Apparel ERP implementation, done for you
AIMS360 builds the ERP and implements it for you, with our own in-house team. You get a named implementation manager, data migration, configuration, retailer EDI, training and go-live support — and typical go-live runs 3 to 16 weeks, not the three to nine months a general ERP takes.
Scope my implementation Book a demoDoes AIMS360 implement the ERP for you?
Yes. AIMS360 builds the ERP and implements it for you, with our own in-house implementation team. Implementation is performed by AIMS360 employees, not resold to a third-party consultancy. Every customer is assigned a named implementation manager who owns the project from kickoff to go-live and stays reachable afterward.
Data migration, system configuration, integration setup, EDI connections, staff training, and go-live support are all part of the engagement. Typical go-live runs 3 to 16 weeks depending on complexity, and AIMS360 scopes the project with your team at our expense before you sign, so the plan and the timeline are agreed up front. Specialist outside help is brought in only for genuinely out-of-the-ordinary setups.
Who will actually be implementing your system
A fair question, and one most ERP vendors dodge. These are AIMS360 employees, not contractors, and they are the people your brand works with. Between them they have extensive experience across apparel, fashion, footwear, consumer brands and the other industries we serve — so you are not explaining size scales, pre-season wholesale or retailer compliance to someone hearing it for the first time.
Here are three of our implementation and support managers. This is not the whole team — AIMS360 has many more, and the manager assigned to your rollout is named before the project starts.
Sarah Stuart
Director of Implementation
Owns the implementation practice end to end, from the pre-sale scoping session through go-live.
Scott Allen
Director of Support & Training
Runs training and ongoing support, so the team that teaches your staff is the team that answers afterward.
Cheryl Lipton
Implementation Manager
Years of experience in EDI, working with multiple major retailers, alongside day-to-day rollout work: data migration, configuration, and keeping your go-live date honest.
What an AIMS360 implementation includes
Your styles, customers, and history moved over
Style, color and size records, customer and vendor masters, open orders, inventory positions, and historical sales are mapped and imported by our team. You are not handed a spreadsheet template and left to it.
The system set up for how your brand runs
Size scales, seasons and collections, costing, warehouse and bin structure, order types, terms, and reporting are configured to your operation before anyone is asked to use it.
Channels and retailers connected
Shopify, Amazon, 3PLs, accounting, and retailer EDI connections are set up and tested as part of the rollout, so the first live order flows end to end rather than exposing a gap.
Your staff trained, then supported through launch
Role-based training for the people who will actually use the system, a completely online self-paced course, and hands-on support through go-live. On-site visits are available when a rollout warrants it.
How long an apparel ERP implementation takes
Most AIMS360 rollouts go live in 3 to 16 weeks. A single-channel brand with clean data lands at the fast end; a manufacturer with production, multiple warehouses, and a dozen retailer EDI connections lands at the slow end. For comparison, a general-purpose ERP implementation in this industry is commonly quoted at three to nine months.
| Phase | What AIMS360 does | What your team does |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-sale scoping | Scope the project with your team at our expense and deliver a written Customer Success Proposal, before any contract is signed. | Walk us through how you operate today and where it hurts. |
| Planning | Assign your named implementation manager, agree the go-live date, and confirm which modules and integrations are in scope. | Name an internal project owner and confirm the date works around your season. |
| Data migration | Map, clean, and import styles, customers, vendors, inventory, open orders, and history. | Provide the source data and confirm what is worth bringing across. |
| Configuration | Build out size scales, seasons, costing, warehouses, order types, terms, EDI, and reporting. | Approve the setup decisions that reflect how you actually work. |
| Testing & evaluation | Run your real workflows end to end and fix what does not fit before launch. | Put a few real orders through and tell us what feels wrong. |
| Training | Role-based training plus the self-paced online course, delivered by the same team that supports you afterward. | Get the right people in the room. |
| Go-live & optimization | Support you through launch, then keep tuning. Support is unlimited and does not expire when the project closes. | Run your business on it. |
Why an apparel-specific implementation is different
A general ERP has to be customized before it can handle how consumer brands actually work. In AIMS360 these are standard, so the implementation is configuration rather than development, which is most of the reason the timeline is measured in weeks.
Style, color, and size out of the box
Size scales, width and half-size runs for footwear, packs and prepacks, and dimensional inventory are native. No custom fields, no bolt-on, no consultant building a matrix for you.
Seasons, collections, and pre-season orders
Bulk orders, at-once orders, allocation across wholesale and DTC, factoring, and chargebacks are part of the system your implementation manager configures.
350+ retailer connections, set up for you
Retailer EDI is native to the ERP and connected during implementation, so routing guides, ASNs, and compliance are handled before your first shipment, not after your first chargeback.
Cut tickets, BOMs, and costing
Domestic and overseas production, bills of material, landed cost, and vendor management are configured for how you make product, whether that is CMT, full package, or finished goods.
Industries we implement for
AIMS360 is the ERP consumer brands run on across ten industries, and our implementation consultants have run rollouts in every one of them. Each card lists the sub-categories we implement for — open it to see what we configure during your rollout.
Fashion & Apparel
Style-color-size matrix, retailer EDI, factoring, production
Size scales and dimension sets, seasons and collections, cut tickets and production, landed cost, factoring and chargeback handling, and retailer EDI with routing guides and ASNs. Configured by consultants with decades of apparel rollouts behind them.
Footwear
Width and half-size matrices, pre-season wholesale, packs
Half-size and width runs, pack and prepack structures, pre-season bulk ordering and allocation, factory purchase orders, and footwear retailer EDI. Set up by consultants who already know how a shoe size run behaves in inventory and allocation.
Jewelry, Bags & Accessories
Multi-component BOMs, serial and lot tracking, high-mix SKUs
Multi-level bills of material and component costing, serial and lot tracking, metal and stone attributes, and the catalog structure that keeps thousands of variants manageable across wholesale and DTC.
Outdoor & Sporting Goods
Apparel and hardgoods in one catalog, pre-season buys
Mixed catalogs where sized apparel and non-sized hardgoods live side by side, pre-season buy management, serialized equipment, and EDI to REI, Dick's and Backcountry. The mixed-catalog problem is where general ERPs usually break.
Beauty & Personal Care
Shade-level inventory, FEFO lot tracking, MoCRA compliance
Shade and finish attributes, lot and expiration tracking with first-expired-first-out picking, MoCRA documentation, kit and gift-set assembly, and Sephora and Ulta EDI. Run by consultants fluent in FEFO and beauty retailer compliance.
Wellness & Supplements
Lot and expiration tracking, batch traceability, FDA and cGMP
Lot and expiration control, batch and ingredient traceability from raw material to shipped case, cGMP-aligned documentation, and subscription and bundle handling across DTC and retail.
Home, Furniture & Lifestyle
Oversized freight, assemblies, finish and fabric options
Finish, fabric and configuration option matrices, multi-component assemblies and kits, oversized and LTL freight handling, and made-to-order lead times alongside stocked inventory.
Household & Home Care
Batch tracking, regulatory compliance, mass and grocery EDI
Lot and batch control, formulation and fill-size variants, case and pallet configurations, and EDI to mass and grocery retailers where routing and labeling rules are unforgiving.
Baby & Children's
Wide size and age ranges, CPSIA documentation, fast turns
Age and size range structures that span newborn through youth, CPSIA and safety documentation trails, rapid seasonal turns, and the retailer compliance packets buyers in this category ask for.
Pet Products
Lot and expiration tracking, AAFCO compliance, Chewy EDI
Lot and expiration tracking for consumables, AAFCO labeling data, size and breed variants, and EDI to Chewy, Petco and PetSmart, connected and tested before your first shipment.
We also implement by operating model: brands, distributors, domestic manufacturers, overseas manufacturers, and private label. Each one changes how costing, production and allocation are configured during your rollout. See all industries and business types →
We've mastered implementation & support
This is why leading fashion businesses choose and love AIMS360 apparel management software.
New ERP software can be intimidating.
Every new AIMS360 client receives a Customer Success Plan to establish their understanding of the platform and maximize their success.
Our business software implementation team guides you through the fashion ERP set up process, to make sure your setup is handled properly and you have all the integrations you need.
We ask questions. We listen. And then we carefully articulate to you(in human language) how it all works.
Did we mention…? Our team offers on-site visits for a personalized, hands-on experience, giving you total peace of mind!
Say goodbye to uncertainty with our fashion industry expert-led implementation!
Lightning fast implementation with fashion industry-leading 97.5% project success rate.
Our ERP implementation team consists of seasoned fashion industry experts—who truly understand your world and speak the language of fashion.
Why would you risk costly setbacks on your crucial technology implementation?
Avoid the nightmare of project failure with AIMS360’ expert implementation, delivering 5x faster than traditional results with the highest implementation success rate.
Don’t risk broken workflows, inaccurate data, or poor decisions—quality implementation is the key to success.
From the very first day, we work closely with you to ensure that your experience is the opposite: inviting, transparent and supportive.
Faster. Smarter. Unmatched.
Our specialized personalized approach delivers a fast, hassle-free implementation led by our in-house experts.
Pre Strategy
Planning
Unlike others, we scope your project with your team at our expense before you sign, providing a detailed Customer Success Proposal to align the system with your unique needs.
Data Migration
We recognize the importance of accurate data in driving business growth. Our team will efficiently migrate, review, and organize your data for optimal results. - From styles, customers, inventory, orders and more.
Fully Configured
Our team will fully configure AIMS360 and integrate it seamlessly with all your omnichannels and systems, including your e-commerce store, retail customers (EDI), B2B portal, 3PL, payments, and accounting tools.
Continuous
Optimization
Once your implementation is complete, we do not stop here. The AIMS360 Implementation Team actively refines your workflows and system using your feedback, driving continuous improvement. The more streamlined your process, the greater you’re a ability to scale and grow your business.
Testing &
Evaluation
As the final, vital step, we’ll ensure all your workflows—such as inventory, customer management, EDI, warehouses, and 3PLs—are seamlessly optimized and functioning flawlessly before going live.
Training You For Excellence
Our expert implementation team will deliver comprehensive training during your onboarding and continue to support you post-implementation.
Unlimited Support /
We’ve Got You!
The AIMS360 Support team is dedicated to your success, providing peace of mind and ensuring smooth operations. We offer free, unlimited support, including 24/7 emergency assistance, so you’ll always have a trusted team ready to help whenever you need it.
Our relationship only becomes sweeter!
We’re in this together. Your success is our success.
We look forward to helping you transform the way you run your business with the power of AIMS360 apparel software. As always, please reach out with any questions or comments and we will talk to you soon!
