Fashion firm & industry-tailored BI

ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA, US: The current business software in use at Alternative Apparel, a US-based manufacturer of apparel and accessories, could no longer support new value-adding business processes, such as flexible inventory allocation and improved collaboration with customers and suppliers. The company needed more timely and accurate information for improved decision making.

“We needed to find a standard, industry-tailored solution along with people with fashion industry expertise to implement it,” said Evan Toporek, president and COO for Alternative Apparel.

And so, Alternative Apparel, has signed a contract with Lawson Software to implement Lawson QuickStep Fashion, including Lawson e-Sales and Lawson Business Intelligence. The Lawson system will help Alternative Apparel meet its growth objectives by helping to consolidate many business processes into a single, integrated system, says a press note.

“We chose Lawson because we felt a great cultural fit between our organizations and have appreciated the Lawson team’s dedication. Lawson QuickStep Fashion will help bring support and transparency throughout our supply chain, from product concept to market.” Toporek explained.

Alternative Apparel is a lifestyle apparel brand for men, women and babies, toddlers across the US as well as Canada, Italy, Germany, Australia, Japan and the United Kingdom.

 “Lawson QuickStep Fashion combines industry-specific content with built-in business tools based on Lawson's experience and knowledge of the fashion industry,” said Andrew Dalziel, global marketing director for Fashion at Lawson. “With more than 350 fashion customers globally, Lawson can offer businesses industry knowledge and industry-specific functionality that help fashion companies with a complex supply chain and pressured time-to-market achieve their goals."