Reference Collaborative Processes in eBIZ/TC Upstream (2018-1)
Introduction to the Reference collaborative processes (ebBP)
The representation of the inter-company collaborative processes is a result of eBIZ/TC Upstream.
In fact, sharing a common representation of the collaborative process (a scenario) and of its activities and messages to be exchanged, simplifies the setup
of the collaboration and reduces misalignments and misunderstanding.
Its representation can be codified with an XML document (a ebBP, according with the
ebXML terminology)
The reference collaboration processes are described (as images and as Business Process Specification Schemas)
for some common typologies of the textile Clothing supply chain;
starting from these representations the firms and their technology suppliers
will be able to decide to implement them completely or partially, or to create new variants more taylord to their needs.
release 5/11/2018
Process 1 - Fabric supply
Process
Fabric supply
Description
Process that describes the procurement of fabric by Clothing companies or Brand Retailers or other kind of Users (Home textile or automotive).
Process activities
Process activities
Activity transactions
Diagrams
1 - Selection of fabrics
Activity of selection of the fabrics that the Clothing Producer (or any other User) insert in its Collection (includes the exchange of the products codes, the technical sheets, the anticipation or the forecast about articles to be purcased)
3 - Fabric delivery with quality reporting by producer
Activity of delivering the fabrics to the Clients or their SubContractors without the intervention of a Controller
4 - Despatch of fabrics with groupage
In this scenario, the Fabric Producers agree to send fabrics and accessories ordered by the Apparel Producer to a Logistics Company or directly to the Apparel Subcontractor specified by the Apparel Producer.
The Apparel Producer send a Despatch Request o
5 - Fabric delivery with quality reporting by controller
Activity of delivering the fabrics to the Clients or their SubContractors after the intervention of a Controller (inspection of the pieces)
6 - Invoicing of fabrics
Activity that brings to completion the trading between the Fabric Producer and the Apparel Producer, enabling the Fabric Producer to debit the product supplied and any additional service performed.
1 Textile Invoice (from 'Fabric Producer' to 'Apparel Producer')
Apparel Producer
Company or company function that organises manufacturing and material supplying in order to obtain a finished garments from fabrics.
It is the Client of the Fabric Producer and partially of the Yarn Producer.
Apparel Subcontractor
Sub-contracting company (or company function) that hires job to the Apparel Producer (for example cutting/sewing operations, but also dying).
Fabric Controller
Company or company function that checks the quality of the fabrics on behalf of the producer (of fabric or of garment).
Fabric Producer
Company or company function that organises manufacturing and material supplying in order to obtain a finished fabric used for the production of garments or home textile.
The actual manufacturing may be done by own factories or by sub-contractors.
Its productive process has in input yarns and in output fabrics.
It is the Supplier of the Apparel Producer and the customer of the Yarn Producer.
Process 2 - Garment accessory supply
Process
Garment accessory supply
Description
Process that describes the procurement of garment accessories by Clothing companies or Brand Retailers or other kind of Users (Home textile or automotive).
Process activities
Process activities
Activity transactions
Diagrams
1 - Purchase of garment accessories
Activity of purchase of garment accessories, includes monitoring of the advancements of the order.
Apparel Producer
Company or company function that organises manufacturing and material supplying in order to obtain a finished garments from fabrics.
It is the Client of the Fabric Producer and partially of the Yarn Producer.
Garment Accessory Producer
Company or company function that produces garment accessories; has Apparel and Knitwear producers as customers.
Process 3 - On-line stock service
Process
On-line stock service
Description
On line service to offer/retrieve of stocks of textile/Clothing products.
Process activities
Process activities
Activity transactions
Diagrams
1 - On-line stocks offer
Online offer for stocks of fashion products
Retail Organisation
Company or company function that sells the garments to the consumer.
It is the Client of the Apparel Producer, Knitwear Producer, Yarn Producer.
Process 4 - Sales on eService
Process
Sales on eService
Description
Fashion product sales on eService
Process activities
Process activities
Activity transactions
Diagrams
1 - Initial transmission of information to eService (New or updated) The producer sends information about his articles to be placed on the eService, possibly accompanied by information on availability and on customers already known or belonging to specific categories.
1 Party Information (from 'Fashion producer' to 'e-Service Manager')
2 Fashion Catalogue (from 'Fashion producer' to 'e-Service Manager')
2 - Update information to eService (New or updated) The producer sends updates regarding the products on the eService and related prices, possibly accompanied by information on availability
1 Fashion Catalogue (from 'Fashion producer' to 'e-Service Manager')
3 - Despatching instructions from eService (New or updated) Shipping instructions from eService to the fashion product manufacturer (OPTIONAL: dependent on agreement between manufacturer and eService)
Fashion producer
Company or company function that produce fashion products (garments, accessories, footwear,…); its industrial process has in input materials and in output final fashion goods for the final customers.
Is supplier of the Sales organisation.
Process 5 - Subcontracted fabric darning and inventory
Process
Subcontracted fabric darning and inventory
Description
Process by which the Fabric Producer function commissions to a Subcontractor the screening and darning of the grey fabric.
Process activities
Process activities
Activity transactions
Diagrams
1 - Subcontracted fabric darning
Activity by which a Contractor commissions the darning of grey fabric to a Subcontractor
Darn Subcontractor
Sub-contracting company (or company function) that hires job to the Fabric Producer for darning operations.
Fabric Producer
Company or company function that organises manufacturing and material supplying in order to obtain a finished fabric used for the production of garments or home textile.
The actual manufacturing may be done by own factories or by sub-contractors.
Its productive process has in input yarns and in output fabrics.
It is the Supplier of the Apparel Producer and the customer of the Yarn Producer.
Process 6 - Subcontracted fabric manufacturing
Process
Subcontracted fabric manufacturing
Description
Fabric production process commissioned to subcontractors; the process starts from raw material and produces finished fabrics.
The Fabric Producer function commissions to specialised Subcontractors some value-added operations of the manufacturing cycle because of specific know-how or scale economies. In this process 3 events are foundamental: the issue of the commission order, the swap of the material, the reporting of the order progress.
Process activities
Process activities
Activity transactions
Diagrams
1 - Subcontracted warping
Activity by which a Contractor commissions a ground warp to a Subcontractor
1 Warping Request (from 'Fabric Producer' to 'Fabric Subcontractor')
2 Warping Offer (from 'Fabric Subcontractor' to 'Fabric Producer')
3 - Subcontracted fabric dyeing-finishing (New or updated) Activity by which a Contractor commissions the dyeing-finishing of grey fabric to a Subcontractor
Dyeing/Finishing Subcontractor
Sub-contracting company (or company function) that hires job to the Fabric Producer or the Apparel Producer for dying/finishing operations (it is a kind of Subcontractor for both).
Fabric Producer
Company or company function that organises manufacturing and material supplying in order to obtain a finished fabric used for the production of garments or home textile.
The actual manufacturing may be done by own factories or by sub-contractors.
Its productive process has in input yarns and in output fabrics.
It is the Supplier of the Apparel Producer and the customer of the Yarn Producer.
Fabric Subcontractor
Sub-contracting company (or company function) of the Fabric supplier; he perform some phasis of the fabric production process on behalf of the Fabric Supplier.
Printshop Subcontractor
Company or company function that prints the fabrics. It is a subcontractor of Fabric Supplier.
Process 7 - Subcontracted fashion manufacturing
Process
Subcontracted fashion manufacturing
Description
Subcontracted production of the fashion good.
The main role is the Apparel Producer that subcontracts one or more phases of the production to a Subcontractor
Process activities
Process activities
Activity transactions
Diagrams
1 - Master Data transmission (New or updated) Activity by which a Apparel Producer sends technical information to a Subcontractor about a product that he will receive for working or that he will obtain from its activity.
2 - Subcontracted fashion manufacturing (New or updated) Activity of assignment and negotiation of a commission for the production of fashion products or their components
3 - Fashion commission order status (New or updated) Activity of notifying the Commissioner about the advancement of the fashion commission order placed to a Sub-contractor
4 - Fashion commission inhouse and invoicing (New or updated) Activity of managing the closure of the fashion commission (it deals with a final fashion product or its component)
Fashion producer
Company or company function that produce fashion products (garments, accessories, footwear,…); its industrial process has in input materials and in output final fashion goods for the final customers.
Is supplier of the Sales organisation.
Fashion Subcontractor
Sub-contracting company (or company function) that hires job to the Fashion producer (for example cutting/sewing operations, but also dying).
Process 8 - Subcontracted knitwear manufacturing
Process
Subcontracted knitwear manufacturing
Description
Subcontracted production of the knitwear; the input of the process is yarn and accessories ; the phasis of the process include knitting, cutting, assembling and finishing (washing, ironing, labelling, ..etc…).
Process activities
Process activities
Activity transactions
Diagrams
1 - Knitting and assembling
Activity concering the production process for the knitwear; the main steps of the process are knitting, cutting, assembling.
Knitwear Producer
Company or company function that produce Knitwear; its industrial process has in input yarns and in output final goods, Knitwear. His supplier is Yarn Supplier.
Knitwear Subcontractor
Sub-contracting company or company function that hires job for Knitwear producer; he may receive yarns or unfinished Knitwear and produces Knitwear (finished or less).
Process 9 - Subcontracted yarn manufacturing
Process
Subcontracted yarn manufacturing
Description
Yarn production process commissioned to subcontractors; the process starts from raw material and produces finished yarns.
The Yarn Producer function commissions to specialised Subcontractors some value-added operations of the manufacturing cycle because of specific know-how or scale economies. In this process 3 events are foundamental: the issue of the commission order, the swap of the material, the reporting of the order progress.
Process activities
Process activities
Activity transactions
Diagrams
1 - Subcontracted dyeing of raw material
Activity of commissioning to a Subcontrctor the dyeing of raw material.
Dyeing/Finishing Subcontractor
Sub-contracting company (or company function) that hires job to the Fabric Producer or the Apparel Producer for dying/finishing operations (it is a kind of Subcontractor for both).
Yarn Producer
Company or company function that produces yarns from raw material; has mainly Fabric and Knitwear producers as customers (clothing producers sometimes).
Yarn Subcontractor
Sub-contracting company (or company function) of the Yarn supplier; he perform some phasis of the yarn production process on behalf of the Yarn Supplier.
Process 10 - Yarn supply
Process
Yarn supply
Description
Process of supplying of yarns (usually for production of fabrics, knitwear; sometimes directly to clothing producing functions and other industrial users and to final customers).
Process activities
Process activities
Activity transactions
Diagrams
1 - Selection of yarns (New or updated) The Fabric or Knitwear producer selects the yarns on which to place its purchase orders
3 - Delivery of yarn
Activity of delivering the yarn to the Clients
This activity does not include the provision of a quality report to the Client and the invoicing
Fabric Producer
Company or company function that organises manufacturing and material supplying in order to obtain a finished fabric used for the production of garments or home textile.
The actual manufacturing may be done by own factories or by sub-contractors.
Its productive process has in input yarns and in output fabrics.
It is the Supplier of the Apparel Producer and the customer of the Yarn Producer.
Yarn Producer
Company or company function that produces yarns from raw material; has mainly Fabric and Knitwear producers as customers (clothing producers sometimes).