K3 Fashion supports business processes by offering feature-rich presales functionality, including planning, design, sourcing, purchasing, logistics, warehousing and financial warehousing.
K3 Fashion offers standardised processes aligned to fashion that deliver operational efficiency at scale, all framed through a subject matter expertise lens adhering to Microsoft’s core processes and framework.
K3’s north star focus is exclusively fashion and apparel, meaning we only solve industry-specific challenges to ensure a bespoke platform is offered, with flexibility available to fit nuanced brand needs.
K3 Fashion removes the need for manual coverage and technical maintenance, while following Microsoft’s release schedule to ensure immediate ROI and fluidity for end-users.
K3 Fashion eliminates the need to source external technical inputs, APIs, and plug-ins to minimise complexity while boosting efficiency.
Order Management
• Enhanced Customer Satisfaction
Deliver exceptional customer experiences by efficiently managing orders, ensuring accurate and timely order fulfilment, and providing visibility into customer order status.
• Improved Inventory Management
Gain real-time visibility into inventory levels, enabling better order allocation and stock management while preventing stockouts or overstocks.
• Efficient Order Tracking and Communication
Enable customers and internal teams to track and communicate order statuses and updates in real time, ensuring transparency and proactive customer service.
• Data-driven Insights
Leverage order management data to gain valuable insights into customer behaviour, purchasing patterns, and demand forecasting. Make informed decisions to optimise inventory planning and drive sales growth.
Season Management
• Efficient Product Filtering
Seasons can be used within K3 Fashion to filter and categorise products and facilitate streamlined business processes. This functionality ensures that products specific to a season can be easily identified and utilised.
• Customised System Response
The system can be configured to respond differently based on the seasonality of products, thereby enabling tailored workflows, pricing, promotions, and inventory management to align with the demands and trends of each season.
• Enhanced Planning and Forecasting
Increased planning and forecasting accuracy enables historical data and market trend analysis to drive smarter decisions about inventory levels, production schedules, and marketing strategies tailored to each season.
• Optimised Customer Experience
Align product offerings with seasonal preferences, ensuring a more personalised and relevant customer experience while also showcasing the right products at the right time to further enhance customer satisfaction and loyalty.
Product Lifecycle Management
• Streamlined Collection Management
Seamlessly manage the entire product lifecycle within D365 Finance, SCM and Commerce from the initial concept to the finished article.
• Improved Time-to-Market
Optimise the collection planning process and reduce time-to-market. Efficiently track and manage tasks, milestones, and deadlines, ensuring timely delivery of collections to the market.
• Better Inventory Management
Gain visibility into the collection lifecycle, enabling accurate inventory planning and management. Optimise stock levels, reduce excess inventory and ensure availability of products as per demand.
• Data-driven Insights
Utilise data captured throughout the product lifecycle to gain valuable insights. Analyse performance, identify trends and make informed decisions to drive business growth and profitability.
Inventory and Warehouse Management
• Efficient Creation and Maintenance
Seamlessly handle item and product management within D365 Finance, SCM and Commerce to streamline the processes of creating, updating, and maintaining items and products in your inventory.
• Centralised Data Management
The integration between K3 Fashion and D365 Finance, SCM, and Commerce functionalities enable centralised data storage to ensure consistency and accuracy across supply chain operations.
• Enhanced Visibility
Gain real-time visibility into item and product inventory, enabling better tracking, forecasting, and planning to make smarter decisions based on accurate stock information.
• Streamlined Operations
Efficiently handle item and product-related tasks, such as pricing, categorisation, and attributes, within a unified platform to reduce manual effort, eliminate redundancies, and enhance operational efficiency.
Manufacturing
• Improved Manufacturing Efficiency
Optimise manufacturing operations by leveraging integrated functionalities for capacity planning, resource allocation, and production monitoring to enhance overall manufacturing efficiency.
• Enhanced Supply Chain Visibility
Gain real-time visibility into the production status, allowing for better coordination with suppliers, timely delivery of raw materials, and improved supply chain responsiveness.
• Cost Reduction
Identify cost-saving opportunities by leveraging production and manufacturing functionalities to streamline operations, minimise waste, and optimise resource utilisation.
• Quality Control
Implement robust quality control measures within the production process to adhere to quality standards, reduce defects, and enhance customer satisfaction.
Sustainability
• Enhanced Environmental Responsibility
Integrate sustainability practices into fashion operations, enabling better management of resources, waste reduction, and carbon footprint mitigation.
• Social Impact
Promote fair labour practices, worker welfare, and social responsibility throughout the supply chain. Ensure compliance with labour standards and support initiatives that uplift local communities.
• Supply Chain Transparency
Gain visibility into the entire supply chain, ensuring ethical sourcing, responsible manufacturing, and compliance with sustainability standards. Foster transparency and build trust with customers and stakeholders.
• Sustainable Product Innovation
Drive sustainable product development by integrating eco-friendly materials, manufacturing processes, and design principles. Meet the growing demand for sustainable fashion and appeal to environmentally conscious customers.
Product Data Management
• Accurate and Consistent Information
Maintain fashion-specific data in a central repository, promoting accuracy and consistency throughout the supply chain. Ensure that product attributes, classifications, and other essential details are up-to-date and readily accessible.
• Enhanced Decision-making
Leverage fashion-specific data to make informed decisions in inventory management, production planning, and sales strategies. Gain valuable insights into product performance, trends, and customer preferences.
• Streamlined Workflows
Seamlessly integrate fashion-specific data management within D365 Finance, SCM and Commerce to streamline workflows. Simplify tasks such as product creation, updates, and tracking to reduce manual effort and enhance operational efficiency.
• Improved Collaboration
Facilitate collaboration among teams involved in Product Data Management, enabling smooth communication and coordination. Ensure that all stakeholders have access to accurate and relevant fashion-specific data.
Power Platform
• Streamlined Operations
Seamlessly combine Power Platform, D365 SCM, and K3 Fashion to optimise and automate various fashion-related processes, such as inventory management, order fulfilment, and supply chain operations. Experience increased operational efficiency and reduced time-to-market.
• Enhanced Collaboration
Power Platform’s connectors enable seamless data integration between D365 SCM and K3 Fashion, fostering better collaboration among teams. This ensures a unified view of critical information, facilitating smoother communication and decision-making.
• Advanced Analytics
Utilise Power BI, a component of Power Platform, to gain valuable insights from D365 SCM and K3 Fashion data. Analyse sales trends, customer preferences, and inventory patterns to make data-driven decisions and optimise operations.
• Scalability and Flexibility
The combined power of Power Platform, D365 SCM, and K3 Fashion ensures scalability and adaptability to accommodate business growth and evolving market demands. Seamlessly integrate additional Microsoft tools to expand capabilities and drive business success.
Business Planning
• Comprehensive Planning
Define plans for different areas, such as Sales, Purchase, Production, and Projects, ensuring a holistic approach to business planning within D365 SCM.
• Flexible Plan Creation
Create plans on any user-defined level, such as fiscal year, product category, customer group, or country, adapting to the specific needs and hierarchy of your business.
• Versatile Fields
Define user-defined fields like revenue, quantities, margin, and average price to track and analyse key performance indicators relevant to your business operations.
• Informed Decision-making
With comprehensive plans and real-time data, gain valuable insights to make informed decisions, enhance forecasting accuracy, and drive proactive actions in your supply chain management.
Price and Cost Management
• Efficient Pricing Strategies
Seamlessly manage pricing strategies and promotions within D365 Finance, SCM and Commerce, enabling dynamic pricing based on market conditions, customer segments, and competitive factors.
• Cost Optimisation
Leverage integrated cost management functionalities to analyse and control costs throughout the supply chain, identifying cost-saving opportunities and improving profitability.
• Accurate Profit Analysis
Gain insights into product-level profitability by tracking costs, pricing, and sales performance. Make informed decisions to maximise profits and optimise product mix.
• Competitive Pricing
Analyse market trends, competitor pricing, and customer demand to set competitive prices, ensuring market relevance and competitive advantage.
Retail and Commerce
• Seamless Omnichannel Experience
Deliver a seamless shopping experience across multiple channels, integrating online and offline retail operations within D365 SCM. Enable customers to shop conveniently and interact with your brand through various touchpoints.
• Efficient Order Fulfilment
Streamline order processing and fulfilment, ensuring accurate and timely delivery of products to customers. Optimise inventory allocation and fulfilment strategies to meet customer expectations.
• Personalised Customer Engagement
Leverage customer data and insights to offer personalised recommendations, promotions, and loyalty programmes. Enhance customer engagement, satisfaction, and loyalty through targeted marketing initiatives.
• Comprehensive Sales Analysis
Analyse sales data, customer behaviour, and market trends to gain valuable insights into product performance, pricing strategies, and demand forecasting. Make data-driven decisions to drive revenue growth and profitability.
Insights and Intelligence
• Data-driven Decision-making
Leverage the power of insights and intelligence, integrated with D365 SCM and K3 Fashion, to gain deep visibility into critical business metrics, sales trends, and customer behaviour. Make informed decisions backed by actionable insights.
• Predictive Analytics
Utilise advanced predictive analytics capabilities to forecast demand, optimise inventory levels, and anticipate market trends. Enhance supply chain management and minimise stockouts or overstocks.
• Operational Efficiency
Insights and intelligence combined with D365 SCM and K3 Fashion provide real-time data integration and analysis, enabling seamless coordination across departments. Improve efficiency in areas such as inventory management, production planning, and order fulfilment.
• Personalised Customer Experiences
Leverage customer data insights to deliver personalised experiences through targeted marketing campaigns, tailored product recommendations, and superior customer service.
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