ALERE ERP vs. PolyPM Comparison Chart

PolyPM is an ERP + PLM + MES platform built exclusively for apparel, textile, uniform, and sewn-goods companies that need an integrated system for styles, materials, sourcing, and production. The platform centralizes Catalog Management, Production, Inventory, Materials Orders, and Suppliers. PolyPM also supports complex SKUs, colorways, size runs, BOMs, costing, and TNA calendars. PolyPM’s unified platform gives full visibility, from design concept to delivery, enabling faster approvals, accurate material planning, and aligned workflow communication across design, development, manufacturing, and delivery teams. Not for generic or non-apparel manufacturing.

PolyPM supports discrete apparel production, tracking each style, color, and size variant with precision. The system manages cut bundles, sewing operations, production sequences, costing, WIP, and finished-goods inventory. By combining PLM and ERP, PolyPM gives teams real-time factory-floor visibility and complete control over discrete textile and apparel manufacturing from materials to shipment.

PolyPM is a specialized apparel manufacturing ERP, unifying financials, production workflows, supply chain, and inventory management into a single system. Unlike generic ERPs that require extra work and cost to adapt to unique apparel needs, PolyPM supports these out of the box - fabric requirements, cut planning, size grading, shrinkage, and multi-level apparel BOMs. Integrated Purchasing, Order Management, Inventory, Project Management, and Reporting ensure accuracy from raw materials to finished goods. By combining ERP + PLM, PolyPM reduces manual work, improves cost control, and accelerates time-to-market for apparel brands. Not intended for general manufacturing industries.

PolyPM connects creative design with production using an integrated apparel PLM built for fashion brands. Designers and technical teams manage sketches, specs, CAD files, grading, fit details, materials, and revisions inside one platform. Pattern tools, color/fabric matching, and print/cut workflows ensure smooth handoff from design to development and manufacturing. By linking PLM to the apparel ERP, PolyPM keeps teams aligned on fit, quality, cost, and materials throughout the entire product lifecycle.

PolyPM is a purpose-built apparel manufacturing ERP that integrates Purchasing, Inventory, Production, Quality, and Supply Chain Management in one platform. It supports complex material yields, fabric widths, shrinkage, size-run planning, multi-level BOMs, and end-to-end sourcing and production workflows. Apparel teams gain real-time insight and streamlined operations from raw fabrics through cutting, sewing, and distribution.

PolyPM provides advanced apparel inventory management for textiles and sewn-goods operations, tracking raw fabrics, trims, rolls, components, cut bundles, and finished goods across locations. With integrated Materials, Warehouse, and Returns Management, the system delivers accurate stock visibility. Apparel-specific logic — dye lots, shrinkage, fabric rolls, size curves, colorways — ensures superior precision compared to generic inventory systems.

PolyPM delivers apparel-specific MRP capable of handling the complexity of real cut-and-sew operations. It manages BOMs, production scheduling, QC, inventory, procurement, and supplier coordination while calculating raw material needs based on colorways, size curves, shrinkage, yields, and cut plans. PolyPM reduces shortages, overbuys, and delays by aligning purchasing, cutting, sewing, and finishing within a unified apparel ERP environment.