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PLM Hardlines Vendor Kickoff. July, 2008. Agenda. 9:30 - 10:30 System Overview Presentation 10:30 – 11:30 Demo. Table of Content. Merchandising. Design. Development. Sourcing. Production. Logistics. What is Product Lifecycle Management Tool (PLM)?. Visibility. Workflow.
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PLM Hardlines Vendor Kickoff July, 2008
Agenda 9:30 - 10:30 System Overview Presentation 10:30 – 11:30 Demo
Merchandising Design Development Sourcing Production Logistics What is Product Lifecycle Management Tool (PLM)? Visibility Workflow Product Portfolio Management Consumption Ship & Track Raw Mat Approvals Merch Planning Concepts Costing Materials QA Customs Dimensional Specs Assort Plan Sketches RFQ FG QA Finance / LC Sampling Buy Plan Colors PO Mgmt ELC / ALC Location Plan Line Plan Technical Specs Scorecard DC Receipt Open To Buy Transportation PLM Related Sourcing Related Other KEY:
“R” Us PLM Project Objectives • PLM initiative for Product Development effectiveness through enhanced processes and technology to: • Fast track Product Development to ensure brand competitiveness to sustain growth • Increase creative time while reducing system time required to create and share product information globally • Track, monitor and administer information related to Private Label Product Development • Apply technology to automate Product Development through a seamless, integrated system that enables global collaboration with internal and external stakeholders • Track and monitor assets across time and geographies, including: • contracts • creative assets • manufacturing assets • Manage global product specifications creation through real-time collaboration
Project Approach: Global Design – Local Rollout Aug 6 – Sep 28 Dec 11 – Jan 18 June – Sept • Detailed requirements will be gathered for all businesses • Flexible solution design to support most business requirements • Rollout product lines, locations, partners and functionality in phased manner • Development work will support only selected product lines and geography • System integration will be implemented in later phases • Manual data migration to support selected product lines and geography • Change management and Training for selected product line and geography Program Management & Change Management Project Pre-initiation Transition and Support Requirements and Design User Acceptance CRP System Build and Integration Roll Out Roll Out Periods of Low User Interaction Periods of High User Interaction
Initial Launch – Product Line, Partners, Timing and Geographies • Initial Launch: Workflow Product Line First season in TC System Launch Hardlines; Totally Me Tween Spring 09 Jan 08 • Initial Launch to include US operations only • Manage international aspect during Initial Launch: • Requirements gathering to include international inputs • Solution design should provide for easy transition to international requirements and workflows • Testing and system training to include US and Hong Kong (for US and Asian users and vendors) • Provide: • Automated alerts and messaging where US workflows integrate with non-US processes (example: 5L Packaging Development) • View only access for international business • Manual workarounds to input global quantities in the system
What is the next step? • Provide Logon to system, get the technical aspect settle • Vendor will be invited to join training sessions from July to November • July 31st go live with System on Fall 09 items (based on brand schedule from July to November • Cost of license $1400