Meyyappan Ramanathan, VP Enterprise Applications, discusses how S/4HANA Fashion was utilized to address issues faced by a European Sportswear brand in our brand-new webcast series, Insights from the Field.

With SAP AFS support ending in 2027, most customers are wondering - when not if - they will implement S/4HANA. In this blog, we look at how a fashion company made the move, along with what new capabilities S/4HANA delivers to meet the new demands of the digital economy.

The transition to SAP S/4HANA poses difficulties and issues that may be handled with careful planning. It's worth the effort since switching to the new system gives your company several choices for increasing the digital value-added for your operations and activities. The time has come to act and prepare for the digital revolution.

This discussion with Umer Zeeshan (SAP Solution Architect, Principal Consultant at attune consulting) with Belinda deJesus from SAP’s Adoption & Customer Engagement, and Sheldon Edelstein, product expert from SAP S/4HANA Regional Implementation Group will be a worthwhile investment of your time.

We spoke with Jehan Mutaliph (Chief Digital Officer, MAS Holdings), who provided us with his supply chain insights and observations on the fashion industry, as well as a look ahead on how MAS is leveraging technology to sustain growth during the current disruption.

It’s hard to get a clear view of your production status when getting updates from multiple vendors is often time-consuming. Many organizations are forced to pull data out of different excel sheets and combine everything manually. 

Maintaining a robust and complex SAP landscape can be a challenging task for fashion companies. Without deep and broad SAP technical skills to deal with some of the more challenging issues of working on SAP platforms such as ECC, AFS, Retail, FMS, or S/4HANA for Fashion, fashion companies can lose countless working hours.

The fashion industry is among those hit hardest by the coronavirus outbreak. With shops closed, production ramped down and consumers all but completing the shift to digital channels, the aftermath has seen numerous retailers and department stores filing for bankruptcy. Which fashion companies fared best during these troubling times? And how can those struggling bounce back, correct their course, and ready themselves to address future disruptions?

We spoke to Dr. Christoph Schröder (Global Vice President, Industry Business Unit Retail – SAP SE), who provided us with his insights and observations about the last twelve months and a look ahead.

As a leading apparel solutions provider to global brands, Hela Clothing has in recent years been investing in digitization initiatives to strengthen its capabilities in order to innovate faster and better service global clients. 

Hear attune's Harin Nanayakkara (Chief Sales and Marketing Officer) and Kim MacIntosh (SVP & General Manager - Americas) together with our colleagues from Rizing - Brian Cederborg (SVP - CI) & Martin Stenzig (CTO) talk about - "The Future of Fashion Tech: Dressing The Industry for Success" with Bonnie D. Graham on Technology Revolution: The Future of Now broadcast via Voice America.

SAP's recent introduction of a new offering called "RISE with SAP" has sparked even more speculation in the Apparel, Footwear, and Fashion industry.