Footwear might be quite different from other fashion types, but you still have to create shoes in different styles, colours, and fits. That’s hundreds, if not thousands, of SKUs! But few ERPs actually help you create and manage them…
Let alone supporting manufacturing
Hell, most ERPs don’t even let you create a Bill of Materials per item variant! How are you meant to create footwear efficiently without help for basic things?
It shouldn’t be surprising though…
The sad reality is that most ERPs fail to capture the nuance of footwear. In fact, more than two-thirds of fashion companies use external tools to fill gaps in their core system.
Of course, there’s sustainability too
If the challenges you face with creating footwear wasn’t enough, you also have to deal with increasing pressure from consumers and governments to “do better”