- The ERP (enterprise resource planning) solutions - seek to integrate the business processes involving eight critical areas in the textile production planning which includes raw material, finance, payroll, inventory, quality, sales and plant maintenance.
ERP helps a business manage key functions such as product planning, parts purchasing, maintaining inventories, interacting with suppliers, providing customer service and tracking orders. Once the plant is equipped with ERP, everything is at your finger tips, With this, the senior management is aware of developments at different units, which helps to utilise the resources better. IT helps in minimising inventories and maximising output. ERP simply gives straight access to data and the knowhow of various stages the process is in. However, it is not only ERP, that textiles firms are interested in. Internet connectivity is another area which they feel can play a vital role in boosting the sector. At a time when newer plants are coming up in inaccessible areas, online connectivity becomes vital. IT infrastructure in textile firms is at a nascent stage. Though ERP is proving helpful for many units, broadband connectivity is equally in high demand. In its absence, online updating is not an easy job. Manufacturing and processing require IT assistance, and more and more firms are going for it. Information technology can streamline processes by organising information from manufacturing, sales and finance, enabling data sharing for improved decision making.