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THE APPAREL LOGISTICS GROUP, INC.
People. Product. Process
Company Profile
Company Profile
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THE APPAREL LOGISTICS GROUP, INC.
Headquartered in the North Dallas area, The Apparel Logistics Group
specializes in providing third party services for the fashion and apparel
industry in the import, customs clearance, receipt, warehouse, fulfillment and
distribution of apparel and accessories for the world’s leading brands.
Other third party services include design, sourcing, merchandising
administration of both branded and private label apparel, including shirts,
blouses, pants, shorts and sweaters.
www.apparellogisticsgroup.com
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What makes us unique?
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Born from an apparel company
• The Apparel Group , Ltd. (A New York Corporation)
• Nearly a Century in Branded business (1919)
• Over 35 years of private label
• Solid foundation of imports, customs clearance, distribution, value added
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The Apparel Logistics Group (A Delaware Corporation)
Separate Company
Asset based 3PL
Services Manufacturers, Importers, Retailers, Specialty Stores and Brands
Process annual volume of 6.4 million units (Peak year at 7 million)
Understand quality apparel, and garment quality control is ultimately a
question of customer satisfaction
Care of apparel increases the value of a product or service, establishes the
brand name, and builds up good reputation for the client
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Partial Customer List
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Servicing the fashion and apparel industry to
the following Clients:
Department Stores:
Dillards
Cabella’s
JcPenney
Kohls
Nordstroms
Macy’s
Neiman Marcus
Bloomingdales
Moore’s Canada
Men’s Wearhouse
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Specialty Stores
(Over 2000 accounts):
REI
Von Maur
Brooks Brothers
Kaufmanns
Sue Patrick
Joseph A Banks
Julian Gold
Mark Shale
Mason Weiss
Tootsie’s
Joann’s - Houston
Barbara Katz
Gabby
Tallulah’s
Cameron Clothing
Elegance by Edith
MHP Retailers
Molly’s of Denver
Feinstein’s
Ballin’s Ltd.
Hall’s
Coco’s
Gloria S.
Gaucho Savannah
Road’s
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Apparel Third Party Services:
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In House Designers
Sales
Merchandising
Customer Service
Information Technology
Accounting
Transportation and Imports
Human Resources
Distribution
Sourcing & Manufacturing: manufacturing through strategic alliances
with Textile Alliance Limited (TAL Apparel Group)
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Global manufacturing located in 6 countries
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Technology
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ERP System - Lawson’s M3® for Fashion
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Lawson’s Product Lifecycle Management (PLM)®
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tool for retailers and manufacturers of apparel, footwear, home textiles and accessories
facilitates the management of products, from design all the way through to production
Warehouse Management Software – Manhattan’s WM®
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Multi dimensional SKU attributes
IBM server iSeries 400.
All EDI standards for retailers, including label and packaging compliance
Redundant data connections to all retailer value-added networks
Electronic records of all inbound and outbound transactions
Reporting available on-demand or scheduled
Inventory Management
Labor: -Plan and balance workload and monitor activities
Physical Space: Cross-docking and flow-through capabilities
Automate picking, packing and shipping. Analyzes every facet of order fulfillment to speed
processing and improve customer service.
Third party logistics billing – tracks 3PL events for proper billing of services
Integration Point® –
Foreign Trade Zone Tracking Software
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The Apparel Logistics Group Departments
(TALG)
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Data Warehousing
Data Reporting
EDI Setup and Maintenance
Internet CRM
Order Management (DC Level, Store Level)
• WIP
• Order entry/Order Processing
• Allocation
Call center
Inventory Management (Vendor Managed Inventory – VMI)
Forecasting & Planning
• Retail Sell Through Analysis
Managing production
• Accounting Services
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Deduction Management
A/R Management
A/P Management
Collections
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TALG Operations: Logistics, Warehousing,
Distribution, and Quality Control
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Distribution Center
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Logistics Department
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6.3 million cubic feet building with expansion capabilities
Warehouse management controlled by Manhattan’s WM®
Centralized in the United States
Enterprise and Foreign Trade Zone
Bulk storage and shipping
Pick/Pack/Replenishment (Pick to light, GOH,
Flat pack, Tilt Tray)
Inventory Management
Re-ticketing/Repackaging
Returns Management / Refurbishment
E Commerce
PICK TO
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Automated
Conveyance
Tilt Tray
Sorter
Shipping direct-to-DC, direct-to-store,
or direct-to-consumer order fulfillment or management
Production Order Tracking
Customs Brokerage Management
Foreign Trade Zone Management
Ocean Freight management
Flat Pack & Pallet
Storage
Quality Control Team
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Apparel inspection in accordance with all Acceptable Quality Level (AQL)
standards
Specification measurements
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GOH Storage & Pick
Foreign Trade Zone
Why Companies use Foreign-Trade Zones:
1. Relief from property tax on inventory— The federal law that
established the U.S. Foreign-Trade Zones Program allows companies to
obtain exemptions from inventory taxes.
2. Duty exemption on re-export
3. Duty elimination on waste, scrap, and yield loss
4. Weekly Entry Savings
5. Duty Deferral
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Strategic Partnerships
•Sourcing & Manufacturing: manufacturing
through strategic alliances with Textile Apparel
Limited (TAL Apparel Group)
•Global manufacturing located in 6 countries
•Imported mainly thru port LA/Longbeach, CA
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TAL APPAREL GROUP
China
Textile Alliance Apparel (Dongguan) Ltd
Pacific Apparel (Dongguan) Ltd
Thailand
Thai Garment Export Co Ltd
Mandarin Clothing Co Ltd
Hong Kong
TAL Apparel Limited
Cheong Shun Garments
Co Ltd
Malaysia
Pen Apparel Sdn Bhd
Penang Textile Sdn Bhd
Imperial Garments Sdn Bhd
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Vietnam
TAV Limited
Indonesia
PT. Katexindo Citramandiri
TAL APPAREL GROUP
Production Setup & Capacities
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