| BlueCherry by CGS | |
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| Product Information | |
| System | BlueCherry by CGS |
| Vendor | CGS |
| Description | BlueCherry® by CGS is a fashion-first, end-to-end supply chain platform designed specifically for apparel, footwear, and consumer lifestyle brands. Unlike generic ERP systems that require heavy customization to support fashion workflows, BlueCherry delivers industry-specific functionality across product development (PLM), supply and demand planning, manufacturing execution, quality management, order management, and omnichannel fulfillment — all on a unified data model. BlueCherry ERP uniquely supports apparel-critical capabilities such as style, color, size, pre-pack, ratio pack, and store-level allocation, enabling brands to manage complex assortments and channel strategies without manual workarounds. Integrated manufacturing and Shop Floor Control (MES) provides real-time visibility into production, labor efficiency, and quality issues, helping brands improve throughput and reduce rework. The platform is built on BlueCherry Next, a modern low-code application development and integration framework that allows customers to rapidly extend workflows, connect to existing systems (including SAP, Infor, Aptean, POS, and e-commerce platforms), and deploy new capabilities without costly core system replacements. This composable approach enables organizations to modernize incrementally while preserving prior investments. BlueCherry also embeds AI-augmented analytics and automation across planning, production, inventory, and compliance processes — enabling predictive alerts, demand sensing, and exception-based management rather than static reporting. Built-in ESG and Digital Product Passport capabilities support regulatory compliance and sustainability initiatives. With over 40 years of fashion industry expertise, more than 1,000 customers globally, and delivery teams across 30+ countries, BlueCherry combines enterprise-grade technology with deep domain knowledge to help brands improve speed to market, control costs, and operate more resilient, data-driven supply chains. |
| Website | https://bluecherry.com/ |
| Primary Tier | 1 |
| Industries | |
| Apparel | Yes |
| Construction | No |
| Field Services | No |
| Financial Services | No |
| Food & Beverage | No |
| Hospitality | No |
| Manufacturing | No |
| Nonprofit | No |
| Professional Services | No |
| Retail & ECommerce | No |
| Transportation & Logistics | No |
| Wholesale Distribution | Yes |
| Applications | |
| Accounting (General Ledger, Financial Reporting, Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable, Budgeting and Cash Management) | Yes |
| Asset Management | Yes |
| CPQ (Configure Price Quote) | Yes |
| CRM | Yes |
| Distribution (Order Processing, Purchasing and Inventory) | Yes |
| E-commerce | Yes |
| Field Services - Dispatching & Scheduling | No |
| Field Services - Mobile Field Management | No |
| Human Resource Management | Yes |
| Manufacturing - Quality Control | Yes |
| Manufacturing - Scheduling | Yes |
| Manufacturing - Shop Floor Control | Yes |
| MRP | Yes |
| Payroll | Yes |
| Point of Sale | Yes |
| Product Lifecycle Management | Yes |
| Professional Services - Scheduling | Yes |
| Professional Services - Timesheets | Yes |
| Professional Services – WIP Management | Yes |
| Project Management | Yes |
| Transportation Management | Yes |
| Warehouse Management | Yes |
| Developer Information | |
| Number of customers - all products | 1299 |
| Number of customers - this product | 545 |
| Technology | |
| % of application that is web based (just need a browser on workstation) | The application can be fully web-based, SaaS solution delivered via a secure cloud connection. Flexibility is paramount to BlueCherry, so the solution can be delivered as pure SaaS solution, on premise or via public, private or bybrid cloud. |
| On premise, cloud or hybrid | On Premise, Cloud, Hybrid |
| Private or Public Cloud | Private, Public |
| Tenant Architecture | Single-Tenant, Multi-Tenant |
| Generic Requirements | |
| Customization/Configuration | |
| Without changing source code | In Current Release |
User-defined fields
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In Current Release |
User defined screens
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In Current Release |
| Multiple Companies | |
| Share inventory across companies | In Current Release |
| Share customers and suppliers across companies | In Current Release |
| Automate balancing of transactions across legal entities | |
| PO of 1 company automatically generates the sales order in another company | In Current Release |
| Multiple Currencies | |
| Maintain source and home currency amount for each transaction | In Current Release |
| Date effective currency exchange rates | In Current Release |
| Work Flow | |
| Can apply an approval process to any transaction such as a journal entry or any master file such as a supplier or inventory item | In Current Release |
| Can generate alerts/escalation if something expected is late or reminders | In Current Release |
| Configurable approvals or alerts without needing programming | In Current Release |
| Mobility | |
| Optimized for Android and iPhone | In Current Release |
| Offline mode and synch when internet connected | In Current Release |
| Sales tax compliance | |
| Canadian sales tax compliance | In Current Release |
| US sales tax compliance | In Current Release |
| Reporting/Business Intelligence | |
| Reporting | |
| Industry standard reporting tool and can change existing reports or add new ones | In Current Release |
| Ad-hoc reporting (don’t need a programmer) with filtering, sorting and summarizing options | In Current Release |
| Dashboards | |
| Based on real time updates from all transactions | In Current Release |
| Role specific | In Current Release |
| Configurable dashboards - don't need to be a programmer to create or change dashboard | In Current Release |
| Analytics | |
| Drag and drop dimensions | In Current Release |
| Visualization/graphic representation of data | In Current Release |