Inventory Management Built for Apparel & Textile Manufacturers

Track fabric rolls and materials, manage production runs across sizes and colors, handle complex SKU matrices, and maintain visibility from cutting through packing—all in one platform designed for apparel and textile operations.

Fiddle inventory dashboard showing apparel production tracking

Challenges Apparel & Textile Manufacturers Face

Managing materials, production runs, and endless style-size-color combinations with generic tools creates chaos that slows production and increases waste.

SKU Explosion Nightmare

One style across 6 colors and 8 sizes equals 48 SKUs. Multiply by hundreds of styles and managing inventory becomes impossible without proper matrix tools.

Materials Tracking Gaps

Fabric rolls, trims, and components each have different lot numbers, dye lots, and quantities. Losing track means color mismatches and production delays.

Production Run Chaos

Managing cut tickets, tracking WIP through sewing operations, and knowing what is actually in production versus what is promised—spreadsheets cannot keep up.

BOM and Costing Complexity

Each style needs a bill of materials with fabrics, trims, labels, and packaging. Costing varies by size and color. Manual tracking leads to margin erosion.

Multi-Channel Inventory Conflicts

Selling through wholesale, your website, and retail channels means inventory lives in multiple places. Overselling and stockouts damage customer relationships.

No Real-Time Visibility

Without connected systems, you cannot see true materials availability, WIP status, or what can actually ship today. Everyone operates on outdated information.

How Fiddle Solves Apparel & Textile Manufacturing Challenges

Built specifically for the apparel and textile industry, Fiddle provides the materials tracking, variant management, and production tools you need to scale.

Size-Color Matrix Management

Manage product variants with intuitive matrix views. See inventory across all size-color combinations at a glance. Identify slow movers and reorder intelligently.

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Materials & Lot Tracking

Track fabric rolls by lot, dye lot, and remaining yardage. Manage trims and components with proper lot control. Ensure consistency across production runs.

Production Run Management

Create and manage production runs with cut ticket details. Track WIP through cutting, sewing, finishing, and packing. Know exactly where every order stands.

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Apparel BOM & Costing

Build bills of materials for each style with fabric, trims, labels, and packaging. Calculate accurate costs by size. Track margins as materials costs change.

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Multi-Channel Inventory Sync

Connect to Shopify, wholesale portals, and retail EDI. Sync inventory across all channels automatically. Prevent overselling without manual updates.

Real-Time Production Visibility

See materials on hand, WIP by operation, and finished goods ready to ship. Make decisions based on current data, not yesterday's spreadsheet.

Features Built for Apparel & Textile Manufacturing

Everything you need to manage materials, variants, and production runs for fashion and textile operations.

Style-Size-Color Matrix Management

Manage complex product assortments with intuitive matrix views designed for apparel. Create size-color grids for each style, manage inventory levels across all variants, and get instant visibility into what you have and what you need to replenish.

  • Product matrix views by style, size, and color
  • Bulk inventory management across variants
  • Variant-level reorder points and alerts
  • Size curve and pack ratio support
  • Seasonal and collection organization
  • SKU rationalization and slow-mover identification
Fiddle size-color matrix management for apparel

Fabric & Materials Tracking

Track every roll of fabric, bolt of trim, and component lot through your supply chain. Capture dye lots to ensure color consistency. Track remaining yardage on partially used rolls. Maintain complete traceability from raw materials to finished garments.

  • Fabric roll tracking with yardage remaining
  • Dye lot management for color consistency
  • Trim and component lot tracking
  • Supplier lot linkage and traceability
  • Material consumption by production run
  • Quality holds at the lot level
Fiddle fabric and materials tracking for textile manufacturing

Production Run & Cut Ticket Management

Manage the complete production process from cut planning through final packing. Create production runs with size breakdowns, generate cut tickets, allocate materials, track work-in-progress through each operation, and know exactly when orders will be ready to ship.

  • Production run creation with size distributions
  • Cut ticket generation with marker efficiency
  • Material allocation and usage tracking
  • WIP tracking through cut, sew, finish, pack
  • Bundle and lot tracking through operations
  • Labor and efficiency tracking by operation
Fiddle production run management for apparel manufacturing

Explore Key Features for Apparel & Textiles

Discover how Fiddle's purpose-built features help apparel & textiles manufacturers streamline operations, maintain compliance, and grow their business.

Size-Color Matrix Management

Manage product variants with intuitive matrix views across sizes, colors, and styles.

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Production Run Management

Create production runs with cut tickets and track WIP through operations.

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Apparel BOM & Costing

Build bills of materials with fabric, trims, and packaging for accurate costing.

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Materials Purchasing

Manage fabric and trim procurement with lead time and MOQ tracking.

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Solutions for Apparel & Textiles

Explore how Fiddle's specialized solutions help apparel & textiles businesses solve their unique challenges and achieve operational excellence.

Multi-Location Inventory

Manage product variants with intuitive matrix views across sizes, colors, and styles.

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Production Scheduling

Create production runs with cut tickets and track WIP through operations.

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Bill of Materials

Build bills of materials with fabric, trims, and packaging for accurate costing.

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Purchase Orders

Manage fabric and trim procurement with lead time and MOQ tracking.

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Order Management

Process wholesale and retail orders with size-color variant allocation.

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Barcode & Label Printing

Generate product labels, hang tags, and shipping labels for apparel.

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Trusted by Apparel & Textile Manufacturers

See why growing fashion and textile brands choose Fiddle for their inventory, materials, and production needs.

Managing 2,000+ SKUs across sizes and colors used to require three full-time people just for inventory. Fiddle's matrix views and automated tracking cut that to one person. We finally have accurate inventory.

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Sarah Johnson
Operations Director, Threads & Co.

The fabric roll tracking saved us from a major quality issue. We traced a dye lot problem to specific garments before they shipped. Without Fiddle, we would have had thousands of returns.

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Marcus Chen
Quality Manager, Urban Textile Works

Production visibility changed everything. We can finally tell wholesale accounts exactly when their orders will ship because we know where every piece is in the production process.

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Amanda Rodriguez
Founder & CEO, Stitch & Style

Trusted by leading brands

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Ready to Streamline Your Apparel & Textile Manufacturing?

Join leading fashion and textile brands who use Fiddle to manage complex variants, track materials, and run efficient production operations. Get started with a free demo today.

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