Costed bills of materials and cut tickets, fabric and trim control, contractor and CMT production tracking, WIP and after-costing - joined to native EDI, wholesale, warehouse and accounting on one cloud platform that already thinks in styles, colourways and size runs.
Garment ERP software runs a clothing business by the things it is actually made of - styles, colourways, size runs, fabric, trim, cut tickets and contractors - rather than the flat SKU a generic ERP sees. It connects product development, sourcing, production, inventory, wholesale, retail and accounting so one number for cost, stock and delivery date is true everywhere in the company.
The gap shows up fastest in costing. A garment’s cost is a moving target - fabric consumption per colourway, trim, cut-make charges, outwork like embroidery or washing, freight and duty, plus the rejects nobody planned for. Systems that cost a garment once, at quote, cannot tell you afterwards what it really cost. Sync carries the bill of materials through production and reconciles it with after-costing, so margin is measured against reality rather than intention.
From the first tech pack to the reconciled cost after delivery, Sync runs the operation on one connected system - no swivel-chairing between a development tool, a production spreadsheet and an accounting package.
Styles, tech packs and costed BOMs by colourway, version-controlled from first sample to approved cost.
Cut tickets and POs to factories and CMT contractors, WIP by operation, outwork and capacity planning against the critical path.
Fabric and trim stock driven from the BOM, shortages flagged against the calendar, finished goods live by style, colourway and size.
Wholesale, DTC and EDI orders ship from warehouse or 3PL, then after-costing reconciles actual cost and supplier claims.
Selling into Nordstrom, Macy’s or Saks means EDI compliance. Sync includes full native EDI - so there is no SPS Commerce subscription and no per-document metering stacked on top of your ERP.
Quoted cost is a guess until the goods land. Sync carries the BOM through cut, make and outwork, then reconciles it - so you know the real margin per style and colourway, and what to claim back from a supplier.
| COLOR | XS | S | M | L | XL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | 42 | 12 | 3 | 38 | 56 |
| Navy | 30 | 44 | 9 | 51 | 28 |
| Sand | 0 | 22 | 37 | 19 | 7 |
We selected Sync based on their highly efficient, finely tuned system that is apparel industry specific. Sync has provided the platform we required to grow our brands in the global arena.
We are in a 1000% better place now than we were with the old system. Sync has given us access to more data visibility and reporting than ever before.
Sync revolutionized our operations. Transitioning from a manual system was a game-changer… the team at Sync values our brand and treats us like a true partner.
Garment ERP software is an enterprise system built for businesses that make clothing, not just resell it. On top of the finished-goods side any apparel ERP handles - styles, colourways, size runs, orders, inventory - it carries the making side: costed bills of materials, cut tickets, fabric and trim stock control, contractor and CMT production tracking, WIP, and after-costing that reconciles quoted cost against actual.
The terms overlap and most vendors use them interchangeably. Where there is a difference it is emphasis: apparel ERP is often written for brands importing finished goods, while garment ERP implies production depth - cut tickets, fabric and trim consumption, contractor management, WIP, capacity planning. Sync covers both, because most clothing businesses do both.
It has to - fabric and trim are where garment margin is made and lost. Sync tracks raw material stock alongside finished goods, drives requirements from the bill of materials on each style and colourway, flags shortages against the production calendar, and accounts for rejects and wastage so costing reflects actual consumption.
Yes. Most clothing brands don't own their factories, so Sync tracks production against the parties who do the work: purchase orders and cut tickets to contractors, WIP by operation, outwork such as embroidery, printing and washing carrying its own costs and lead times, and a critical-path calendar that recalculates delivery dates when a stage slips.
Inventory software is enough while the only question is how many finished units are on the shelf. It stops being enough when three questions arrive together: what did this style actually cost to make, where is every order in production, and can we ship this retailer to their compliance requirements. Those cross development, purchasing, production, warehouse and finance - which is what an ERP connects and a stack of separate tools cannot.
Most brands go live on Sync in under 90 days. Migration covers styles, colourways and size runs, BOMs, suppliers and contractors, customers, open orders and inventory positions, with EDI trading-partner setup running alongside where retailer trading is involved. Heavy production configuration or a warehouse go-live sits at the longer end.
No generic slides. Bring a real style with its BOM and we’ll cost it, cut-ticket it, track it through a contractor and reconcile it - on your data.