For many years, decorators have relied on "Shop Business" systems which use computers to merely speed up paper processes. These products began as small business systems with decoration fields like "design" and "position" added to hold decoration data. But they do not show evidence of rethinking decoration to leverage the power of computers. They offer a rigid, status-quo approach to fulfillment.

In these systems, accounting is seen as only an historical record of money spent. Accounting should be recording sales and expenses for each distinct process so the numbers reflect results.

The built-in processes for taking the order, entering artwork as JPG copies of DST or AI files, selecting colorways, printing order specifications and entering personalization is identical to manual entry--these procedures waste time and encourage errors.

This approach enshrines outdated procedures and stifles innovation. It was a big improvement over paper in 1995. It was tolerable in 2015. It is a productivity killer in 2023!

EmbTrak began as a productivity tool for high volume branded golf apparel. That is the reason that EmbTrak is used by nine out of the Top Ten selling golf apparel brands. These tools include: 1) A DST coloring screen for work orders, which cuts coloring time for an average order from 21 minutes to 2 minutes, reduces quality returns from 2% of Net Sales to virtually zero, and improves turn time by 2/3. 2) A state-of-the-art embroidery and screen print scheduling system. One of our large customers with 700+ embroidery heads studied it for a month and found that it improved throughput by 18.3%, with no increase in labor or machine time. 3) An algorithm which optimizes the layout of products on "rainbow" orders with different colorways on each run. At one 350 head site, it eliminated all four full-time clerical positions that did these calculations manually. 4) Drop lists of color sequences for selected designs on the Sales Order screen, with an instant display of the colored DST in the order on the screen. 5) Support for Continuous Process Improvement throughout an organization with a KPI Dashboard. We could go on. All of EmbTrak's tools are applicable to any size shop, bringing unmatched process improvements, speed, efficiency and quality. To see how EmbTrak could help your particular business, click on one of buttons below which most closely describes your business type.