Supply Chain Management for Textiles, Apparels, and Garments
Brief description:
True just in time (JIT) in textile must apply for the whole value chain.
However today, upstream and downstream operations are poorly coupled and can take
better advantage of the EAN·UCC toolkit as the principles involved are identical
for both upstream and downstream. The management and control of data originating
at downstream must stretch all the way to the points where raw material is sourced
without loss of information at the various boundaries where value is created.
Efficient supply chain management calls for all parties to abide by
procedures and international standards that are compatible in both downstream (finished
products) and upstream (raw materials, semi-finished products, etc.) relationships.
Specific issues that need to be addressed:
Harmonized approach to identifying, tracking and tracing raw material and semi-finished
garments and apparel
Harmonization of EDI standards utilization for both upstream and downstream operations
- move to UN/EDIFACT messages
How to allow SMEs to benefit from EAN·UCC standards (development of international
Web based EDI tools?).
Source: Kurt Salamon Associates
Objectives:
EAN·UCC System implementation guidelines for both upstream and downstream operations
(Numbering, barcodes, EDI and web based technologies).
A working global pilot that illustrates how EAN·UCC standards can be used across
the whole textile and apparel value chain.
The establishment of a Global User Forum to promote the methodologies developed.
The development of communication packages , a communications campaign and a conference.
