ETD: 1007 Operations Tips; How to sell an e-commerce solution; Technology Requirements for the Apparel, Footwear and Fashion Industries

[E-Tailer's Digest]

  E-Tailer's Digest --- Everything for the  Retailer
  Issue #1006            September 19, 2006
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     CONTENTS
  [1]  Greetings
  [2]  Unique Products - Technology Requirements for the Apparel, 
Footwear and Fashion Industries
  [3]  Business Tips - Operations
  [4]  Member Posts - How to sell e-commerce solution
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  [1]  Greetings.
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Hi All:

We have had a series of common-sense Business Tips that will help you 
improve your bottom line.  So far we have discussed Security, a 
two-part Accounting and Administration and Technology.  Today let's 
look at Part 1 of Operations.

A new list member needs some information on how to sell an e-commerce 
solution.  What do you think?  What are the pitfalls and what does he need?

To our friends who celebrate the New Year this week, I wish you a 
l'shana tova tikasev v'say-cha-same l'alter l'chaim tovim u'l'shalom

Now, let's get to everything for the retailer.


Sincerely


George Matyjewicz, PhD
Chief Global Strategist, GAP Enterprises, LLC
mailto:georgem at gapent.com
http://www.etailersdigest.com

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  [2]  Unique Products - Technology Requirements for the Apparel, 
Footwear and Fashion Industries
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A detail report of the technology requirements of the Apparel 
Industry, designed for those companies who need to know what they 
should seek for use in their companies, and for the software house 
who develop software. The Apparel Industry includes those companies 
who sell fashion or apparel-related products to the retail industry, 
especially to chain stores, i.e., Menswear, Womenswear, Footwear, 
Accessories (handbags, scarves, jewelry, belts, watches, eyewear, 
etc), Lingerie and Kidswear.

Each segment of the industry has common and unique requirements. The 
most common requirements are the need for season/style/color/size in 
the product identity and the use of allocations of inventory when 
processing customer orders. One of the most common unique requirement 
is additional attributes to product identity, i.e., width with shoes, 
cup size with bras, inseams with men's pants.

Over 25 years experience with software in the apparel industry went 
into this report. It will save you untold hours trying to determine 
what is needed for your company. The report covers State of the 
Industry, Processing Flow, Issues to Consider, Software Requirements 
detailed by application, i.e., Order Processing, Inventory Control, 
WMS, Traffic, Letters of Credit, RMAs, A/R (factored & non-factored), 
Letters of Credit, Booking & Sales Reporting, Purchasing, EDI, CRM, 
Financials and more. It also reviews some software houses and their offerings.

http://etailersdigest.com/etd/etd1007.htm#Unique_Products..._

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  [3]  Business Tips - Operations
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We have had a series of common-sense business tips that will help you 
improve the bottom line.  So far we discussed Security, a two-part 
Accounting and Administration and Technology.  Today let's look at 
Part 1 of Operations:

o Get Out In The Field. See how your products are being used.
o Operations Review. This is a big one. As a company has a periodic 
review of the financial affairs of the business, so too should they 
have a periodic review of their organization.
o Organizational Review.  With lack of confidence in corporate 
business today, due to the failures of Enron and others, an 
Organizational Review should be mandatory.
o Donate Your Excess Or Slow-Selling Inventory To Charity. (Section 
170 (e)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code)
o Suppliers. With new suppliers, look for hungry competitors and 
always check their references. Don't make your contracts too rigid or 
you'll scare the supplier away.
o EDI. If you aren't using EDI (Electronic Data Interchange) with 
your suppliers, you should start immediately. It will save untold 
hours if used properly.
... and much more.  http://etailersdigest.com/etd/etd1007.htm#Tips...

Next we will cover Part 2 of cost-saving tips on Operations to help 
improve your bottom line.

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  [4]  Member Posts - How to sell e-commerce solution
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I need help in how to sell my ecommerce solution.  I have a software 
application which is "almost ready" to be online for making auctions. 
It is based on LAMP suite (Linux Apache MySql Php) and developed with Quanta.

I can sell the entire code or the service - ecommerce auctions.

Thank you.

Raffaele Varotti
Bologna, Italy

+++ Moderator's Comments +++
You will have an uphill battle trying to sell this product.  You are 
a new player, with (I assume) no track record selling in a market 
that is dominated by eBay (and others).  So, you need to ask yourself....

http://etailersdigest.com/etd/etd1007.htm#Members_Posts...

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