Reference Collaborative Processes in eBIZ/TC Upstream (2008-1)

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 15/12/2008

		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 company (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) 1 Textile catalogue (from 'Fabric Producer' to 'Apparel Producer') 2 Fabric Technical Sheet (from 'Fabric Producer' to 'Apparel Producer') 3 Textile Collection Forecast (from 'Apparel Producer' to 'Fabric Producer')   +       2 - Purchase of fabrics Activity of purchase of fabrics, includes monitoring of the advancements of the order. 1 Textile Purchase Order (from 'Apparel Producer' to 'Fabric Producer') 2 Textile Order Response (from 'Fabric Producer' to 'Apparel Producer') 3 Textile Order change (from 'Apparel Producer' to 'Fabric Producer') 4 Textile Order status report (from 'Fabric Producer' to 'Apparel Producer')   +       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 1 Textile Despatch Request (from 'Apparel Producer' to 'Fabric Producer') 2 Textile Despatch advice (from 'Fabric Producer' to 'Apparel Producer') 3 Textile Quality Report (from 'Fabric Producer' to 'Apparel Producer')   +       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 1 Textile Despatch Request (from 'Apparel Producer' to 'Fabric Producer') 2 Textile Despatch advice (from 'Fabric Producer' to 'Fabric Controller') 3 Textile Despatch advice (from 'Fabric Producer' to 'Apparel Producer') 4 Textile Quality Report (from 'Fabric Controller' to 'Apparel Producer') 5 Textile Quality Report (from 'Fabric Controller' to 'Fabric Producer') 6 Garment Kit Despatch Request (from 'Apparel Producer' to 'Fabric Producer') 7 Garment Kit Despatch Advice (from 'Fabric Producer' to 'Apparel Producer') 8 Garment Kit Despatch Advice (from 'Fabric Producer' to 'Apparel Subcontractor')   +       5 - Fabric delivery with quality reporting by Controller (New or updated) Activity of delivering the fabrics to the Clients or their SubContractors after the intervention of a Controller (inspection of the pieces) 1 Textile Collection Forecast (from 'Apparel Producer' to 'Fabric Controller') 2 Textile Despatch Request (from 'Apparel Producer' to 'Fabric Producer') 3 Textile Despatch advice (from 'Fabric Producer' to 'Fabric Controller') 4 Textile Despatch advice (from 'Fabric Controller' to 'Apparel Producer') 5 Piece control Order (from 'Apparel Producer' to 'Fabric Controller') 6 Textile Quality Report (from 'Fabric Controller' to 'Apparel Producer') 7 Textile Despatch advice (from 'Fabric Controller' to 'Apparel Producer') 8 Textile Despatch advice (from 'Fabric Controller' to 'Apparel Subcontractor') 9 Receiving Advice (from 'Apparel Subcontractor' to 'Apparel Producer')   +       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')   +
Functions/Actors involved		Apparel Producer Company that produces the garments from fabrics. It is the Client of the Fabric Producer and partially of the Yarn Producer. Apparel Subcontractor Sub-contracting company that hires job to the Apparel Manufacturer (for example cutting/sewing operations, but also dying) Fabric Controller Company that checks the quality of the fabrics on behalf of the producer (of fabric or of garment) Fabric Producer Company that manufactures the fabric used for the production of garments. Its prodctive process has in input yarns and in output fabrics. It is the Supplier of the Apparel Manufacturer and the customer of the Yarn Producer.