Textile and garment ERP built for how Surat's trade actually works
Grey fabric, dyeing and printing job work, lots, agents, wholesalers and GST, tracked in one system instead of registers and WhatsApp photos.
Textile & Garment ERP by LKR Code Orbit, in short
LKR Code Orbit builds textile and garment ERP in Surat for traders, processors and garment makers: grey fabric in takas and metres, process-wise dyeing and printing job work, lot and design stock, agent commission, credit control and GST with ITC-04 data. Fixed one-time quote, typically live in 4 to 8 weeks, with on-site training for Surat clients.
What is a Textile & Garment ERP?
A textile ERP tracks fabric from the moment grey (greige) cloth is bought, through dyeing, printing, embroidery or stitching job work, to finished lots that are sold to wholesalers and retailers through agents. LKR Code Orbit is based in Surat, the centre of India's man-made fabric trade, and builds textile and garment ERP around lot-wise stock, job-work reconciliation and agent-based sales.
Problems we see every week
Fabric disappears between processes
Metres sent to the dyeing house never quite match the metres that come back, and no one can say where the difference went.
Lot and design confusion
Designs, colours and lots are tracked on paper tags, so filling a repeat order means a godown search.
Agent commissions and dues
Agents, brokers and credit periods are managed from memory and diaries.
Job-work compliance
Goods sent for job work need challans and ITC-04 reporting, done manually from registers.
How it works
Grey to dispatch in a textile ERP
- 01
Grey purchase
Grey fabric received by taka, metres and quality.
- 02
Job work out
Challan to dyeing, printing or embroidery unit.
- 03
Job work in
Finished metres received, shortage and rate recorded.
- 04
Lot stock
Finished lots by design, colour and quality.
- 05
Sell via agents
Order, invoice, agent commission and credit period.
Textile ERP
- Grey fabric
- Job-work challans
- Shortage tracking
- Lot & design stock
- Agent commission
- Wholesaler ledger
- E-way bills
- GST & ITC-04
What the Textile & Garment ERP includes
Taka and metre tracking
Grey fabric stock in takas and metres, by quality and supplier, from purchase onward.
Process-wise job work
Every process (dyeing, printing, embroidery, stitching) has its own out and in entries, rates and shortage.
Lot, design and colour stock
Finished goods tracked by lot, design number and colour so repeat orders are filled from the screen, not the godown.
Agents and brokers
Agent-wise orders, commission calculation and outstanding reports.
Credit control
Party-wise credit limits and ageing so dues are chased before they go bad.
GST, e-way bill and job-work reports
Tax invoices, e-way bills for dispatch and the data needed for ITC-04 job-work reporting.
Before and after
Registers and WhatsApp
- Job-work shortage found months later
- Design stock checked by walking the godown
- Agent commission worked out by hand
- Challans copied into Tally at month end
Textile ERP
- Shortage visible the day fabric comes back
- Lot, design and colour stock on screen
- Commission calculated on every invoice
- Challans, invoices and GST from one record
Textile & Garment ERP from LKR Code Orbit vs Tally, Odoo and legacy ERP
What textile & garments ask us to compare before choosing: customisation, licensing, WhatsApp reporting and who supports the system.
| LKR Code Orbit custom ERP | Tally / Busy | Odoo / Zoho (SaaS) | Legacy or enterprise ERP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Customisation | Built around your process; modules kept, removed or built new on the same records | Accounting-first; extras via TDL add-ons | Configurable within product limits; custom modules cost extra | Possible, through long consulting cycles |
| Licensing | One-time project fee with a fixed written quote; no per-user charge | Annual subscription per licence | Per-user monthly fee that grows with headcount | Per-user licence plus annual maintenance |
| WhatsApp reporting and alerts | Built in: daily owner summary, dues, dispatch and expiry alerts | Not built in | Paid add-ons or third-party tools | Rarely available |
| Shopify, marketplace and courier sync | Native: Shopify, Amazon, Flipkart, Meesho, Delhivery, Shiprocket, GoKwik | Third-party connectors | Connector apps, often extra | Custom middleware project |
| GST, e-way bill, e-invoice | From live records; GSTR-1 and GSTR-3B data, e-way bills via government API | Yes, core strength | Via India localisation | Yes, after configuration |
| Industry fit | FMCG batch and expiry, FIFO costing, diamond price masters, textile job work, dealer portals | Generic | Generic, industry apps vary | Deep but expensive |
| Support | Direct from the founders who built it, on WhatsApp | Dealer or partner network | Ticket queue or partner | Implementation partner |
| Go-live | 4 to 8 weeks for most scoped projects | Days | Weeks to months | 6 to 18 months |
| Data ownership | Your own database, nightly off-site backup, Excel export of any table | Local data files | Vendor cloud | Vendor or on-premise |
Proof, not promises
Numbers from the Work page, and capabilities already shipped on live client systems.
- live systems in production
- 13+
- ERP, Shopify and web platforms running for clients in Surat and across India
- custom ERP systems
- 5+
- FMCG manufacturing, Ayurvedic food, diamond jewellery and CAD studio ERPs
- Shopify stores and apps
- 8+
- D2C food, dairy, skincare, cookware, neon decor and luxury jewellery
- founders you talk to
- 4
- The people who quote the project write the code and answer on WhatsApp
- Multi-tier diamond price masters by carat range, shape, cut, colour and clarity, plus multi-stage labour masters (Excellent Jewels, Surat)
- Jewellery CAD, SET and 3D-render approval pipeline with a client sign-off portal (Maulshree Studio)
- FIFO batch costing with recipe/BOM masters and moisture-loss adjustment for food manufacturing (Mukhras Food Products)
- Shopify and Amazon order sync into one stock ledger with 1-click bulk Delhivery AWB booking
- Dual-warehouse stock synced to Shopify with batch and lot traceability (Samsiddhi Naturals)
- GoKwik 1-click checkout, subscriptions and pin-code delivery slots on Shopify (A2 Origins)
Scoped to your business, quoted up front
We start from a working ERP, keep the modules you need, remove the rest and build what is missing. You get a written scope and a fixed quote. How we work
Textile & Garment ERP: frequently asked questions
What is a textile ERP?
Software that tracks textile stock through every stage, from grey fabric purchase through job-work processes to finished lots and sales, along with parties, agents, dues and GST.
Can it track job work at dyeing and printing units?
Yes. Each process has out and in entries with metres, rates and shortage, so you can see what is pending with each job worker.
Does it support agent and broker based sales?
Yes. Orders and invoices carry the agent, commission is calculated automatically and agent-wise outstanding is reported.
Do you build textile ERP in Surat?
Yes. LKR Code Orbit is based in Surat, so we can visit your office or godown for discovery and training. See ERP software in Surat.
Can it handle garment manufacturing too?
Yes. Cutting, stitching and finishing can be set up as processes with size-wise output, on the same stock and job-work records.
Is this ERP affordable for a small business or a low budget?
Yes. The ERP is scoped to your size: a small unit starts with the three or four modules it needs and adds the rest later, on a one-time fixed project fee with no per-user charges. Because it starts from a working ERP core, you are not paying for a build from zero. See affordable ERP and CRM for small businesses and what drives custom ERP cost.
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