“With Lawson M3 in place, we expect to see significant improvements and gains across areas such as sales order processing and forecasting, tracking progress through the manufacturing processes, and warehouse and supply chain management,” Lyford continued. “For example, our customers have tight delivery windows, so we need to be able to make sure correct and sufficient raw materials are available at the correct time for manufacturing. The seasonal nature of our business means production schedules are crucial, and the Lawson planning tools will help us fulfill our customers' requirements on time.”
“We must have a shared understanding of business activity – for systems to be able to highlight important information but also allow staff to drill down to detail or historical data on demand. The Lawson M3 Suite will provide us with a consistent, single view of information across all areas of the business,” Lyford added.
“This is a very strategic deal for Lawson in New Zealand,” said Stephen Moore, managing director for Lawson Australia and New Zealand. “It reinforces our reputation as a leading supplier of enterprise management systems to the fashion sector. Rembrandt valued the outstanding evidence of Lawson's industry expertise and product strength in this industry, with many high profile customer names in the New Zealand and Australian fashion markets – such as Kathmandu, Longbeach, Farah Australia, McLeod Accessories and RM Williams – using the M3 solution. We are pleased to be able to welcome Rembrandt to our well established apparel customer base.” The first stage of the implementation at Rembrandt is scheduled for completion in late 2007.