Page 8 of 20. Earlier articles from the Uphance blog.
Ecommerce Profit margin calculation for apparel brands: how to compute gross and net margin correctly with landed cost, freight, duties, returns drag, and channel-mix differences. Includes the formula behind our profit margin calculator.
PLM A roundup of fashion design software across mood boards, trend forecasting, tech packs, CAD, vector graphics, and pattern-making tools.
PLM 
Ecommerce 
Inventory Replenishment planning is the apparel operator's discipline of refilling SKUs at the right time, in the right quantity, across the right channel. This refresh demystifies replenishment planning techniques for lean inventory, covering demand forecasting, reorder points, EOQ, and the breakpoints that quietly destroy margin.
Ecommerce Tips and strategies for running a limited drop marketing campaign, including timing, exclusivity, promotion, and quality for apparel brands.
Production 
PLM 
Production 
Ecommerce 
ERP A seven-step ERP implementation guide for apparel brands, covering requirements, vendor selection, data migration, testing, training, and costs.
Production Fashion supply chain management for apparel brands $5M to $100M: the six stages, the four operating-model questions that determine fit, and the structural fix that connects PLM, production, inventory, and orders into one operating record.
Inventory 
Production Quality control in garment manufacturing covers what to inspect, the pre-production, in-line, and final stages, and how QC differs from QA.
PLM Garment costing and pricing for apparel brands requires disciplined build-up from BOM through landed cost to channel pricing. This guide covers the four pricing models, gross margin targets by channel, and the operational practices that distinguish accurate from directional costing for brands between $5M and $100M.
ERP Textile ERP software unifies procurement, inventory, production, and supply chain data for apparel and fabric manufacturers in one system.
PLM Understanding pant anatomy is an operations problem, not a vocabulary lesson. This guide for designers maps every component, from rise to hem, to the production decisions, grading rules, and QC checkpoints that keep pant programs from drifting between sample rounds.
Inventory 