Fashion manufacturing and sourcing teams
ADVISORY AND ANALYTICS · 04
Processes and digital systems
Workflows, master data, roles and PLM/ERP integrations.
Decision Make workflow execution traceable.
Operational platforms and role-based process change.
Who benefits
Retail groups
Organisations using PLM, ERP, CRM or WMS
Problems addressed
- Master data, specifications and document versions conflict.
- Orders, production, delivery and financial evidence are disconnected.
- Manual approval chains create delays and repeated corrections.
Scope and capabilities
Processes and accountability
- Product master, collection, order and delivery lifecycle.
- Permissions, approvals and decision provenance.
Platforms and integrations
- PLM, ERP, WMS, CRM and EDI.
- APIs, error recovery, reconciliation and test coverage.
Work delivered
- Map processes, exceptions, owners and hand-offs.
- Define master data, system boundaries and integration contracts.
- Specify roles, workflow states, approvals and audit trails.
- Run a pilot and independently accept the selected solution.
Deliverables
- Process map, ownership model and RACI.
- System architecture and implementation specification.
- Release plan with test cases and acceptance criteria.
Engagement stages
- Identify failure points and business owners.
- Audit existing systems and process hand-offs.
- Design the target operating model and delivery roadmap.
- Pilot, test, document and transfer ownership.
What we need
- Current systems, integrations, interfaces and owners.
- Example user scenarios, permissions and exceptions.
Scope and limits. Operations integration is distinct from an independent analytics, budgeting and forecasting layer.
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