Façonnable, an international fashion apparel retailer, is deploying an integrated RFID-based inventory management system from TAGSYS RFID to help manage an intricate, worldwide supply chain. The goal of the retailer’s global deployment of the TAGSYS Fashion-item Tracking System (FiTS) solution is to provide item-level visibility throughout the supply chain to reduce costs and accelerate replenishment cycles.
“We have a complex global supply chain that requires timely and accurate information on all of our inventory,” said Yonni Mrejen, VP of Retail and Operations at Façonnable. “The TAGSYS system goes beyond typical RFID project-level implementations and gives us, from a single supplier, a true systematic approach to inventory management at each step of the product life cycle.”
The system uses UHF RFID hardware and e-ConnectWare software from TAGSYS to monitor inventory at each step in the supply chain. It provides a centralized management dashboard that delivers detailed, real-time information on product availability, shipment status and retail inventory levels. FiTS integrates with existing business process systems being used by Façonnable, including an ERP system, as well as distribution partners’ warehouse management systems.
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FiTS will be implemented at more than 70 Façonnable-branded retail stores and in the retailer’s distribution centers on two continents. It also will be integrated with third-party logistics suppliers and will encompass the millions of items sold by Façonnable and its retail partners. With the new strategy, Façonnable quickly can adapt product distribution and replenishment strategies to meet specific market and store needs, resulting in reduced item handling costs, and improved sales opportunities through decreased out-of-stocks.
The TAGSYS RFID system “provides us the type of visibility and real-time data we need to dynamically make critical decisions on distribution and replenishment, both within our operations as well as with our third-party logistics suppliers and retail partners,” Mrejen added. “The net result is time and cost savings that ultimately produces a better overall customer experience at the retail level.”
