Textiles

Transporting textiles into the digital age

The textile industry covers business activities as diverse as weaving fabrics, producing yarns, tufting carpets and developing novel woven materials and designs – all with a key focus on technical parameters.

Although textile production is one of the oldest industries in the world, the business environment is definitely far from the Dark Ages. The critical element in efficient textile production lies in a precision-planned production flow that is aligned with limits such as roll length, availability and batch characteristics. It’s no secret that a well-integrated IT solution provides the operational insights needed to revolutionize textile manufacturing – and boost profit.

Like many industries, complexity is at the core of textile production. The physical limits of the machinery used and the sheer diversity – and dynamicism – of textile products make production a puzzle from design to shipping. That’s where intelligent IT solutions come in.

Industry-specific challenges and complexities

In addition to the universal challenges of talent management, financial excellence, and streamlined business operations, companies active in textiles must tackle specialized obstacles and business processes, such as:

• The demand for smaller lot sizes and customized products
• Constantly-shifting fashion trends
• Dye batch and order planning
• Stock planning and warehousing
• Product data management
• Product lifecycle management
• Large numbers of machines used in the course of a single contract

Digitization and automation through a centralized IT system can provide you with the production insights to design flexible production cycles, shave off inefficiencies, proactively maintain your equipment and more – leading to that competitive edge necessary for differentiation and success in the digital age.

Key benefits of Microsoft Dynamics AX

flexible, data-enriched production processes

production planning transparency

new technologies (IoT, sensors) to be built into products

real-time reporting and analytics of shop floor processes

optimized tooling implementation

integration with cross industries like advanced planning and warehousing