Reference Collaborative Processes in eBIZ/TC Upstream (2018-1)

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)  + [Full record]   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.  + [Full record]   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  + [Full record]   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  + [Full record]   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 Activity of delivering the fabrics to the Clients or their SubContractors after the intervention of a Controller (inspection of the pieces)  + [Full record]   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 Fashion 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.  + [Full record]   1 Textile Invoice (from 'Fabric Producer' to 'Apparel Producer')   +
Functions/Actors involved		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.