Armada Fashion Case Study

1351 Words3 Pages
bulb-icon

Recommended: Main component of quality management

4 PROPOSED SOLUTION SPECIFICATION
4.1 Background and Scope
Armada Fashions operates the business incorporating different functional areas. They include materials management, sales management, quality control, and finance/accounting. The enterprise does have some sub-contracting operations for style works for some of the products which are going to hit the market soon.

The enterprise believes that it can benefit from the Enterprise Resource Planning system being implemented. The anticipation is that all of the before-said functionalities and related operations could be streamlined so that better control, accuracy, as well as transparency would be realized. Better customer satisfaction is another key consideration.

As part of materials management, …show more content…

Sales orders are created and managed by this functional team. The shipment and related activities are also part of this team. An efficient tracking system is also in place to ensure the order management. The ERP solution should be able to add more value to the current operational scenario.

Currently, a strong quality management procedure is in place to make sure of the product quality for both domestic and international markets. Yet, the enterprise do not have a proper system to record and monitor the quality reports and statistics. The quality resources still follow the traditional spreadsheet-based recording, which often leads to errors, rework, delays, and waste of time and money. The ERP system should be able to provide a feasible solution to this problem.

The finance and accounting operations are performed on NetSuite Financial Management System. As the enterprise is moving to ERP as a whole, we need to explore and assess the opportunity to streamline the finance and accounting be part of the ERP solution. The accuracy, confidentiality as well as maintainability would be key considerations in this

Show More
Related

  • UPS (2)

    828 Words  | 2 Pages

    Have you ever ordered something from a website such as amazon? Most everybody has and has received that package via UPS. So you know the problem of being given a four hour window as to when that package would arrive at your home, with no update as to how close they are or if they are going to be later than that set period. This paper will address this problem and its association to the ERP used by the United Parcel Service (UPS).

    Read More

  • Executive Summary For Bombardier Case

    893 Words  | 2 Pages

    A system integrated approach would improve the business process and hence enable the different functions to share information. It was clearly identified that the ERP deployment would benefit the company through all these elements. In the case, benefits of ERP adoption were not quantified but improved cost and better pricing strategy were discussed to justify the ERP project financially. It can be interpreted that ERP, leading to improved cost analysis, cost control, less redundancy, optimized production and better pricing, would result in low costs and hence higher profit for the company. Financial justification for the ERP adoption can also be inferred through the fact that it would lead to resolution of several problems which the company faces

    Read More

  • The Legal, Ethical, and Ethical and Technological Concerns

    689 Words  | 2 Pages

    As technology progresses it can truly change how a business operates in terms of accounting and financial reporting. Online software has become a widely used system by many businesses around the globe. Financial reporting is essential to any business especially when seeking for potential investors or stakeholders. The reason being is because a financial report contains all of the records of how a business is performing financial wise. Likewise there are purposes of securities regulations and the main one is to disclose any schemes.

    Read More

  • Why Erp Systems Fail?

    1272 Words  | 3 Pages

    ERP is a huge resource managing tool used by companies today. Some systems preform general ledger, accounting and order management for the company. ERP systems are a great asset and greatly improve a company, so a company should defiantly look into implementing ERP systems! However, Gartner estimates that 75% of all ERP projects fail. Why is there so much of a high failure rate? This paper will take an in depth look at reasons to why ERP systems fail.

    Read More

  • Lego.com Case Study

    1591 Words  | 4 Pages

    The non-commercial website Lego.com has been an enormous success providing Lego with a strong presence on the Internet. However, implementing a website capable of handling sales transactions requires a great deal more than a non-commercial site. The firm has implemented an ERP system which may provide some technical support for the website. The details of the ERP system are unknown at this time; however, the goal of implementing the system was to optimize the supply chain from production to distribution, which will be a significant opportunity for the E-Commerce project. Another important consideration is incorporating the ERP system into the E-Commerce transactions so that separate systems and processes are not necessary.

    Read More

  • Case Study: Schmidtco

    1115 Words  | 3 Pages

    After concluding that SchmidtCo had to implement a new system , John assembled a selection team of eight managers from different areas of the company. These managers team after seven months suggested SchmidtCo. should implement a ERP system with modules like:- Warehousing, Inventory, Accounting, Purchasing, Sales and Customer Relationship Management. With 10,000 SKU's and SKU's having fluctuating demands which made inventory management a complex task. ERP Should better control their inventory. Company choose DTech system for installing the ERP system due to DTech's superior functionality in warehouse management and inventory. DTech was market leader in Europe and recently entered US market. John thought this would provide high level of integration to automate manual function, thus reduce

    Read More

  • ERP Implementation Essay

    692 Words  | 2 Pages

    First problem identified in ERP implementation is, difficulties in transferring data from previous application. The biggest problem in ERP implementation is management of data transition from old system to new ERP system. Programmers find that transferring data are the most tedious work to do. Conversion of the data requires tremendous patience to deal with it as it is a complex task to do. The ERP system first need to fit with the company requirement so that the data can be transferred easily and smoothly and also, data need to be formatted to meet the standard of the new system. The conversion can be done manually or by an automated program. If it is done by using an automated program, programmers need to make sure that the formatted data do not jeopardize the file system integrity. There are two types of data migration; static data migration and dynamic data migration. Static data migration is data that change infrequently like engineering master files and price book. The migration need to make early on so that later can focus on more challenging tasks of dynamic data migration. Next is dynamic data migration, it refers to volatile data which include shop work orders and account receivable open items. Due to the changeable nature of this type of the data, it should be migrated as late as possible. Late migration ensures that the system includes the most up to date data.

    Read More

  • An Expository Insight Into The Field of Fashion using Bourdieu’s Concepts.

    1443 Words  | 3 Pages

    Fashion is an organisation of knowledge based on restricted access to goods and services. The fashion industry provides a functionalist perspective into Bourdieu’s field theory and the critical divisions reproduced therein. With reference to three cases studies, an expository insight into the field of fashion, particularly in terms of the participants within hierarchical boundaries, the culture required to join the field and the marks of distinction associated with clothing, will be empirically argued to further understand this macro-structural concept that exists within society. Ultimately, the usefulness of Bourdieu’s with regard to contemporary fashion will be shown.

    Read More

  • The Empire Of Fashion Summary

    556 Words  | 2 Pages

    The articles and the images relate to other reading in the course because it acknowledges that fashion is a broad subject and fashion marketing/ advertising has allowed fashion to stretch from many borders around the world. Fashion encourages everyone to dress in a certain manner; simultaneously it is about a search for individuality and expression. In The Empire of Fashion, Gilles Lipovetsky mentions the significance of advertising for haute couturiers in the nineteenth century. It was a form of individualism and self-expression; it is the beginning of advertising. Similar to Marketing Fashion and Fashion Marketing, these articles discuss different forms of fashion diffusion and its impacts on the consumers and followers of fashion.

    Read More

  • Analysis of the Fashion Industry

    1016 Words  | 3 Pages

    The fashion industry creates all the clothes that one is wearing at any moment of the day, from hats and hair accessories to undergarments to buttons to shoes. One could pursue either a creative or business career in the fashion industry. The fashion industry affects society both positively and negatively, especially negatively, in ways like eating disorders, providing sizes for plus-size consumers, and representation of plus-size models and ethnically diverse models. There are also problems within the fashion world, like counterfeiting of luxury brands, fast fashion, and working conditions in factories. Regulation within the fashion industry includes copyright protection of fashion designers, and whether extremely thin models are allowed to model in fashion shows or not. Though, the fashion industry is nothing new and will be around as long as people wear clothing, there are certain trends that are either losing or gaining attention.

    Read More

  • Indian Fashion Case Study

    1085 Words  | 3 Pages

    The Indian market as a whole and as such even the fashion industry outstretched its arms to the global market circa 1991 which marked the beginning of a new era, we commonly refer to as “globalization”. This entailed a retail boom which led to a veritable increase in the retail space for retailers both at the local and the international level. The invent of globalization and liberalization in India brought with it an upsurge in the Indian market that considerably altered its shape and structure. With a GDP growth of 6.8 percent per annum during the 90’s alongside a foreign exchange of $35 billion and a live stock market which would attract substantial foreign exchange made India an alluring market which has maintained its momentum and growth. India’s second largest market is the apparel industry with $3.5 billion (Data monitor). In the past and till the present time, organizations in order to obtain overseas funding used to sell their single branded products to common public. In the retail outlet, investment of 51% was allowed in individual branded products. An increase in the number of local designers who have benefited from international identification recently is one of the major reasons for this expansion. Other factors like the introduction of related courses for business education indulged in developing designers and creating an association with the industry are responsible for such growth in the Indian fashion industry as well. According to the estimations made between mid 2008 to 2012, the fashion industry of India was expected to increase by 178% by the year of 2012 and meet $189 multi millions as per US (United States) currency. This growth in the industry is hinged on a substantial increase in huge fashion incident...

    Read More

  • Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)

    1394 Words  | 3 Pages

    • “An Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system is a software system for business management, supporting areas such as planning, manufacturing, sales, marketing, distribution, accounting, finance, human resource management, project management, inventory management, service and maintenance, transportation, and e-business”. Haag, Cummings, Phillips, S, M, A (2007). Management of Information Systems. New York, NY: The McGraw-Hill Company Inc.

    Read More

  • Tektronix Case Study

    1131 Words  | 3 Pages

    To ensure Tektronix's success, the ERP implementation was divided into five manageable sub-groups: (1) Financials, (2-4) Order Management/Accounts Receivable (OMAR) in the three divisions, and (5) the global rollout. Within the sub-groups, additional waves were created to ease into the system. For both the Financials and OMAR, Tektronix decided to implement the new system in the United States first. Though the ultimate goal was for location to be irrelevant in the system and processes required for an order to be completed, it was important that the company see the added-value of the implementation as it proceeded.

    Read More

  • Quality Management System

    1811 Words  | 4 Pages

    Quality is a word which has been used for a very long time, lots of books have been written about it, and many of the world's scientists have defined it in many different ways. In this research paper, I will emphasise the Quality Management System, why is it important? What is it used for? What is the importance of having a Quality Management System? Many people think implementing QMS costs a lot and all the benefit is a piece of paper which says that your company is certified in having QMS.

    Read More

  • Computerised Accounting System

    1303 Words  | 3 Pages

    Today, there is a range of computerised systems in the market that business can use to keep track of their finances; few of the most recognised for their performance are Sage, Microsoft Dynamics, Oracle, QuickBooks, SA...

    Read More

More about Armada Fashion Case Study

Open Document