DeSL is the only Gold Certified Microsoft Partner delivering web based solutions to the Fashion & Consumer Goods sectors.  The accreditation was achieved after rigorous testing of our software by Microsoft nominated 3^rd party testing institutes. Our software was tested for quality, development methods and use of Internet standards.

Technically, our solutions are unrivalled. All our software is developed using Microsoft.Net; is developed using native Internet architecture and is designed to support Service Orientated Architecture (SOA) for ease of integration.

Functionally, our solutions are amongst the most flexible available in this sector, covering the widest range of business processes. Not only can we deliver a full PLM implementation, but this can also be extended into CRM, Sourcing, E-Commerce, WMS, Multi Channel Selling and Finance Management.

DeSL can deliver a fully integrated Design, Sourcing and Selling, web based, collaborative infrastructure.

The company has been servicing the Fashion, Apparel, Footwear, Accessories and Textile sectors since 2002 and has implementations in UK, USA, Western Europe, Scandinavia, China, Sri Lanka, Cambodia, Mauritius, Bangladesh and Morocco.

As well as purchasing traditional licences to use the software, customers can opt to choose DeSL's and Microsoft's 'on demand', low cost, SAAS model (software as a service) based on a number of users per month.

DeSL PLM solution: DeSL's PLM product has been designed specifically to deliver fast and predictable business benefits.

The solution has been developed with flexibility and global collaboration in mind. The user interface is a complete 'web portal' with full content management and security facilities.

Every process from initial sketch through to product selection is available and configurable by the end user. You make the solution work in the way you wish it to! Every role in the development process is available and configurable - typical roles deployed include: Garment Design, Garment Technical, Fabric Design, Merchandising, Costings, Planning, Suppliers, Agents, Audit Teams, Shippers and Consolidators etc.

The following key processes are available as standard:

Line planning - financial and operational planning, generate placeholders for styles, fabrics and trims, manage progress and assign resources

Story Boards - web based for customer review and approval, integrated to Illustrator and MS Publisher.

Product definition - build a library of ranges, finished products, fabrics, trims, labels, images etc

Request for samples - fast and effective way to produce and manage sample requests including the attachment of sketches, photographs, summary specifications etc combined with real time supplier notification and critical path tracking.

Product specifications - user defined specification content, version & change control, on-line real time updates, design & technical specifications, grade rules & required components etc.

Request for development - any product types with multiple suppliers, e.g finished products, fabrics, trims etc combined with links to product specifications, real time supplier updates and critical path and workflow management.

Costings - integrated to product specifications, user defined cost elements, landed cost calculations, margin modelling and what if analysis.

Supplier cost quotations - quotes for finished goods, fabrics, trims etc linked to product specifications along with user defined cost templates and full approval/rejection cycle.

Product Approvals - any product types eg, finished product samples, fabrics, trims etc covering all processes such as concept fits, seals, lab dips etc  combined with real time supplier/customer notifications and tracking of progress.

Document management - linked to key entities such as products, suppliers and customers with multiple security levels, version control, check in/out and document approval/rejection process

Supplier 'self service' - enable suppliers to sign on to see their time and action calendars, sample and development requests, process quotations, update their profiles and view or upload documents.

Collaborative forums - real time on line discussions with suppliers about key design and development activities delivering full accountability and traceability.

All of the above processes can be managed by DeSL's Critical Path & Workflow applications to enable users to build their own business rules and automatically schedule and manage key activities with automatic escalation combined with the ability to manage by exception.