Key factors in implementing clothing ERP software
Clothing ERP software primarily calculates the material and labor costs required in the future based on production plans, material demand plans, and talent demand plans according to cost accounting. Considering the payment term of accounts payable again, a reasonable cash flow plan can be made, which plays a role in financial management through pre planning, in-process manipulation, and post analysis. Although it has a significant impact, there are still issues with the effectiveness of enterprises using clothing ERP software. So why is it? Clothing ERP software is a large and cluttered software. For enterprises that have transitioned from traditional manual processing to computer processing information software, promoting clothing ERP software is indeed a "great revolution"! The issues involved are unprecedented in both depth and breadth. It not only needs to transform the original processing mode, process, methods, and things; More importantly, it is necessary to change the traditional beliefs of enterprise leaders and employees, therefore, the implementation of clothing ERP software is very difficult. The key factors for implementing clothing ERP software are analyzed as follows: 1. UIS - User Information Satisfaction Clothing ERP software
At that time, foreign countries regarded User Information Satisfaction (UIS) as the main factor and evaluation mark for the success of MIS. The UIS theory suggests that the failure of MIS is mainly due to the following three factors: * the distance between user needs and developer understanding of requirements* The distance between software design and implementation* The distance between the submitted information service and the user's expectations. Due to the distance between the above three aspects, the software goes against the needs and hopes of users, thereby reducing its effectiveness and even causing users to abandon the software. By analyzing the above three distances, it can be concluded that developers or technical support personnel have a limited understanding of on-site and user needs. Therefore, whether in the implementation of support services or in software selection and customization modifications, they cannot hit the nail on the head and can only apply mechanically. Such support services cannot satisfy users and cannot guarantee the quality of software implementation. Therefore, it is necessary for implementation and technical support personnel to start from themselves, understand the on-site and user needs as much as possible, apply the theory of clothing ERP to make the implementation and support service work more targeted, and more appropriately choose and handle practical problems in the field of productization software. This is the key to improving the level of implementation support service. Some people believe that promoting the application of clothing ERP productization software does not require conducting demand analysis (or software analysis). This is a bias, especially for our country. Clothing ERP is an advanced form of processing for manufacturing enterprises, and from its natural characteristics, it is universal. Therefore, the basic principles and logic of clothing ERP can be used by manufacturing enterprises in China. However, clothing ERP software is a special product that has social characteristics and is constrained by national conditions and factory conditions, as well as the system, rules and regulations, policies, characteristics, culture, and environment of the enterprise. Therefore, in the application of clothing ERP software in Chinese enterprises, it is necessary to not only learn the advanced technology and management ideas of clothing ERP, but also combine the national conditions and factory conditions to do a good job of user-friendly modification, so that clothing ERP software can be promoted and applied in Chinese enterprises. The path of promoting "standardized forms" and attempting to transform Chinese enterprises with what foreign countries call "standardized forms" is not feasible. There are indeed differences between professions, and between enterprises. If these differences are not acknowledged, it is equivalent to ignoring the personality of the enterprise. Each enterprise has its own characteristics, advantages, and disadvantages, especially successful enterprises have their own unique ways of livelihood and development. If a consistent model is used to shape the enterprise, it will lose the vitality of sustainable development. Therefore, before implementing and installing clothing ERP software, it is necessary to conduct investigation, discussion, and demand analysis to propose a reasonable clothing ERP solution. This includes two aspects: ① Any reasonable needs that fit the national conditions and factory conditions of China, as well as the advantages and characteristics of the enterprise, require modification and supplementation of the software to adapt to the advantages and characteristics of the enterprise; ② Any unreasonable and outdated handling methods in existing enterprises should be reviewed in accordance with the current situation of the enterprise
The support and participation of enterprise leaders are the key to the successful development of enterprise clothing ERP. This has been confirmed by experiences both domestically and internationally. A computer software consulting company in the United States stated in a summary of its experience in enterprise applications that "one of the main reasons for the failure of some companies in implementing integrated computer processing software is that the processing department and its leaders did not participate in software development leadership work and lacked relevant technical training for enterprise employees.". In the process of promoting the application of clothing ERP in Chinese enterprises, this has also been confirmed. Why do enterprise leaders need to strongly support and participate in this task? There may be several reasons for this: (1) Developing clothing ERP software for enterprises is a huge investment project, and enterprise leaders need to make up their minds, invest a large amount of manpower, material resources, and funds, and supervise the reasonable use of these funds. Therefore, this task requires the support of enterprise leaders from the beginning of project approval. (2) The development of enterprise clothing ERP is a huge software engineering project that involves various relevant departments and workshops in the enterprise. It requires these units to carry out operations harmoniously under a consistent plan. Therefore, this task requires the participation of enterprise leaders with the power of enterprise scheduling in order to effectively carry out the development and implementation of enterprise clothing ERP software. It would be extremely difficult to push this task with only a small number of personnel from the computer center. (3) The construction of enterprise clothing ERP software is not a partial technological transformation. It involves serious changes in the management mechanism, organizational structure, management mode, and methods of the enterprise, especially in some old enterprises in China. The implementation of clothing ERP software inevitably involves the transformation of traditional craftsmanship management mode. This serious change in the handling mechanism, mode, and organizational structure is a serious decision plan that belongs to the overall situation of the enterprise. Therefore, it is necessary for the leadership team of the enterprise to organize relevant personnel to conduct meticulous and steady discussions in order to make decisions and plans. This task is not something that computer personnel can decide on. Without the support and participation of enterprise leaders, purchased or developed software cannot be successfully applied in the enterprise. Enterprise leaders should participate in comments and make final decision plans on key issues such as the formulation of software policies, the setting of software functions, and the selection of processing modes, otherwise it will lead to serious errors and losses. (4) Clothing ERP is not just a simple computer software, but a human-machine software that relies on computers. In order for the software to truly function, it is necessary to involve changes in human knowledge, as well as changes in human work methods, work habits, and ways of thinking. Learn and get used to using computers for processing, rather than relying solely on intuition and experience. In this way, it is necessary to make the enterprise form a consensus from top to bottom as a whole. The successful implementation of clothing ERP software requires sufficient preparation to change all unreasonable elements of the enterprise, including people's ways of thinking and behavior. The resistance generated from this can be imagined. Without the promotion of enterprise leaders, this resistance cannot be overcome, especially in the process of switching between computer processing and manual processing, which will replace and modify some people's traditions
Clothing ERP is a highly skilled task, and its implementation is a challenging and complex task that involves people from all aspects of the enterprise. Therefore, in order to achieve this high skill, it is necessary to improve the skill level and essence of existing personnel (including leaders, managers, and employees at all levels). This way, they can get used to the new software and use it. Therefore, in the implementation process of clothing ERP, it is necessary to focus on the training of clothing ERP skills for personnel at all levels from beginning to end, so that they can master the necessary knowledge and methods for using clothing ERP software. Training is not only about skills, but also about improving the understanding of clothing ERP. Especially for the vast number of management personnel, they need to transform traditional concepts and realize that they are the true owners of clothing ERP software. The implementation of software needs to rely on the active participation of leaders, administrators, and employees at all levels in order to succeed. After training, they will understand the thinking and functions of clothing ERP, understand the necessity of implementing clothing ERP software in enterprises, and then enhance their confidence and enthusiasm. At the same time, it also makes them fully aware of the difficulties they face and the responsibilities they should fulfill in carrying out their assignments. Enable oneself to quickly enter the role, closely cooperate with the computer center personnel, provide detailed requirements and insights, and strive to master the application skills of this position and participate in the implementation of tasks seriously. Only in this way can we develop real and practical good software, make clothing ERP software vibrant, and take root and grow in the front line of management. 4. Starting from fundamental work
Advanced processing software is built on a solid foundation that is compatible with it. The thinking, methods, and means of clothing ERP software are different from those of traditional processing. Therefore, when the enterprise implements the project, it is necessary to start from the foundation of organizing the original procedures and process of the enterprise. The implementation of clothing ERP software needs to start from the concept of software engineering and do a good job of combining three aspects: that is, combining the implementation of clothing ERP software with enterprise management and organization; Combined with the skill transformation of the enterprise. These three complement each other, and the organization and skill transformation of the process can establish the clothing ERP software on a more solid foundation. The implementation of clothing ERP software also enables enterprises to have a higher level of organization and transformation in their processing. Doing a good job in basic operations includes: * Clothing ERP software requires basic processing data to be complete, accurate, and reliable. Therefore, in the process of implementation, the chaotic situation of inconsistent, incomplete, and imprecise fundamental data in traditional handicraft processing should be sorted out* The implementation and promotion process of clothing ERP is also a process of organizing and improving every aspect of traditional production and processing software. The center of organization is to solve the operational process of information collection, input, processing, output, and application that meets the requirements of clothing ERP logic. Therefore, in the process of implementing clothing ERP in enterprises, it is necessary to be good at learning and learning from advanced foreign management systems and methods, change concepts, weigh the advantages and disadvantages of traditional management systems, gradually establish advanced and reasonable management systems, and improve the level of management and software operation* The production standards for craft processing and the measurement standards for planning are often influenced by the segmentation of the craft processing mechanism, resulting in inconsistent standards. Clothing ERP is an integrated software, therefore it requires the entire production software to have a consistent caliber from design, process, planning, supply, production to cost accounting. In this implementation process, all relevant departments should repeat and harmonize, achieve consistency, establish consistent norms and processes, and ensure the accuracy and consistency of data. The simultaneous production of parameters is closely related to the application of processing models. It is necessary to make corresponding adjustments to various parameters in the process of transitioning from craft processing to clothing ERP format* Necessary adjustments should also be made to the unreasonable process flow and logistics process of enterprises, so as to establish the advanced processing software of clothing ERP on an advanced material foundation. 5. Strengthening project management plays an important role in implementing clothing ERP software
The implementation of clothing ERP software is a huge and complex project. Therefore, strengthening project management in the implementation of clothing ERP software plays an important role in the success of implementation. The key to project management is to establish a strong organizational structure, draft a detailed project implementation plan, formulate various rules and regulations, evaluate project progress and quality, conduct inspections and evaluations at each stage of the project, and only by strengthening project management and implementing strict rules and regulations can the successful implementation of the engineering project be guaranteed.
