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Fashion Project Management Inside Your Apparel ERP

Short answer

In an apparel ERP, a project is usually a collection, a style or a production run, and the tasks hang off real records. AIMS360 has two tools for this. Tasks assign a to-do to one or more people, with start and completion dates, a priority, reminders, a repeat schedule if it recurs, and the cut ticket, order or PO it is about. Production tracking turns each cut ticket, purchase order or garment dye job into a sequence of stages, such as a first fitting, pattern approval, cutting and sewing, with planned and actual dates.

That covers most of what fashion teams use a separate project tool for: who owns which step, what is late, and which styles it affects. A general project app still has a place for creative work that has no style or order behind it yet, such as a campaign brief. The rest of this article shows how brands run a season in AIMS360.

Updated November 7, 2026. First published January 28, 2025. Product details checked against the AIMS360 tasks and production tracking modules.

Why fashion project management belongs next to the order and the PO

A general project tool knows the task is called "approve trims for style 2210." It does not know style 2210 has three open purchase orders, a cut ticket due next week and 400 units already sold to a retailer. When the task lives in the ERP, it carries that context, and the person who opens it can see the record it is about.

Need	General project app	AIMS360
Assign a step to a person	Yes	Yes. Tasks go to one or more staff, with copies to others
Due dates and reminders	Yes	Yes. Start and completion dates, reminders and recurring tasks
Link the step to a style, cut ticket, order or PO	Only as a pasted link	Yes. The task holds the records it refers to
Planned versus actual dates per production stage	Manual	Yes, through production tracking on the cut ticket, PO or garment dye
See the stage of every style in one grid	Manual	Yes. The Time and Action tab on the cut ticket, exportable to Excel
Creative briefs with no record behind them yet	Good fit	Use notes or a separate tool

How tasks work in AIMS360

The Tasks module is the to-do list for the whole team. Each task has a subject, a body for detail, a start and completion date and a priority. You send it to people with the To and CC buttons, add reminders, and set it to repeat if it is a weekly or monthly job.

Attach the record

From the tabs on the task, add the cut ticket, customer order, purchase order or other record the task is about, so nobody has to search for it.

Work the list

Every task created by you or assigned to you shows in your task list. Filter and sort it like any other grid, and double click to open one.

Recurring checks

Set month-end, weekly stock reviews or a standing vendor follow-up as recurring tasks, so they come back without being retyped.

Notes on the account

For conversation history with a customer or vendor, use notes on the record. See notes and tasks.

Production tracking: the time and action calendar inside the ERP

For a collection, the project plan is really the production calendar. AIMS360 production tracking holds it on the job itself, so the plan and the goods never drift apart. The Production Jobs module then shows every open job with its type, vendor, dates and open quantities, and views by operation show the stage each job has reached.

Set up categories and operations
Define your production categories and manufacturing operations once, such as cutting, sewing, wash and finishing.
Build a template per workflow
Create a production tracking template for each kind of job: a cut ticket, a vendor PO or a garment dye. Add the stages in order.
Add notification steps
Not every stage moves goods. A step like a first fitting or pattern approval can be a notification step, with its own task template.
Attach the template to the job
Apply the template to the cut ticket or PO, so each style and color gets the planned stages and dates.
Issue and receive by stage
As work moves, issue quantities to each production job and receive them back, so the job shows what is where.
Watch the Time and Action tab
The cut ticket's Time and Action tab lists the expected steps for every style and color. Sort, filter or export it to Excel for the weekly meeting.

More on stages, dates and costing: production process tracking and work in progress.

Running a season as a project: who owns what

Stage	Owner	Where it lives in AIMS360
Line plan and style setup	Design and merchandising	Styles with colors, sizes and costs, plus tasks for open approvals
Samples and fittings	Design and production	Notification steps in the production template, with task templates
Vendor POs and cut tickets	Production	WIP records with production tracking and planned dates
Selling in	Sales	Wholesale orders and allocations against WIP
Receiving	Warehouse	Receipts against vendor POs and cut tickets, including garment dye, screen print and outside processing
Shipping and invoicing	Warehouse and finance	Pick tickets, invoices and recurring follow-up tasks

Tip: give every recurring meeting a recurring task, and attach the jobs it reviews. The agenda is then the task list.

Fashion project management in AIMS360: FAQ

Does AIMS360 have project management for fashion brands?

Yes, in two parts. Tasks assign work to people with dates, priorities, reminders and the records they refer to. Production tracking turns each cut ticket, PO or garment dye job into stages with planned and actual dates.

Can I assign a task to more than one person?

Yes. Use the To and CC buttons on the task to send it to several staff members.

Can a task be linked to a cut ticket, order or PO?

Yes. From the tabs on the task you add the cut tickets, customer orders, purchase orders or other records it is about.

Does AIMS360 support recurring tasks and reminders?

Yes. A task can carry reminders and can be set to recur, which suits weekly stock reviews and month-end checks.

What is the Time and Action tab?

A tab on the cut ticket that lists the expected production steps for every style and color from its production tracking template. You can sort, filter and export it to Excel.

Can production tracking include steps that do not move goods?

Yes. Notification steps such as a first fitting or pattern approval sit in the template alongside the stages that issue and receive goods.

Do we still need a tool like Asana or Trello?

For work tied to styles, orders and production, the AIMS360 tasks and production tracking cover it. Creative work with no record behind it yet, like a campaign brief, can stay in a general tool.