INTRUDUCTIUN

Sefam was lncorporaLed as a prlvaLe llmlLed company ln 1983 lL was Lhe ploneer ln produclng quallLy
fabrlc on a local plaLform Slnce Lhen Lhe company has been maklng rapld progress and ls now one of
Lhe besL composlLe apparel houses ln aklsLan lL consLlLuLes of many apparel brands such as 8areeze
Lelsure Club Mlnnle Mlnors eLc whlch have neLworks LhroughouL aklsLan lLs mulLldlmenslonal
sLraLegy has successfully capLured many lucraLlve markeLs ln aklsLan and has led lL Lo become one of
Lhe leadlng brands ln Lhe counLry
AlLhough Sefam has always provlded a benchmark ln LexLlle manufacLurlng unforLunaLely Lhe company
never undersLood Lhe poLenLlal of Lechnology and has never been l1dependenL ln lLs operaLlons Pad
Lhe company reallzed Lhe poLenLlal of Lechnology earller lL would have been able Lo reallze even greaLer
reLurns on lLs lnvesLmenLs 1echnology brlngs auLomaLlon whlch ulLlmaLely brlngs buslness efflclency
unllke lLs compeLlLors Sefam always cuL back on l1 spendlng 1he company always resLrlcLed lLself ln
maklng lnvesLmenLs ln l1 and MlS desplLe Lhe facL LhaL l1 has now become an lnLegral parL for all
organlzaLlons
A challenge has been Lo change Lhe mlndseL LhaL Lhe organlzaLlon ls sLuck ln Cnce Lhe culLure and
corporaLe change can be lnlLlaLed and opened up Lo Lhe prospecL of Lechnology lnnovaLlon only Lhen
would lL be easler Lo lncorporaLe MlS 1he only way Lo drlve Lechnology and lLs enabllng characLerlsLlcs
lnLo Sefam ls Lo make sure LhaL l1 deparLmenLs play a more slgnlflcanL role ln helplng Lhe organlzaLlon
conducL beLLer buslness
A proacLlve approach ln sysLems lmplemenLaLlon would have allowed Lhe company Lo make beLLer
buslness declslons olnLofsale (CS) sysLems can be lmplemenLed aL lLs ouLleLs Lo collecL and sLore
lnformaLlon whlch can furLher be used Lo develop plannlng markeLlng and sales sLraLegles
LffecLlve producL deslgn and developmenL ls requlred Lo supporL Lhe sLraLegy of qulck response Lo Lhe
markeL 1o be successful all Lhe dlverse buslness mechanlsms should be allgned on Lhe same ob[ecLlves
and sLraLegles Lo meeL Lhe company's goal lor example lnvenLory reducLlon and lmproved capaclLy
uLlllzaLlon are very common expecLed reLurnonlnvesLmenL lLems for an L8 lmplemenLaLlon lurLher
aspecLs could be wasLe reducLlon mlnlmum reprocesslng conLrolllng cosL and producLlon plannlng
lssues addressed Lo malnLaln proflL marglns and lncreaslng compeLlLlveness
1he fasL paced sLeep growLh ln Lhe volume of buslness employee sLrengLh and daLa needs pose a
greaLer challenge Lo achleve lnLernal conLrol flnanclal/operaLlon reporLlng and offlce auLomaLlon
Some of Lhe reasons for Lhe need of sysLems for Sefam are Lhe lncreased awareness compeLlLlon and
dependency on Lechnology ln Lhe markeL Loday ln Loday's buslness envlronmenL supply chaln
managemenL cusLomer relaLlonshlp managemenL buslnessLobuslness LransacLlons have become
mandaLory aspecLs for a buslness Sefam belng a dynamlc buslness ls ln need of fasL sLraLeglc declslons
and flexlblllLy Lo adapL Lo Lhese emerglng requlremenLs
Sefam has been lagglng behlnd lLs compeLlLors ln Lerms of auLomaLlon Lechnlques such as Lhe barcode
Lechnology 8arcodes are generally used Lo capLure daLa wlLh greaLer preclslon and accuracy 1hls
furLher leads Lo enhanced buslness procedures such as reduced cosLs Llme savlng and lncreased sales/
cusLomer servlce 1hus Lhls auLomaLlon could lead Lo saLlsfy Lhe SCM C8M and 828 aspecLs of Lhe
buslness unllke lLs compeLlLors and ln splLe of such a wlde varleLy of producL range Sefam has sLlll yeL
been unable Lo lmplemenL Lhe barcode Lechnology and has been unable Lo reallze Lhe requlred
efflclency

CUMPARITIVE ANALYSIS

aklsLan has only recenLly achleved a cerLaln degree of maLurlLy ln lLs markeLs ln Lerms of lnformaLlon
Lechnology 1he deploymenL of largescale MlS pro[ecLs has been one of Lhe facLors whlch have
accounLed for Lhe lncreased level of awareness amongsL Lhe lndusLrles whlch make a slgnlflcanL
conLrlbuLlon Lo Lhe overall economy 1exLlle companles are looklng for L8 soluLlons Lo flL Lhelr speclflc
needs 1hey are looklng Lo lnLegraLe Lhelr L8 sysLems wlLh supply chaln managemenL and buslness
lnLelllgence sysLems
Nisbat Mills Limited
SLemmlng from such a sLrong sense of buslness nlshaL Mllls was founded ln 1931 and has grown Lo be a
leadlng conglomeraLe ln aklsLan speclallzlng ln Lhe hlghquallLy producLlon of yarn grelge fabrlcs
apparel fabrlcs and reLall packed home LexLlles nlshaL Mllls ls now Lhe largesL mosL modern verLlcally
lnLegraLed LexLlle mlll ln aklsLan comparable Lo Lhe superlaLlve mulLlnaLlonal faclllLles operaLlng ln Lhe
counLry when lL comes Lo managemenL and producL quallLy
lnlLlally when Lhe company sLarLed off wlLh Lechnology lnLegraLlon lLs focus was on an lnhouse
developed sysLem lL lald maxlmum emphasls on lnLer llnklng of relaLed modules for havlng beLLer
lnLernal conLrol and uslng human resources more effecLlvely Moreover mosL modern equlpmenLs were
lnsLalled and developmenLs carrled ouL for beLLer efflclency and daLa securlLy
1he company has L8 lmplemenLed ln Cracle lLs lnformaLlon sysLem ls on a sLage where acLlvlLy based
daLa ls collecLed classlfled processed and lnLerpreLaLlon of resulLs ls done Lhere aL ln order Lo provlde
an lnLegraLed serles of lnformaLlon Lo users for declslon maklng for furLher communlcaLlon or analyses
ln a progresslvely splrlLed aLmosphere Lhe sysLem plays Lhe role as 'enabler and faclllLaLor' SLarLlng
wlLh coordlnaLlon and conLrol Lhe sysLems help managers Lo lnvesLlgaLe problems envlsage complex
sub[ecLs and Lo Lake up new orders for producLlon or servlces calculaLedly
1he company's lnformaLlon 1echnology ulvlslon exLended and renewed varlous parLs of Lhe l1
lnfrasLrucLure ln advance of Lhe SLraLeglc 1echnology lan as well as upgraded compuLer sysLems and
lmprovlng procedures 1he upgraded lnLegraLlon of appllcaLlons llke lnvenLory and CosLlng has been
made CLher lmprovemenLs and addlLlons lnclude experlenLlal LranscrlpLs and human resource
managemenL sysLem
1he sysLems neLwork has been exLended Lo many locaLlons lncludlng Lhe nlshaL Apparel 1he wlreless
neLwork was also expanded Several securlLy audlL lLems have been compleLed 1hese lnclude
lnsLallaLlon of elecLronlc locks on daLa closeLs l1 has experlmenLed wlLh vldeo conferenclng uslng
producLlon Lool and faclllLaLed Lhree vldeo conferenclng sesslons for Lhe CLC
Whereas Lhe daLa managemenL group has spenL slgnlflcanL Llme on lnLroduclng new l1 sysLems ln
varlous processes as well as upgradlng lnLegraLlon of runnlng appllcaLlons aL varlous locaLlons
LaLely l1 managemenL has been worklng on drafLlng a sLraLeglc plan for Lhe Lechnology needs of Lhe
Company AdapLaLlon ln llne wlLh Lhe ever changlng l1 envlronmenL ls Lhe key drlver behlnd Lhls acLlvlLy
llnanclal year 2010 2011 saw Lhe l1 dlvlslon successfully lmplemenLlng Llme managemenL sysLem
where Llme aLLendance machlnes along wlLh LurnsLlle for Lhe workers are llnked wlLh payroll sofLware
SlgnlflcanL lnvesLmenLs have been made ln l1 lnfrasLrucLure Lo lncrease Lhe bandwldLh and rellablllLy of
neLworks and oLher Lechnology dependencles aL varlous locaLlons of Lhe Company
ln house L8 developmenL has been a core Lask of l1 dlvlslon for Lhe pasL few years wlLhln Lhe domaln
of flnanclal reporLlng auLomaLlon goal uevelopmenL work on L8 for apparel/garmenLs dlvlslon has
been lnlLlaLed CpLlmlzaLlon of already developed and operaLlonal modules of L8 ls anoLher conLlnuous
endeavor ALLenLlon ls glven Lo lmprovlng sysLem performance maklng oLher lncremenLal changes and
lnlLlaLlng a 8uslness lnLelllgence ro[ecL

Cul Abmed Textile Mills
A1ML ls aklsLan's leadlng exporLer of Pome 1exLlles lncludlng bed llnen curLalns fabrlc and also
manufacLures lawn fabrlc for Lhe domesLlc markeL 1he company ls a ploneer ln experlmenLlng wlLh
cuLLlng edge Lechnology avallable Lo galn sLraLeglc buslness advanLage '1alenL lnnovaLlon and
1echnology' are Lhe ma[or success facLors of A1ML 1he company's vlslon ls Lo become Lhe markeL
leader ln Lhe LexLlle lndusLry ln Lhe Asla aclflc 8eglon wlLh a worldclass LexLlle producLlon unlL Puge
lnvesLmenLs ln Lerms of modern Lechnology have been made Lo effecLlvely compeLe wlLh Lhe lncreaslng
challenge of globallzaLlon
A1ML has opLed for C8lnl a LexLlle speclflc L8 1he company reallzed LhaL Lhe LexLlle buslness ls
unlquely dlfferenL from oLher manufacLurlng lndusLrles and speclflcally deslgned 1exLlle lnformaLlon
SysLems requlre mlnlmum cusLomlzaLlon 1he analysls and requlremenLs gaLherlng ls qulcker and
lmplemenLaLlon ls relaLlvely smooLh and qulck
uurlng Lhe lmplemenLaLlon process Lhey found consulLanLs wlLh LexLlle domaln knowledge and
background whlch was an added advanLage for Lhem on Lop of Lhe speclallzed sofLware SofLware
selecLlon was noL an easy Lask especlally because ln Lhe LexLlle secLor Lhere are noL many opLlons
avallable for a much focused LexLlle L8 soluLlon ul Ahmed had been dolng Lhelr research prlorly for 3
years for an L8 soluLlon caLerlng Lo Lhelr buslness needs and ln Lhe process evaluaLed almosL 810
dlfferenL L8 soluLlons ln Lhe end lL was C8lnl LhaL fulfllled all Lhelr buslness needs
1he compleLe lmplemenLaLlon Llme of C8lnl for ul Ahmed was over 24 monLhs Powever Lhey sLarLed
seelng beneflLs and resulLs wlLh phase one golng llve
1he flrsL phase lncluded arLlcle codlng and warehouse reenglneerlng from raw coLLon Lo flnlshed fabrlc
a new arLlcle codlng sLrucLure and maklng lnvenLory managemenL module llve
1he second phase lncluded order managemenL procuremenL and Lhen movlng Lo Lhe producLlon floor
1he pro[ecL has been well recelved by Lhe managemenL and producLlon managers and Lhls approach
wlll help Lhem feLch qulck resulLs

1he neLwork allows ul Ahmed managers Lo vlew key supply chalnrelaLed lnformaLlon Lhrough a
seamless lnLegraLlon of Lhe L8 sysLem lL has helped Lhem achleve Lhelr buslness ob[ecLlves 1helr l1
manager alds Lhe upper manager ln developlng Lhe long Lerm buslness sLraLegles keeplng ln mlnd Lhe
Lechnology perspecLlve 1he ma[or challenges Lhey faced were deflnlng measurable goals developlng
leadershlp skllls managlng confllcLs and deallng wlLh reslsLance

Some of Lhe beneflLs for ul Ahmed observed lnclude

O 8eLLer cusLomer servlce and lmproved efflclency
O LllmlnaLlon of dupllcaLlon of work
O LoL Lrace ablllLy
O AvallablllLy of auLhenLlc and realLlme lnformaLlon
O LllmlnaLlon of delays ln lnformaLlon flow
O 8eLLer cash flow plannlng
O Lower lnvenLory levels
O IlslblllLy Lo managers ln Laklng Llmely and accuraLe declslons
O lmprovlsaLlon of conLrols
O 8educLlon of reprocesslng and wasLages