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Compared with other industries, the clothing industry has the characteristics of short product cycle and long production cycle. The purpose of installing MIS/POS system in specialty stores is not only to simply manage the inventory of dealers, but also to hope that dealers can feed back these data to the corporate headquarters as a guide for garment manufacturers to produce new products.
The stand-alone MIS/POS system can only go its own way. How to ensure the unification of data format and how to know the sales volume of various places in time and accurately? This is too important for the clothing industry.
I think the key to the real chain store pos system lies in the development and application of internet application software, because the traditional c/s mode software system has caused huge investment obstacles and stability restrictions for the unified management of a large number of cross-regional chain stores.
In addition, it is very important to find a reasonable balance point between management cost and refinement degree in the architecture design of chain monopoly pos system, and this balance point will change in different development stages of chain scale.
Several problems that should be paid attention to in the application of commercial automation technology in clothing monopoly industry.
1. Correct product definition is the basis of product operation.
A good product definition can not only lay a good foundation for product promotion, but also provide a basis for sales and market analysis. This is particularly important for an enterprise based on its own brand.
Because there is no absolute standard for the specific coding and classification methods of products in the clothing industry, each enterprise has its own product definition methods, but there are also some similarities. Based on the accumulated experience in software development of clothing industry, we use the following product definition methods in the information system of chain stores, which are divided into two parts: product coding and product classification.
In product coding, elements include style, color and size. In addition, bar code, a common identification code in modern commodity circulation, should also be one of the elements of product coding. Styles are usually composed of numbers or letters, which can reflect the season, product category and other information according to the internal agreement of the company; Colors can be coded by numbers. First, define a large color system, and then you can distinguish finer color levels, such as gray and blue, and reflect the shadows or deviations of colors. For example, different codes are used to represent navy blue, navy blue and military blue respectively. Commonly used fabric colors can be listed and coded according to the above rules; In terms of size, different products have different size definition standards, and there are also differences between American code, European code and British code. You can use the first place to distinguish between men and women, and the second place to distinguish clothing, accessories and shoes. ...
Bar code is a commonly used identification method in modern commodity logistics, which is mainly used with computers and bar code scanning equipment to improve the efficiency and accuracy of logistics (including warehousing and sales). Generally speaking, barcode is only a code to identify the uniqueness of goods, and it does not represent information such as style and price, and is generally reflected by internal code.
In product classification, it can be classified according to different angles provided by production, sales and market analysis. The classification of seasons is a feature of fashion, which is generally divided into spring, summer, autumn and winter; According to the product category, there can be T-shirts, shorts, sweaters and so on. The information system of Jinshida Chain Store adopts three-level classification, which can be classified according to the facts.
Combined with various classification methods corresponding to the international situation.
2. The store retail system is a window to contact customers and establish an image.
Every store is a window for an enterprise to directly contact consumers, and the influence of an enterprise and brand will eventually be reflected here. Shop layout and advertising are very important means to establish an image. However, it cannot be ignored that in today's increasingly fierce commercial competition, it is an excellent opportunity and an indispensable means to establish a good image by using modern commercial equipment to provide better services to consumers. The equipment selected in the store should conform to the overall atmosphere of the store, and advanced electronic equipment should also be considered, which is easy to give customers a psychological hint: we use the most advanced equipment to provide the most perfect shopping environment, and of course we sell the best and latest clothes.
Store retail system should try to consider the requirements of users and try to provide users with more complete and uninterrupted quality services. More special problems should be considered and emergency treatment methods should be complete. Specifically, the system should have power-off protection function; The return and exchange process should be simple, easy to realize, and of course controllable; Support flexible and strict price adjustment methods; To support multi-currency and multi-mode payment, printed invoices should be beautiful and clear, and some publicity content should be added.
Shop printed sales documents are an important channel to establish corporate image, because people who patronize for the first time and their relatives and friends are much more likely to buy products again than those who have never been exposed to products, and sales documents are likely to flow among such groups to show corporate image and win more customers. In addition, the store retail system should support customer opinion collection and feedback, which will become an important factor in enterprise decision-making.
3. A safe and fast information transmission system is the link connecting the whole system.
The goal of information management is to quickly collect and statistically sort out a large number of dynamic data, so as to provide reliable basis for enterprise management decision-making. Because the retail outlets of monopoly enterprises are generally distributed in a wide area, timely, fast and safe information feedback is an important guarantee for the system operation. On the basis of the full development of today's network technology, the mode of transmitting remote information should be determined according to the actual situation of enterprises. A good system should fully support various communication modes, maximize the convenience of enterprise operation and save operating costs.
As far as chain stores are concerned, the following points should be paid attention to when considering the long-distance communication exchange mode of information systems:
First, what kind of network should be adopted should be determined according to the scale, geographical distribution characteristics and specific requirements of system operation of the enterprise, and different connection modes can be supported in the same system according to the characteristics of the enterprise. For example, LAN can be used in the same building or adjacent location, and telephone line +MODEM mode can be used in the same city. If there are many connection points, a modem pool can be used, and remote service points can handle them in different ways using the Internet. And if the real-time requirement is high, you need to use a dedicated line. Of course, different ways have different operating costs, which also needs to be considered.
Second, consider the cost of renting the network, try to avoid transmitting unnecessary information, compress data and shorten the transmission time as much as possible. What data is needed for system operation should be specifically considered, but in general, the principle of simplicity and security should be adhered to.
Third, data should be encrypted to avoid stealing company secrets. At the same time, there should be an error handling mechanism to support continuous transmission and retransmission.
4. Advanced logistics management system is the key link to improve the management level of chain stores.
A good business information system, the most basic thing is to make the logistics clear, so that enterprises can quickly adjust the distribution of products and ensure the smooth sales. A good logistics management system should include ordering, futures and sales.
Transfer, sales and other links.
Traditional management methods generally only have four links: purchase, sales, adjustment and storage, because purchase, sales and adjustment have almost included all behaviors that affect inventory. However, in the increasingly competitive environment, how to know the future consumption trend as soon as possible, control the future goods flow, and let customers know the latest products as soon as possible to expand the potential consumption demand will greatly affect the development of enterprises. In this way, futures management is very important. On the one hand, ordering futures for manufacturers can determine the promotion direction in recent months as soon as possible, without worrying about the supply of goods; On the other hand, signing futures contracts with customers can ensure the accurate positioning of goods and capital flows, launch a sales offensive as soon as possible, and alleviate the pressure brought by the uncertainty of capital turnover.
How to realize the function of futures in the whole system needs the cooperation of enterprises and software developers. Generally speaking, we should follow the following two principles:
First, when ordering futures from manufacturers, we must fully understand the characteristics of new products, listen to the opinions of suppliers as much as possible, determine the order quantity as soon as possible in combination with the sales and inventory of similar products and the feedback from sales points and customers, make plans for future promotion, and keep track of the arrival of futures at any time to safeguard our legitimate rights and interests. The futures ordered by customers should be guaranteed to arrive, and the reputation should not be damaged for the sake of temporary interests.
Second, as a software developer, we should try our best to adhere to the principle of flexible mode and strict management. It is necessary to make the system support different processing methods, and to ensure strict control without leaving loopholes.
The application of all kinds of modern equipment is a reliable guarantee to promote the application of commercial automation.
The realization of advanced management thought depends on good software and advanced management equipment. In the chain store system, making good use of all kinds of advanced equipment can reduce manpower input, reduce error rate and deal with abnormal situations quickly; And a good software system can fully support these devices and truly realize the integration of management.
6. The analysis and statistics of all kinds of data and information is the basis of enterprise decision-making.
Analysis and statistics are important means for enterprises to sum up their work and make decisions for the future. As the core of information flow, the software system adopted by computer system should provide powerful statistical and decision analysis means.
According to the product definition mentioned above, clothing enterprises can analyze and count from different levels such as category, style, color and size, which will be quite convenient and efficient, and provide a basis for analysis and decision-making. In addition to providing general analysis and statistical methods, the software system should also provide users with more analysis methods according to the characteristics of the industry, and at the same time, it should open an interface to support customized statistics and user-defined statistical analysis reports. At present, data warehouse technology is gradually emerging, and this new technology should be fully applied to provide more and more accurate decision-making basis for enterprises.
With the maturity of commercial automation technology, it is believed that chain industries such as clothing monopoly industry will make greater development on the basis of informationization.
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