BlueCherry Enterprise Suite
by CGS (Computer Generated Solutions)
BlueCherry is CGS's suite for fashion, footwear and lifestyle brands: an ERP with size, color and pre-pack allocations, PLM with BOM management and costing, a manufacturing execution layer with shop-floor and in-line quality apps, and AI demand planning. Public material is marketing pages and a product sheet.
Why it is classified this way
We call this a Manufacturing ERP product. A broad business system (accounting, sales, purchasing) with a substantial manufacturing or planning module attached.
It is not labeled Full MRP because we have not verified that it accepts dated demand, sales orders, a forecast, or a master production schedule; nets that demand against stock on hand and orders already incoming; explodes requirements through at least one level of the bill of materials; uses lead times or required dates; and produces dated buy, make, transfer, release, or reschedule recommendations. That is a statement about the evidence we found, not a claim that the product is weak, see the capability table and the sources below.
The six Full MRP tests, and how BlueCherry Enterprise Suite does on each (1 of 6)
- YesIt represents a bill of materials, recipe, or formula.Evidence: bluecherry.com › Product lifecycle management(opens in a new tab); bluecherry.com › BlueCherry Solution Suite.pdf(opens in a new tab)
- PartialIt accepts dated demand, sales orders, a forecast, or a master production schedule.Not established. Only partly shown: the evidence covers some of this but not all of it, so the test is not established.
- UnknownIt nets that demand against stock on hand and orders already incoming.Not established. No evidence found yet.
- UnknownIt explodes requirements through at least one level of the bill of materials.Not established. No evidence found yet.No page describes a planning run turning finished-style demand into material requirements. bluecherry.com › Ai planning(opens in a new tab); bluecherry.com › Product lifecycle management(opens in a new tab)
- UnknownIt uses lead times or required dates.Not established. No evidence found yet.
- PartialIt produces dated buy, make, transfer, release, or reschedule recommendations.Not established. Only partly shown: the evidence covers some of this but not all of it, so the test is not established.
These rules are applied identically to every product and enforced at build time, a record cannot be published as Full MRP unless all six pass with a source attached. Read the methodology.
Best for
- Large apparel, footwear and accessories brands that need size, color and pre-pack allocations across channels
- Brands that run or manage sewing factories and want shop-floor and in-line quality data from the line
- Companies that want ERP, PLM and factory execution from one vendor
Not a fit when
- Small makers: the vendor pitches it at Fortune 500 and Global 2000 fashion brands
- Buyers who need a published price or a documented MRP calculation before a sales call
- Non-apparel manufacturers
Pricing facts
What it costs to do manufacturing in this product.
No published price
This vendor does not publish pricing, so you cannot compare it against anything here without contacting them. We will not estimate a figure.
What moves the real bill
- No published price. You have to contact the vendor, which usually means a sales call.
Pricing detail
No price is published. Every solution page ends in a "Request a demo" form, and the product sheet describes a "Composable, modular architecture — deploy only what you need", so the cost depends on which modules (ERP, PLM, MES, AI Planning, warehouse, EDI) are bought. Implementation, training and managed IT services are sold as separate services.
Checked on September 19, 2026. Source: bluecherry.com(opens in a new tab). Prices change. Check before you buy.
Manufacturing capability
13 of 25 fields resolved. "Unknown" means we have not found first-party evidence. It is not a No.
Planning
Working out what to buy or make, and when.
| Capability | Finding | What we found |
|---|---|---|
| Accepts dated demandYou can tell it what is due and when, sales orders with dates, a forecast, or a production schedule. | Partial | AI Planning forecasts demand: "Our advanced algorithms ... analyze historical patterns and external factors and select 'best fit' models", with retail, e-commerce and wholesale rolled up. Nothing public shows dated demand driving a production plan.Reviewed October 9, 2026. Source: bluecherry.com › Ai planning(opens in a new tab)Question this |
| Nets against stock on handIt subtracts what you already have before telling you to buy more. | Unknown | Inventory is tracked by style, size and color across locations, but no page describes a requirements calculation that subtracts stock.Know the answer? |
| Counts incoming ordersIt knows about purchase orders and production orders already placed, so it does not tell you to order twice. | Unknown | Not yet researched. We would need: documentation showing open purchase or production orders included in the supply picture.Know the answer? |
| Uses lead timesIt works backwards from when you need something to when you must order or start it, using supplier and production lead times. | Unknown | Not yet researched. We would need: documentation showing lead time fields that shift a suggested order or start date.Know the answer? |
| Produces dated buy/make suggestionsThe output is an actionable list with dates, order this much by this date, start this batch on this date. | Partial | AI Planning offers "intelligent replenishment planning and automated order creation". No dates on those suggestions are described, and it is pitched at wholesale and retail inventory rather than production.Reviewed October 9, 2026. Source: bluecherry.com › Ai planning(opens in a new tab)Question this |
| Capacity planningChecks whether your people and machines can do the work in the time available. | Unknown | Not yet researched. We would need: documentation of work-center or resource capacity being compared against load.Know the answer? |
Production
Recipes, bills of materials, and running the work.
| Capability | Finding | What we found |
|---|---|---|
| Bill of materialsA list of the parts and quantities needed to make one of something. | Yes | The PLM lists "Bill of Materials (BOM) management" among its features, and the product sheet mentions "BOM accuracy".Reviewed October 9, 2026. Source: bluecherry.com › Product lifecycle management(opens in a new tab); bluecherry.com › BlueCherry Solution Suite.pdf(opens in a new tab)Question this |
| Multi-level BOMSub-assemblies inside assemblies, a part that is itself made from other parts, nested as deep as you need. | Unknown | Not yet researched. We would need: documentation of nested or multi-level bom structures, not just a flat component list.Know the answer? |
| Recipes & formulasBatch-style production by weight, volume, or percentage, including scaling a batch up or down. | Unknown | Not yet researched. We would need: documentation of recipe or formula records, ideally with batch scaling.Know the answer? |
| Work / manufacturing ordersA record authorising and tracking the making of a specific quantity. | Partial | The shop-floor FAQ says SFC gives "real-time insights into work orders, machine usage, and labor performance". Work orders are mentioned, not described.Reviewed October 9, 2026. Source: bluecherry.com › Manufacturing execution systems(opens in a new tab)Question this |
| Routings & operationsThe ordered steps a product goes through, and which machine or station does each one. | Partial | Quality dashboards work "at the operator, operation, or style level" and SFC balances lines, so production is tracked by operation. No routing set-up is described.Reviewed October 9, 2026. Source: bluecherry.com › Statistical quality control(opens in a new tab); bluecherry.com › Shop floor control(opens in a new tab)Question this |
| Shop-floor trackingOperators report progress, time, and completions as the work happens. | Yes | Shop Floor Control "supports industrial-grade tablets and IoT-enabled devices for direct data capture from production lines", with smart workstations for operators and real-time WIP by line.Reviewed October 9, 2026. Source: bluecherry.com › Shop floor control(opens in a new tab)Question this |
| Quality controlsChecks, tests, holds, and non-conformance records tied to production or receiving. | Yes | Statistical Quality Control has inspectors capture "defect codes, descriptions, and images" in-line, with dashboards by operator, operation and style; Quality Audit Management covers inspections.Reviewed October 9, 2026. Source: bluecherry.com › Statistical quality control(opens in a new tab)Question this |
Inventory & traceability
Knowing what you hold and being able to trace it.
| Capability | Finding | What we found |
|---|---|---|
| Batch & lot traceabilityWhich incoming material lots went into which finished batch, and where those finished goods went. | Unknown | Not yet researched. We would need: documentation of lot or batch numbers tracked through consumption into finished goods.Know the answer? |
| Expiry & shelf lifeBest-before dates on materials and finished goods, with warnings before they lapse. | Unknown | Not yet researched. We would need: documentation of expiry, best-before, or shelf-life date fields.Know the answer? |
| Serial numbersUnique identifiers on individual units, for warranty or field service. | Unknown | Not yet researched. We would need: documentation of serial number tracking on individual units.Know the answer? |
Commerce & accounting
Costs, purchasing, storefronts, and the books.
| Capability | Finding | What we found |
|---|---|---|
| Product costing & COGSWhat it costs you to make one, and the cost of the goods you sold. | Partial | The PLM lists "Costing and margin analysis" and the ERP FAQ describes "real-time cost tracking, margin analysis by product or category". How manufactured cost is built up is not described.Reviewed October 9, 2026. Source: bluecherry.com › Product lifecycle management(opens in a new tab); bluecherry.com › Enterprise resource planning(opens in a new tab)Question this |
| PurchasingRaising and tracking purchase orders to suppliers from inside the system. | Partial | The ERP "optimize[s] sourcing" and the product sheet claims "20–30% fewer PO errors", so purchase orders exist, but no page describes creating or receiving them.Reviewed October 9, 2026. Source: bluecherry.com › Enterprise resource planning(opens in a new tab); bluecherry.com › BlueCherry Solution Suite.pdf(opens in a new tab)Question this |
| Accounting connectionSends financial data to bookkeeping software, or includes its own general ledger. | Yes | The ERP's integration engine, "with mapping tools and API connectors, enables smooth data flow between BlueCherry and other systems, including Dynamics 365 accounting."Reviewed October 9, 2026. Source: bluecherry.com › Enterprise resource planning(opens in a new tab)Question this |
| Ecommerce connectionPulls orders and pushes stock levels to a storefront or marketplace. | Yes | The eCommerce connector links "popular platforms like Amazon, Shopify, Magento, and BigCommerce", syncing orders, inventory and shipment notifications.Reviewed October 9, 2026. Source: bluecherry.com › Ecommerce integration(opens in a new tab)Question this |
Openness & your data
Getting data in, out, and away if you leave.
| Capability | Finding | What we found |
|---|---|---|
| APIA documented programming interface so other software can read and write your data. | Partial | "API connectors" (ERP) and "standard APIs and connectors" (Shop Floor Control) are mentioned; there is no public API reference.Reviewed October 9, 2026. Source: bluecherry.com › Enterprise resource planning(opens in a new tab); bluecherry.com › Shop floor control(opens in a new tab)Question this |
| WebhooksThe system can notify other software the moment something changes. | Unknown | Not yet researched. We would need: documentation of outbound webhooks or event subscriptions.Know the answer? |
| MCP supportA Model Context Protocol server, letting an AI assistant read or act on this data. Useful, but it has nothing to do with whether the product plans materials. | Unknown | Not yet researched. We would need: a first-party mcp server, or documentation of one.Know the answer? |
| CSV exportYou can get your lists out as spreadsheet files. | Partial | The report builder offers "multiple export formats and scheduled delivery options"; the formats are not named.Reviewed October 9, 2026. Source: bluecherry.com › Enterprise resource planning(opens in a new tab)Question this |
| Full data exportYou can take everything, including history and relationships, not just a few screens' worth of rows. | Unknown | Not yet researched. We would need: documentation of a complete account export, database dump, or equivalent.Know the answer? |
Deployment, licensing and your data
- Deployment
- Cloud (hosted for you)
- Licensing
- Proprietary SaaS
- Team sizes
- 21–50 people, 51+ people
- Manufacturing styles
- Countable assembled products
Integrations
- Microsoft Dynamics 365
- Shopify
- Amazon
- Magento
- BigCommerce
Industries
Jobs this product qualifies for
Derived from the capability table above, not hand-assigned.
Editorial notes and cautions
Things we would want a friend to know before buying.
- Everything public is marketing pages and a product sheet; there is no public manual, so no workflow here is documented in detail.
- Its planning is AI demand and replenishment planning for wholesale and retail inventory. Nothing public shows material requirements planning for production.
Evidence and verification
Why this record is not Verified. There is no public documentation or pricing, so every claim rests on marketing copy; held at partially verified for that reason.
Researched 2026-09-19 from the solutions, ERP, MES, Shop Floor Control, Statistical Quality Control, AI Planning, eCommerce Integration and PLM pages and the Solution Suite product sheet (PDF), read verbatim. There is no public documentation or pricing, so every claim rests on marketing copy; held at partially verified for that reason.
Sources we checked (8)
bluecherry.com
- Enterprise resource planning(opens in a new tab)
- Manufacturing execution systems(opens in a new tab)
- Shop floor control(opens in a new tab)
- Statistical quality control(opens in a new tab)
- Ai planning(opens in a new tab)
- Ecommerce integration(opens in a new tab)
- Product lifecycle management(opens in a new tab)
- BlueCherry Solution Suite.pdf(opens in a new tab)
What we still want to confirm
We publish our gaps rather than hiding them. If you can point us at a first-party page for any of these, we will update the record and credit the correction.
- Find documentation of material planning for production: netting, open orders, lead times and dated suggestions.
- Confirm lot, serial and expiry tracking; nothing public mentions them.
- Confirm whether BlueCherry keeps its own general ledger or relies on Dynamics 365.
- Get an indicative price and the module structure.
- Confirm deployment options beyond the cloud platform.
Still unknown: nets against stock on hand, counts incoming orders, uses lead times, capacity planning, multi-level bom, recipes & formulas, batch & lot traceability, expiry & shelf life, serial numbers, webhooks, mcp support, full data export.