Fabric Manufacturing

ApparelIT™ even delivers a complete solution for automating the process of manufacturing or importing fabrics. This module integrates seamlessly with our sewn products suite for full-cycle, vertical manufacturers of apparel, accessories and other sewn goods, providing a single platform for the entire enterprise.

Frogfish Solutions provides all of the tools necessary to simplify and streamline the many complex phases of your production and distribution cycle, from requirements planning, knit orders and yarn purchasing through yarn receiving and inventory, knit production, machine scheduling, capacity planning, greige inventory, dye/finish order processing and much more.

Yarn Inventory

Technology built specifically for fabric makers, the Frogfish Textile IT™ module automates and simplifies tracking your yarn assets across multiple locations. Controlling yarn inventory is essential for every fabric maker, and it ensures that you will always know exactly what you have, where it can be used, where it can be found, and when you need to issue Purchase Orders for more. Some highlights of the application are:

• RF (Radio Frequency) Scanning, Bar-coded Carton and Stock Location Labels
• Inventory Requirements and Automatic Purchase Orders
• Fully automated Receiving Process
• Yarn Allocation
• Cycle Count Inventory
• Net Position Analyses

The Yarn Inventory functionality is designed to optimize efficiency, without imposing the limitations that are inherent in many other systems. Inventory tickets are available in virtually every industry format. Reports on every conceivable detail of your yarn inventory are right at your fingertips, sorted by the criteria that you define. Control your entire yarn inventory, with or without scanners, while maintaining total system reliability. We understand that your production needs are unique, so we designed an inventory solution that fits your business.

Yarn Inventory is just one of five powerful core modules in the Textile IT™ suite. In conjunction with Knit/Fabric Production, Knit Order Processing, Greige Goods Inventory and Machine Scheduling, Yarn Inventory provides the features and functionality you need to keep knitting costs down and profits up. In addition, all Textile IT™ modules integrate seamlessly with our ApparelIT^TM suite, providing the fully vertical apparel manufacturer with all of the tools necessary to protect and enhance your entire business.

Greige Goods Inventory

Textile IT™ offers a Greige Goods Inventory solution with the dye/finish ordering and inventory management tools needed to effectively schedule your production.

Just some of the powerful features included are:

• Dye Sheet Processing -detailed dye order sheets enable you to specify the goods to dye by lot and roll, so you know precisely who's dying what.
• Easy Receipt - enter and receive dye orders on the same screen. Comparing receipts to purchase orders was never easier!
• Product Maintenance - a unique product file designed just for greige goods. Specify yarn counts, content, yarn numbers, prices, and costs per unit.
• Inventory Control - bar-codes make it easy to track your inventory as it moves in and out of the warehouse!
• Inventory Conversion - one simple process to convert dyed fabric inventory to raw materials available for your sewers!

You need to trust your inventory, and it is critical that you get all of the information possible without sacrificing production speed or efficiency. Textile IT™ puts that control firmly in your hands. You always know what is being dyed, when, and where. You know when to expect the work, and you can quickly compare what you requested to what you received. It is the level of control you need to protect your company, and your customers.

Textile IT™ includes all of the reporting you need to meet the demand for timely and reliable information. When you are scheduling production to fill a large order, you cannot rely on guesses and estimates. You need real information, and Textile IT™ provides accurate reports on every facet of your greige goods inventory, including product usage, vendors, contracts, costs, prices and much more. All of the reports you need to manage your greige goods inventory effectively are included, so you make decisions that are based on fact, not guesses.

Fabric/Knit Order Processing

Every knit order places demands on your inventory, and with Textile IT™ you will know precisely what those demands are. Yarn requirements are computed for every order, based on usage parameters that you define. Default color settings speed order entry, and automatic conversions make it easy to order products by the yard, meter, dozen, or by "eaches".

Textile IT™ includes:

• Yarn Requirement Calculation -automatically calculate the yarn needs for every order, based on yarn usage data that you specify for each style.
• Rapid Order Entry - default settings and a simple interface make entering fabric orders quick and easy, while reducing costly errors!
• Detailed Style File - specify each style's standard yarn requirements and color set for speed and accuracy.
• Inventory updates - every order updates your yarn requirements and production inventories so you always know what yarns you need and what you have available.
• Customer Service - customers can find out quickly what stage of the fabric process every order is in!
• Fabric Variance Reporting - a great tool for comparing requirements to usage.

If you produce fabric, then you know how hard it can be to keep your inventory in step with your production orders. With Textile IT™, you know what you need to fill your orders as soon as you receive them, so you can keep your inventory costs down while you keep your customers happy.

TextileIT™ includes all of the tools that you need to enter and track your fabric orders. The application delivers detailed information and reports of every knit order, including styles, colors, special instructions, and more. The Open Yarn Requirements function makes it easy to see which orders require a specific yarn, and how much of each yarn is needed. Of course, TextileIT™ offers full integration with the rest of the ApparelIT^TM suite of applications, so you can move manufactured fabric to finished goods or raw materials inventory, generate financial reports, and fully incorporate knit production into every facet of your business.

Fabric/Knit Production

Textile IT™ is designed to meet the needs of the truly vertical manufacturer, and the Fabric/Knit Production module makes it easy to track every stage of every knit order, so you can identify slow areas and production problems. Track how well your machines are measuring up to your production goals! Fabric/Knit Production interacts completely with the other ApparelIT^TM knitting modules and all of Exact Software's powerful apparel industry software to provide you with the tools and information you need to help your business grow.

Among the many robust features included are:

• Work Order Entry - issue work orders based on style, quantity, and color, including special instructions, specifications for which machine(s) to use, settings, and much more!
• Bar-coded Tickets - quickly print customized bundle and inventory tickets. You'll always know where each order is on the factory floor, and how long each operation is taking.
• Scale Interface - receive real-time roll weights as soon as rolls are knit!
• Work Processing - a powerful tool for determining the WIP status of every order. Hand-held Radio Frequency scanners ensure speed and accuracy!
• Machine Efficiency - compare predicted machine output to actual output, so you can spot production problems fast!
• Detailed Files - specify all of the information you need to manage your knitting machines, needle arrangements, steam/brush codes, yarns, and styles.

Knit Machine Scheduling

Meet production goals every time with the Textile IT™ suite from Frogfish Solutions. Our advanced scheduling tools give your production managers everything they need to work smarter, faster and more accurately.

The machine scheduling module was designed to develop comprehensive production schedules, considering resource availability, raw material inventories and machine capacities for every knit order, so you know you have everything you need before production begins. Of course, business conditions can change daily, and TextileIT™ gives you the flexibility to adjust quickly and easily.

Here are a few of the powerful features you get with the Knit Machine Scheduling module:

• Simulated Schedules - develop test schedules based on yarn availability, machine availability, and order delivery dates. See all the details you need to make the right scheduling decisions, then post approved schedules automatically!
• Scheduling Control - you have complete control over scheduling parameters, so you define the priorities based on the criteria that you select.
• Detailed Worksheets - schedules and machine worksheets include all the information your factory personnel need!
• Comparison Reports - quickly compare scheduled production to actual production so you can pinpoint problems and fix them fast! The scheduling component integrates fully with Knit Production to give you all the details you need to adjust your schedule and meet your production needs.
• Automatic Carry-over - incomplete work this week can automatically carry over into next week, and the system updates your schedule with the changes!

Efficient scheduling tools make it easy to set up which orders get the highest priority on your machines, and you always have the option to modify a schedule to respond to changes in your business needs. It is a system that works with you to optimize your manufacturing process and improve your factory efficiency, and it delivers the tools required to keep production and delivery synchronized. You will no longer need to spend hours working on spreadsheets and outdated project management systems. We understand the unique needs of fabric manufacturers, and we've built that understanding into every one of our software modules for your vertical industry.