Intentia: Stepping Out With Fashion and Style
Part One: Characteristics and Trends of the Fashion Industry
Joseph J. Strub - October 4, 2004

Introduction

So your software vendor says that they can do fashion. You better make sure that the software features go far beyond styles, colors, and sizes. The requirements for the fashion industry are some of the most demanding and unforgiving in the world of manufacturing. If you're not careful, you may find your profits falling on the cutting floor and money being swept out with the scraps. Read on to find out why running with a pair of scissors is not the only dangerous thing when selecting software for the fashion industry and why Intentia's offering bears investigation. And even if you're not into fashion, learn what hurdles another industry has to jump to remain competitive. You may feel fortunate to be in the industry you are...