Lawson to Present at IMB 2009 World of Textile Processing
Lawson demonstrates latest analysis tool and reveals findings from âSupply Chain Performance in the Sports Apparel Industryâ survey
Stockholm, Sweden (March 18, 2009) – Lawson Software (Nasdaq: LWSN) today announces that it will attend the IMB 2009 Global Trade Fair for the Clothing and Textile Processing Industry, which will be held in Köln (Germany) April 21-24, 2009.
Lawson will demonstrate its industry solutions including Lawson Product Lifecycle Management (PLM), QuickStep Fashion, Fashion Planning Workbench, and in particular recently announced Lawson M3 Analytics. This solution helps manufacturing companies in the clothing industry simplify deployment of a complete package of business intelligence tools without having to develop analytics tools in-house. The application includes a specific set of pre-configured key performance indicators (KPIs) and pre-built scorecards providing companies with a more complete, measurable view of their operations in only a few weeks. “Now more than ever, management needs timely information to make better decisions fast, said Andrew Dalziel, marketing director Fashion at Lawson.
At IMB 2009 Lawson will also make public the findings of a newly commissioned survey on sourcing strategies and performance of sportswear companies called ‘The Supply Chain Performance in the Sportswear Sector: Analysis of Key Performance Metrics’. This report helps identifying the hidden costs of outsourcing, the key performance metrics that can help sportswear companies benchmark themselves and how IT can help attain both right quality and low costs.
“IMB is the world’s leading trade fair for the clothing and textile industry. It provides us with an excellent opportunity to interact with our customers, discuss the current challenges the industry is facing, offer an appropriate infrastructure and a good business process platform, Dalziel continued. “These times favor those companies who can reduce time-to-market, manage inventories better, and respond faster to changing market conditions.
Lawson is well positioned in the fashion industry serving over 350 customers in the apparel, footwear, home textiles and accessories industry around the globe.
Source: Lawson
