02 · Procurement & Materials
Buy better. Know what you have. Know where it is.
Purchasing, suppliers, subcontracting and the warehouse are connected to each order. Every roll, cone and trim can be traced from receipt to issue.
Procurement
Run the full buying cycle digitally, from the first requisition to the purchase order sent to the supplier.
- Purchase requisitions
- Request for quotation
- Quotation comparison
- Purchase orders
- Supplier notification
Supplier management
Keep supplier information and performance in one place, and communicate with external suppliers from the same system.
- Supplier information
- Supplier performance tracking
- Material sourcing
- External supplier communication
Subcontract management
Record goods sent to outside factories and goods received back.
- Goods sent to outside factories
- Delivery documentation
- Goods received back
Warehouse management
Receive, issue and return every type of material, from fabric and yarn to dyes and chemicals.
- Receiving
- Issuing
- Returning
- Fabric
- Yarn
- Trims
- Accessories
- General items
- Dyes and chemicals
Location & stock visibility
Know exactly where material sits, how long it has been there, and which order it belongs to.
- Bin location
- Rack location
- Stock aging
- Reorder alerts
- Order-wise allocation
Barcode material tracking
Each material can be identified by barcode and linked to its order, supplier, material details, available quantity and inspection status.
- Order
- Supplier
- Material details
- Available quantity
- Inspection status
Controlled material movement
Material leaves the store through formal digital requisitions, not phone calls or handwritten slips. Every transfer is recorded: what moved, where it went and which order it was for.
Related solutions
Connected before and after the warehouse
Do your stock records match what is on the racks?
Talk to TDS about bringing purchasing, suppliers and the warehouse under control.