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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)

2008-1 version, release 15/12/2008

Supported processes

Process: Fabric subcontracted darning
Process by which the Fabric Producer commissions to a Subcontractor the screening and darning of the grey fabric.

Activities of the process:

Activity: 1. Subcontracted fabric darning
activity by which a Contractor commissions the darning of grey fabric to a Subcontractor

Actors involved in the activity: Darn Subcontractor - Fabric Producer



Process: Fabric subcontracted manufacturing
Fabric production process commissioned to subcontractors; the process starts from raw material and produces finished fabrics. The Fabric Producer 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.

Activities of the process:

Activity: 1. Subcontracted warping
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
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
activity by which a Contractor commissions the dyeing-finishing of grey fabric to a Subcontractor

Actors involved in the activity: Dyeing/Finishing Sub-contractor - Fabric Producer




Activity: 4. Subcontracted fabric printing
activity by which a Contractor commissions the printing of fabric to a Subcontractor

Actors involved in the activity: Fabric Producer - Print shop



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. 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)

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




Activity: 3. Despatch of fabrics with groupage (alternative)
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 of the "kit" to the Fabric Producer or to the Logistics company so that it can make the "groupage (fabric, buttons, fastners…) and send it to the specified Subcontractor. At this point, the Logistics company (or the Fabric Producer) sends the Despatch Advise to the Apparel Producer to confirm the shipping; the same document is sent to the Subcontractor to anticipate the information about the material it will receive.

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




Activity: 3. Fabric delivery with quality reporting by Producer (alternative)
Activity of delivering the fabrics to the Clients or their SubContractors without the intervention of a Controller

Actors involved in the activity: Apparel Producer - Fabric Producer




Activity: 4. 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.

Actors involved in the activity: Apparel Producer - Fabric Producer



Process: Garment accessory supply
process that describes the procurement of garment accessories by Clothing companies or Brand Retailers or other kind of Users (Home textile or automotive)

Activities of the process:

Activity: 1. Purchase of Garment accessory (New or Updated)
Activity of purchase of garment accessories, includes monitoring of the advancements of the order.

Actors involved in the activity: Apparel Producer - Garment Accessory Producer




Activity: 2. Delivery of Garment accessories (New or Updated)
Activity of delivering the garment accessory to the Clients.

Actors involved in the activity: Apparel Producer - Garment Accessory Producer



Process: Knitwear subcontracted manufacturing
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…)

Activities of the process:

Activity: 1. Knitting and assembling (New or Updated)
Activity concering the production process for the knitwear; the main steps of the process are knitting, cutting, assembling.

Actors involved in the activity: Knittwear Producer - Knittwear Subcontractor




Activity: 2. Knitwear finishing
Activity concerning the final processing of knitwear (washing, shrinking, ironing, labelling, ..)

Actors involved in the activity: Knittwear Producer - Knittwear Subcontractor



Process: On line stock service
On line service to offer/retrieve of stocks of textile/Clothing products

Activities of the process:

Activity: 1. Offer stocks on-line (New or Updated)
Offer stocks of textile/Clothing products

Actors involved in the activity: e-service manager - Retail organisation



Process: Yarn subcontracted manufacturing
Yarn production process commissioned to subcontractors; the process starts from raw material and produces finished yarns. The Yarn Producer 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.

Activities of the process:

Activity: 1. Subcontracted dyeing of raw material (New or Updated)
Activity of commissioning to a Subcontrctor the dyeing of raw material.

Actors involved in the activity: Dyeing/Finishing Sub-contractor - Yarn Producer




Activity: 2. Subcontracted spinning of raw material (New or Updated)
Activity of commissioning to a Subcontrctor the spinning of raw material.

Actors involved in the activity: Yarn Producer - Yarn Subcontractor




Activity: 3. Subcontracted yarn twisting
Activity of commissioning to a Subcontrctor the twisting of yarn.

Actors involved in the activity: Yarn Producer - Yarn Subcontractor




Activity: 4. Subcontracted yarn dyeing
Activity of commissioning to a Subcontrctor the dyeing of yarn.

Actors involved in the activity: Dyeing/Finishing 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
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 the yarn to the Clients This activity does not include the provision of a quality report to the Client and the invoicing

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

Dyeing/Finishing Sub-contractor
Sub-contracting company that hires job to the Fabric Manufacturer or the Apparel Manufacturer for dying/finishing 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

Garment Accessory Producer
Company that pruduces garment accessories; has Apparel and Knittwear producers as customers.

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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