Revolutionizing AFS to SAP S/4HANA Fashion Migration with CeleRITE

Industries, regardless of their operational areas, are constantly evolving and getting impacted by the emerging trends, seasonal demands and changes, and most importantly, changing consumer preferences. The fashion industry is one of the most volatile industries that needs to prioritize customer preferences, and provide personalized experiences to its customers, all while ensuring accelerated production cycles, optimized supply chains, and adherence to sustainability standards.

As the lines between retail and wholesale are fading due to brands increasingly adopting omnichannel strategies, enterprises operating in the fashion industry need solutions like SAP S/4HANA for Fashion to effectively manage multi-channel operations that are backed by data. This is also important for managing efficient inventory and production systems while establishing more resilient, adaptable, technologically enabled and sustainable practices within the fashion industry.

SAP S/4HANA for Fashion offers real-time data access and advanced analytics that enable enterprises to quickly respond to emerging trends and optimize inventory for cost efficiency. The platform enables accurate trend forecasting and seamless omnichannel integration to enhance customer experiences while committing to sustainability and compliance. Embedded analytics within SAP S/4HANA Fashion allows fashion businesses to effortlessly collect and make sense of data from their wholesale, retail and manufacturing operations and instantly apply insights on improving business processes. SAP S/4HANA Fashion also has advanced functionalities that deliver significant business value for fashion customers. Features such as Flexible Purchase Commitments, Advanced Available-to-Promise (aATP) and supply protection enable customers to book factory slots earlier, ensure fewer stockouts and allocate stock for priority customers first etc. All in all, the platform’s ability to integrate all aspects of the fashion business while delivering significant newer functionality allows fashion businesses to run seamlessly and efficiently, driving growth and profitability.

Maximizing Value and Driving Results with CeleRITE

Applexus brings specialized expertise in migrating businesses from SAP Apparel and Footwear Solution (AFS) to SAP S/4HANA for Fashion and Vertical Business, leveraging deep industry knowledge and tools for smooth, cost-effective transitions. CeleRITE, Applexus’ advanced AI-powered platform, can streamline and address the unique challenges of fashion businesses and offers specialized support for fashion customers transitioning from AFS to SAP S/4HANA Fashion. A standout feature of CeleRITE is its ability to selectively migrate specific customizations from systems like AFS, ensuring that critical business processes are preserved and optimized in the new SAP S/4HANA environment. Essentially, this allows for a selective migration approach to SAP S/4HANA Fashion without the need for complete Greenfield implementation. This flexibility enables fashion businesses to maintain essential functionalities while embracing the enhanced capabilities of SAP S/4HANA Fashion.

With a simple phased approach, CeleRITE simplifies SAP S/4HANA Fashion migration and ensures a smooth transition. With a focus on processes that require minimal changes, it can lift and shift processes like finance and accounting while enhancing fashion-specific components such as the material grid linked to J tables. For example, material grid attributes in AFS are converted into generic articles and variants within the Material Master of SAP S/4HANA, with AI ensuring accurate mapping and migration. Finally, using a fit-to-standard approach, CeleRITE enables you to activate new SAP S/4HANA Fashion features like flexible purchasing commitments, seasons and theme management, Supply Protection etc. These new capabilities streamline operations, replace older customizations, and enhance supply chain agility. This structured methodology ensures a seamless migration and unlocks the full potential of SAP S/4HANA Fashion.