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Introduction to the Reference collaborative processes (ebBP)

The representation of the inter-company collaborative processes is a result of Moda-ML.
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.

Reference Collaborative Processes (ebBP)

2006-1 version, release 24/07/2006

Supported processes

 

Process: Fabric supply

process that describes the procurement of fabric by Clothing companies or Brand Retailers or other kind of Users (Home textile or automotive)

Activities of the process:

Activity: 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)

Actors involved in the activity: Apparel Producer - Fabric Producer




Activity: 2. Purchase of fabrics
Activity of purchase of fabrics, includes monitoring of the advancements of the order.

Actors involved in the activity: Apparel Producer - Fabric Producer




Activity: 3. Despatch of fabrics with groupage
Instructions for despatching fabrics with groupage (fabrics and accessories are sent togheter, in a kit, to the SubContractor of the Apparel Producer).

Actors involved in the activity: Apparel Producer - Apparel Subcontractor - Fabric controller - Fabric Producer




Activity: 3. Fabric delivery e quality reporting (by Controller) (alternative) (New or Updated)
Activity of delivering and invoicing the fabrics to the Clients A fabric Controller is involved in the activity to check the quality of the fabric.

Actors involved in the activity: Apparel Producer - Fabric controller - Fabric Producer



 

Process: Subcontracted fabric manufacturing

Fabric production process commissioned to subcontractors; the process starts from raw material and produces finished fabrics.

Activities of the process:

Activity: 1. Subcontracted warping (New or Updated)
activity by which a Contractor commissions a ground warp to a Subcontractor

Actors involved in the activity: Fabric Producer - Fabric Subcontractor




Activity: 2. Subcontracted weaving (New or Updated)
activity by which a Contractor commissions the weaving of grey fabric to a Subcontractor

Actors involved in the activity: Fabric Producer - Fabric Subcontractor




Activity: 3. Subcontracted fabric dyeing-finishing (New or Updated)
activity by which a Contractor commissions the dyeing-finishing of grey fabric to a Subcontractor

Actors involved in the activity: Dying Sub-contractor - Fabric Producer




Activity: 4. Subcontracted fabric printing (New or Updated)
activity by which a Contractor commissions the printing of fabric to a Subcontractor

Actors involved in the activity: Fabric Producer - Print shop




Activity: 5. Subcontracted fabric darning (New or Updated)
activity by which a Contractor commissions the darning of grey fabric to a Subcontractor

Actors involved in the activity: Darn Subcontractor - Fabric Producer



 

Process: Subcontracted yarn manufacturing

Yarn production process commissioned to subcontractors; the process starts from raw material and produces finished yarns.

Activities of the process:

Activity: 1. Subcontracted yarn twisting (New or Updated)
Activity of commissioning to a Subcontrctor the twisting of yarn.

Actors involved in the activity: Yarn Producer - Yarn Subcontractor




Activity: 2. Subcontracted yarn dyeing (New or Updated)
Activity of commissioning to a Subcontrctor the dyeing of yarn.

Actors involved in the activity: Dying Sub-contractor - Yarn Producer



 

Process: Yarn supply

Process of supplying of yarns (usually for productionof fabrics, knittwear; sometimes directly to clothing suppliers and other industrial users and to final customers)

Activities of the process:

Activity: 1. Purchase of yarn products
Activity of purchase of yarns, includes monitoring of the advancements of the order.

Actors involved in the activity: Fabric Producer - Yarn Producer




Activity: 2. Delivery of yarn
Activity of delivering and invoicing the yarn to the Clients This activity does not include the provision of a quality report to the Client

Actors involved in the activity: Fabric Producer - Yarn Producer



Actors of the processes

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)

Darn Subcontractor
Sub-contracting company that hires job to the Fabric Manufacturer for darning operations

Dying Sub-contractor
Sub-contracting company that hires job to the Fabric Manufacturer or the Apparel Manufacturer for dying operations (it is a kind of Subcontractor for both)

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.

Fabric Subcontractor
Sub-contracting company of the Fabric supplier; he perform some phasis of the fabric production process on behalf of the Fabric Supplier

Print shop
Company that prints the fabrics. It is a subcontractor of Fabric Supplier

Yarn Producer
Yarn supplier, produces yarns from raw material; has Fabric and Knittwear producers as customers.

Yarn Subcontractor
Sub-contracting company of the Yarn supplier; he perform some phasis of the yarn production process on behalf of the Yarn Supplier.

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