Lawson Software

Maybe you have done it before, perhaps more than once. Selecting a new Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system is a major strategic decision that impacts the future of your business. Choosing the right solution for your organization can help increase sales, cut the working capital locked up in the business and improve operational efficiency to boost bottom line profits. Choosing the wrong system may push up the cost of ownership, restrict user productivity and result in the anticipated benefits not being achieved.

 

It is important that you select an ERP system that offers industry-specific functionality to support your business processes, it must also have a number of other important attributes. Has the vendor experience and credibility in your industry? Does the user interface help drive up the productivity of your users? Will their technology and middleware provide a platform to support the future growth of your business? Is the system open and flexible enough to support your business model as it evolves? Do they have the tools and knowledge to identify, quantify and rank the improvement opportunties? Will the vendor listen to your needs and follow a clear implementation methodology to help ensure a successful project that quickly delivers significant value to your business? Do they have the support organization you need, where you need it and with the level of service you want? And finally, will the solution deliver a low total cost of ownership over the longer-term?

 

In 2006, Lawson Software and Intentia merged to form the new Lawson. We deliver software and implementation services to the apparel, footwear, home textiles, textiles and accessory sectors. Our financials, human capital management, supply chain management, business intelligence, asset management and industry-specific solutions help customers streamline processes and enhance their business performance. And by radically simplifying the process of deploying and using our applications, we help customers reduce costs while increasing their flexibility.

 

Twelve things you should know about Lawson Fashion

 

1. Signed our first fashion customer in 1992 and they are still with us and upgrading.
2. Over 300 customers in the industry ranging from ten million dollar to multi-billion dollar organizations.
3. Lawson M3 Enterprise Management system is a global solution to support end-to-end management of complex supply chains and is multi language and supplied with market specific functionality for over 30 countries.
4. Extensive built-in industry-specific functionality that supports the requirements of managing style and non-style products
5. The Smart Client graphical user interface uses the latest Microsoft® technology to support a rich user experience and help drive up productivity
6. Java and IBM Websphere® technology means Lawson M3 is enabled for service-oriented architectures (SOA)  
7. Lawson offers value-added services using the unique Lawson Opportunity Analyzer to identify, quantify and rank improvement opportunties.
8. The Lawson Professional Services team is made up of over 1,500 Lawson specialists serving our customers in some 40 countries throughout the world. In addition, we have a partner network to offer you even greater coverage and choice.
9. The StepWise implementation methodology helps to ensure successful projects. StepWise covers all activities from the initial response for information to project closure and impacts both sales and services roles.
10. QuickStep Fashion is a pre-configured Lawson M3 solution, developed on a foundation of Lawson’s industry-specific knowledge and industry best practices to get design, source, distribute companies and manufacturers up and running quickly. 
11. Lawson Total Care was designed to give you the maintenance and support options you need and want, at an affordable price-point.
12. Lawson offers a lower total cost of ownership (TCO). 30% lower, in fact, than the largest ERP vendors according to a study by the industry analyst firm Aberdeen Group.

 

If you are wondering who the image is at the top, meet Lars Lawson

http://www.lawson.com/wcw.nsf/pub/vid_68A32C

 

Robert McKee, Industry Strategy Director for Fashion at Lawson software is a well-known veteran of the industry, considered by many as a guru and a regular speaker at industry events. Read Bob’s Blog by Robert McKee www.just-style.com/lawson

 

Also, check out Bob's bio on Apparelpedia. 

Why Lawson? Because simpler is better.

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