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RIMETER: Revisited & Refreshed
Ten years ago we asked what R-I-M stands for. The answer matters. The RIMETER measures how far your Business Central project moves from proven best practice, on a scale from Template to Unique. Every step toward Unique adds hours. You decide where your project reads, so you control the cost.
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Manus x Machina (Hand x Machine)
Historically, traditionally, in both haute couture and prêt-à-porter (ready-to-wear) fashion design and production, there was a dichotomy of two methods; a clear division between fashion made manually, by hand (manus) and that which was machine-made (machina). Today, many years after the term “fashion-tech” was coined, the lines between handmade and machine-made have become blurred. A blending and…
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Vertical Solution: Fashion & Apparel
After years of working with model agencies, we decided to focus on solutions for companies which do one or more of the following related to clothing, apparel, beauty, cosmetics, and/or fashion accessories: Design & Develop (Product Life-cycle Management or “PLM”) Make & Manufacture (owned and/or outsourced) Import & Export (in or out of your country, to others…) Wholesale…
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Bookish on McGraw-Hill
Client Case Study: McGraw-Hill Education In early September 2015, aka “back-to-school” time of year, our creative director received an out-of-the-blue request from an old publishing colleague requesting urgent assistance with book designs! It was a high-level manager at McGraw-Hill Education, who explained that — due to sudden, calamitous budget-shrinkage related to the ongoing devolution, evolution,…
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Brazil is Complicated and Fabulous!
We succumbed to the allure and promise of doing business in Brazil! To satisfy a client requirement (NYC-N.A. based) to expand internationally, we were engaged (as DreamIT) to provide Dynamics NAV ERP-based systems and services to facilitate and launch their business in Brazil, while satisfying all local requirements. The client was a multi-faceted import, wholesale & retail group, which may have meant…
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Client: Juliska – fine tableware & home goods
As DreamIT (2006–2016), we rescued Juliska from a failed implementation, fixed and resurrected bad code, re-implemented and optimized their operating system, and took them forward with new functionality. Juliska makes, imports, wholesales and retails fabulous, luxurious tabletop and household — functional and decorative — items. Here is a sampling of images taken on in iPhone in…
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Client: Caudalie USA
Caudalie makes fine skincare products, infused with the essence (and extracts) of grapes and wine, sourced from the passion and history of Bordeaux… We are proud to have supported and optimized Microsoft Dynamics NAV — formerly called “Navision” — and Lanham (WMS-shipping-EDI) software at Caudalie USA. Over time, we also provided Caudalie USA with customization…
