Globalization, outsourcing, and reduced product lifecycles have increased the need for timely tracking of goods throughout the supply chain. Companies need true global visibility to track their goods via real-time updates, and proactively react to any changes or delays. InfoChain Express® (ICE™) is pleased to announce a new module adding
Work in Process (WIP) to provide a flexible, configurable, and complete solution to meet these needs enabling Retailers and Brand Owners to make informed business decisions at many points along the production and distribution cycles.
Avery Dennison InfoChain Express®
Key capabilities of the
Work In
Process Module |
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Comprehensive milestone-based reporting
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Off-line updates of milestones with online review capability |
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Business-process configurable milestones |
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Retailers, Buyers, Vendors, Factories, Agents, Consolidators, and other stakeholders can update/review milestones and create reports based on their security privileges |
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Exception-based alerts and notifications |
InfoChain Express® was developed by Avery Dennison, which has over 65 years of experience in product identity and data management for the retail, apparel and footwear industries. With the infrastructure already in place to provide global order Management, sourcing, merchandising, and supply chain execution, the addition of the Work in Process (WIP) solution offers a comprehensive solution for Retailers, Brand Owners, and Factories.
Benefits for Retailers and Brand Owners:
- Visibility during the pre-production, production, and post-production stages
- Ability to quickly respond to production changes, and delays
- Track product quality at the factory level
- Reduce cycle time, and inventory carrying costs
- View reports by business unit, division, factory, purchase order, milestone, and other criteria
Benefits for Agents and managing Vendors:
 Achieve vendor compliance- Product visibility
- Review factory performance
- Manage and react to potential causes of delays in production and shipments
Benefits for Factories:
- Enables collaboration between different parties regarding production updates
- Factory can track and communicate their progress
- Identify bottlenecks
- Improve factory’s efficiency
- React to delays in production
- Better workflow prioritization
Benefits for Consolidators and other Trading Partners:
- Visibility into incoming shipments from the factories
- Anticipate delays/changes in shipments and take appropriate/timely actions
- Provide updates to the WIP process on shipment/delivery related milestones
- Enable collaboration between all trading partners regarding shipment updates
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