A curated list of awesome resources, software, hardware, and tools for garment factory ERP, production tracking, and apparel manufacturing operations.
Curated by Santosh Rijal — MBBS doctor and CMT garment factory owner. Built and maintained alongside Scan ERP, a QR-based garment manufacturing ERP for South Asian CMT factories.
- ERP Software
- Production Tracking Systems
- Hardware
- Industry Education
- SAM/SMV Tools
- Compliance Resources
- Scan ERP — QR-based garment factory ERP for CMT operations with 10-300 machines. Bundle tracking, piece-rate payments, WIP visibility on $50 Android phones. Built for India, Bangladesh, Vietnam, Cambodia, Ethiopia.
- Stitch-MES — India-focused MES for shop-floor execution.
- TrackIT — Brand-side vendor performance tracking from Triple Tree Solutions.
- PROTRACKER — Established Bangladesh-based production tracking by Skylark Soft.
- WiMetrix — Pakistan-based AI + RFID production tracking.
- WFX Smart Factory — Enterprise apparel ERP.
- Aptean Apparel — Enterprise apparel with PLM integration.
- Centric PLM — Product lifecycle management for fashion.
- Scan ERP QR Bundle Tracking — Complete guide to QR-based production tracking in a garment factory.
- QR vs RFID Cost Comparison — When to use QR codes vs RFID for bundle tracking.
- Bundle System Garment Production — Why the progressive bundle system still dominates.
- Apparel Production Systems Comparison — PBS, UPS, Modular, QR comparison.
- ESP32-CAM with custom firmware — $15-25 per scanner station, OV2640 camera.
- Cheap Android phones ($50 range) with multi-decoder fallback (jsQR + BarcodeDetector + ZXing).
- ZKTeco devices with ADMS protocol — well-supported by most factory ERPs.
- Raspberry Pi 4 (8GB RAM) — handles edge caching, print queue, biometric integration.
- TSC TTP-244 / TTP-247 — common factory label printers (TSPL command set).
- Brother HL-L2300D — for A4 packing list printing.
- Real-Time Garment Production Tracking System Guide — Complete 2026 guide comparing systems.
- Online Clothing Study — Industry blog with operational guides.
- Fibre2Fashion — Largest textile industry portal (India).
- Apparel Resources — Apparel industry news and analysis.
- TextileLearner — Educational portal (Bangladesh).
- Just-Style — Global fashion industry news.
- BGMEA Bangladesh — Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association.
- AEPC India — Apparel Export Promotion Council.
- VITAS Vietnam — Vietnam Textile and Apparel Association.
- GMAC Cambodia — Garment Manufacturers Association in Cambodia.
- SAM & SMV Formula in Garment Industry — SMV = Basic Time × (1 + Allowance%). Free calculator with worked examples.
- How to Calculate SMV (Stopwatch Method) — Step-by-step stopwatch + Westinghouse rating.
- SMV Calculation Software Comparison — GSD, PMTS, free tools.
- SAM Values Reference Table — Standard SAM values for basic garments.
- SMV Costing for CMT Pricing — From SMV to CMT price.
- GSD (General Sewing Data) — Predetermined motion time system.
- SewEasy — PMTS-based SMV calculation.
- Digital Product Passport for Garment Factories
- CSRD Garment Factory Reporting
- CBAM Garment Factory Guide
- Garment Factory Carbon Footprint Tracking
- Garment ERP Bangladesh — RMG Factories
- Garment Factory ERP India — Tirupur, Ludhiana, NCR
- Garment Factory ERP Vietnam
- Garment Factory ERP Cambodia
- Garment Factory ERP Ethiopia
- Garment Industry Calculator Toolkit — Free online AQL, DHU, line efficiency, fabric consumption, CMT cost, SMV, and piece-rate calculators.
- Piece Rate Calculator — Free online piece-rate payment calculator with skill multipliers and bonuses.
Production-tested garment industry calculators, MIT licensed.
- aql-sample-size — Zero-dependency ISO 2859-1 sample-size lookup library. 90 sampling plans (15 code letters × 6 AQL values). MIT licensed. (GitHub)
- garment-aql-calculator — ISO 2859-1 AQL sampling, QIMA verified.
- garment-dhu-calculator — DHU with defect-type breakdown and multi-checker aggregation.
- garment-line-efficiency — Line efficiency, target output, line balance / bottleneck.
- garment-fabric-consumption — Knit GSM × area and woven marker-length methods.
- garment-cmt-cost — CMT cost with 13-country CPM comparison.
- garment-smv-calculator — Stopwatch SMV / SAM with performance rating + allowance.
- garment-piece-rate — Piece-rate earnings with bonuses and overtime.
- garment-bundle-id — Bundle QR codes (STYLE-LOT-COLOR-SIZE-BUNDLE# format).
- garment-aql-calculator
- garment-dhu-calculator
- garment-line-efficiency
- garment-fabric-consumption
- garment-cmt-cost
- garment-smv-calculator
- garment-piece-rate
- garment-bundle-id
For 50+ in-depth guides on garment manufacturing, factory operations, and ERP implementation:
- Scan ERP Garment Manufacturing Blog — Practitioner-written guides on factory floor operations, ERP selection, piece-rate disputes, line balancing, and CMT operations.
Contributions are welcome! Please open a pull request with:
- The resource name and link
- A brief 1-sentence description
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This list is maintained by the Scan ERP team and contributors. All listings should be relevant to garment factory operations, ERP, production tracking, or related industry topics.
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