-the-minute details on production and performance by adding Real-Time Production Control to your ApparelIT^TM system. Using the latest in compact barcode technology, you will gain real-time access to employee efficiency figures, your latest piece-work payroll amounts, bundle locations, and much more.

Bar-coded bundle tickets and easy-to-use scanners at each workstation enable your employees to scan the tickets as they receive the bundles. For each bundle, the system records how long your people worked, what work was performed, how many pieces to pay for and the efficiency of each worker. Your operators get instant feedback on performance and pay, and your managers get the tools they need to identify trouble spots.

With Real-Time Production Control you get features such as:

Improved Bundle Tracking - up-to-the-minute information on the location of each bundle, who is working on it, what operations they are performing and what work has already been completed.
Operator Security - It is virtually impossible for an operator to receive pay for work they did not perform, or to miss pay for work they did!
Management Control - Allows management to quickly modify work or payroll figures to adjust for equipment downtime, operator errors, etc. and to identify production problems before they escalate.
Customer Service - Integrates Distribution and Real-Time Production Control to provide up-to-the-minute WIP numbers for every customer order. Customer Service knows the exact status of every order in production!
Incentive Feedback - employees see their efficiency and pay for every bundle and for the hour, day, etc. This provides a constant source of motivation and feedback to the operators.
Automated Payroll - all piecework automatically posts to payroll, saving hours of data entry! Pulling and processing time-cards is no longer necessary. Payroll data entry is performed in real-time by the operators in the normal course of their work.

When you're serious about controlling costs, you need to be aware of what's happening on your shop floor; however, if your information is days or even hours old, you may be missing vital details. Real control comes with Real-Time Production Control, which ensures that you and your staff have all the latest information, and the tools to use that information effectively.

Our Real-Time Production Control system provides you with an affordable, yet sophisticated, production tracking system using the latest in barcode technology. Today, every apparel enterprise requires powerful technology and up-to-the-minute information to compete and manage costs. This system is offered as a stand-alone, or it can integrate with the other ApparelIT^TM modules.