Corporate Headquarters

2 Alexandra Gate,
Ffordd Pengam,
Cardiff,
Wales.
CF24 2SB
Tel: +44 2920 894 715

DeSL is one of the few providers delivering web based solutions to the Fashion & Consumer Goods sectors, awarded with the Gold Certified Microsoft Partner accreditation. This was achieved after rigorous testing of the software by Microsoft-nominated third party testing institutes. The software was tested for quality, development methods and use of Internet standards. All DeSL software is developed using Microsoft.Net, native Internet architecture and is designed to support Service Orientated Architecture (SOA) for ease of integration.

Functionally, DeSL solutions are amongst the most flexible available in this sector, covering the widest range of business processes. Not only can DeSL deliver a full PLM implementation, but this can also be extended into CRM, Sourcing, E-Commerce, WMS, Multi Channel Selling and Finance Management.

DeSL can deliver a fully integrated Design, Sourcing and Selling, web based, collaborative infrastructure. The company has been servicing the Fashion, Apparel, Footwear, Accessories and Textile sectors since 2002 and has implementations in UK, USA, Western Europe, Scandinavia, China, Sri Lanka, Cambodia, Mauritius, Bangladesh and Morocco. As well as purchasing traditional licences to use the software, customers can opt to choose DeSL’s and Microsoft’s ‘on demand’, low cost, SAAS model (software as a service) based on a number of users per month.

DeSL’s PLM product has been designed specifically to deliver fast and predictable business benefits. The solution has been developed with flexibility and global collaboration in mind. The user interface is a complete ‘web portal’ with full content management and security facilities. Every process from initial sketch through to product selection is available and configurable by the end user. You make the solution work in the way you wish it to!

Every role in the development process is available and configurable – typical roles deployed include: Garment Design, Garment Technical, Fabric Design, Merchandising, Costings, Planning, Suppliers, Agents, Audit Teams, Shippers and Consolidators etc.

The following key processes are available as standard:

Samples Management - fast requests with definable levels of detail, supplier notifications, critical path tracking and RFID/Bar Code support.
Product Management – style/range planning, full product definition, 2D and 3D image management, risk analysis, user defined product properties, library creation for fabrics, trims, packaging, labels etc.
Product Specifications – user defined technical/design packs, POM management, how to measure guides, manufacturing configuration, Illustrator integration, version management, change management, security access definition & collaborative facilities.
Costings – user defined cost templates, multi level costs, multiple supplier support, collaborative costing, margin modelling, ‘what if’ analysis & request for quotations.
Critical Path & Workflow – user defined critical path templates, ‘true critical path analysis’, hierarchical critical paths for Season/range/product/fabric/trims etc, planned/revised/actual and predicted dates, automated alerts and escalation emails.
Approvals – product/fabric/trims, integrated to critical path/workflow, supplier notifications, multiple approval types fitting/lab dips/wearer trials etc.
Supplier Management –multi tier supplier definition, supplier hierarchies, supplier capacities and capabilities, supplier self service, auditing – health & safety, ethical, pre-production etc
Document Management – integrated to ranges/products/specifications/suppliers etc, check in/out facilities, document approvals, access rights definition.
Collaborative Forums – real time on- line discussions and accountability, automatic notifications, multiple level support – ranges, products, suppliers and general
Business Intelligence – data warehouse definition, user defined metrics definition, ‘drag and drop’ report generation, multiple views of key data, security controlled.

DeSL's PLM Solution V3.0 was evaluated in August 2009 by the WhichPLM team of experts. View the high-level results of the scoring and read the WhichPLM team verdict.

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