When multiple systems become one seamless workflow.

Traditional fashion production often relies on producing goods before actual demand is known. For customized apparel, the process becomes even more complex: customer configurations, patterns, production planning and manufacturing data need to move reliably between different systems.

Gertsch wanted to create a different model: production begins only after a specific customer order is placed. This can reduce overproduction, inventory and unnecessary use of resources while making individualized production commercially viable.

The challenges

The main challenge was system integration and repeated manual data entry. The online configurator, CAD system, and production planning each handle order data differently, making a consistent workflow difficult to achieve and increasing the risk of errors.

At the same time, pod Pattern on Demand® is a highly specialised, continuously evolving platform. Gertsch therefore needed a partner with strong technical expertise and deep apparel-industry knowledge to support the solution reliably over the long term.

The solution and approach

To solve this, soxes and Gertsch developed pod Pattern on Demand® based on two principles: an integrated technical solution that streamlines the production workflow, and a long-term collaboration combining industry and software expertise.

Technical solution

The platform brings the key systems and production steps together in one end-to-end process:

• Integration of the online configurator, CAD system, ERP and production processes.
• Automated transfer of order data from customer configuration to production.
• Automatic generation of custom patterns, layout diagrams and cutting data.

Close collaboration

Rather than applying a standard solution, soxes first took the time to understand Gertsch’s business processes, goals and industry requirements. Gertsch brought deep expertise from the apparel industry, while soxes contributed technical know-how and software development experience.

Over more than 15 years, regular exchanges and in-person visits in Switzerland and Vietnam have created a shared understanding of both the software and the business behind it.

The result

Today, pod Pattern on Demand® supports a faster, more reliable and scalable production process. Fully customized fashion can be produced efficiently, even as order volumes grow.

After more than 15 years of collaboration, Gertsch and soxes have built deep shared knowledge of both the software and the apparel business behind it. This provides a strong foundation for continued development, including new business logic, AI-driven features and long-term access to technical expertise and support.