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Low Total Cost of Ownership Eliminated disparate legacy systems Completed project at total cost of Rs 1.6 Cr (about US$329,000)
Indias M&B Footwear Pvt. Ltd. manufactures and markets premium shoe brands through a countrywide network of retail outlets, shop-inshops, and multibrand outlets (MBOs). Operating in a highly competitive market, this fast-growing company needed greater visibility and control across a wide and vertically integrated enterprise. By implementing the SAP Apparel and Footwear application, M&B is lowering production costs, improving inventory control, and optimizing its retail operations.
Operational Benets Better inventory control with automatic replenishment to distribution channels Improved distribution eciency with automated processes for logistics planning and material movement More timely procurements with scheduled materials requirements planning reports 50% inventory reduction over 3 years 25% increase in employee productivity over 2 years
By consolidating all our organizational data on a single platform and gaining greater transparency across the company, M&B Footwear is cutting costs, increasing stock turns, and improving profitability.
Shishir Kumar, General Manager for IT, M&B Footwear Pvt. Ltd.
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carrying inventory while ensuring optimal supply in the distribution channels. In fact, with greater visibility into inventory, M&B estimates a 50% reduction in inventory levels over the next three years. M&Bs top management also has a more comprehensive view of the companys retail operations from the branded shops to its presence in large department store chains. For example, annual sales and production plans are now based on both leadership objectives and input from the sales outlets. M&B can also more easily analyze profitability by various categories, such as product, region, distribution channel, or customer. As a result, company leaders can control expenditures by brand or sales channel using accurate data to drive their decisions.
Today, M&B has consolidated its operaIn the highly volatile fashion world, com- tions on a single platform and gained panies need to adjust their business greater visibility across the organization. strategies quickly. But recently, M&B As a result, the company is improving executives realized that their disparate both its manufacturing and retail operalegacy systems couldnt deliver the tions. In manufacturing, for example, regutimely information or business visibility lar reports for materials resource planning that the dynamic company needed to ensure timely procurement of raw materioptimize its resources. As a result, M&B als. In addition, improved expense trackdecided to consolidate its operations on ing enables M&B to optimize overall a single platform and gain improved agil- production costs. ity and efficiency across the Meanwhile, new automated replenishment organization. processes help M&B decrease the cost of