Demand-Driven Supply Chain Planning for Fashion and Apparel

Most fashion businesses combine rapidly changing seasonal collections with longer lasting continuous products. This means managing at least two different parallel demand streams and inventory processes, each with its own business logic.  Fashion businesses must also deal with different styles, colors and sizes and distribution networks that can scale to up to millions of SKU-Locations.

Synchronizing demand and supply across this dynamic global supply chain requires the ability to manage a challenging environment. We address it by offering demand-driven supply chain planning to help fashion and apparel companies achieve sustainable fill rates as high as 99+%, yet typically with 20-25% less global inventory.

Our solution starts with best-of-breed forecasting. It features powerful planning models that sense internal and external elements such as: market trends, seasonal demand profiles, sales windows, M to N super-sessions and product launches. It expertly performs campaign planning and is particularly skilled at extrapolating early sales.  Demand collaboration supports both internal sources (such as category plans or marketing promotions) and external sources (such as from POS data or supply chain partners). Inventory optimization delivers high in-season customer service levels, yet with a graceful exit at the end of the season.

For a complete description of our fashion industry solution and our customer experience, please contact the ToolsGroup office nearest you.