PLM Hardlines Vendor Kickoff
July, 2008
Agenda
9:30 - 10:30
System Overview Presentation
10:30 – 11:30
Demo
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Table of Content
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Project Objective
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Project Approach
3
Launch Timeline
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TRU Product Development Process Overview
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TRU Process Details
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What is Product Lifecycle Management
Tool (PLM)?
Visibility
Merchandising
Design
Development
Sourcing
Production
Logistics
Consumption
Ship & Track
Workflow
Product Portfolio Management
Merch Planning
Concepts
Raw Mat Approvals
Costing
Materials QA
Customs
Assort Plan
Sketches
Dimensional Specs
RFQ
FG QA
Finance / LC
Buy Plan
Colors
Sampling
PO Mgmt
ELC / ALC
Location Plan
Line Plan
Technical Specs
Scorecard
DC Receipt
Open To Buy
KEY:
Transportation
PLM Related
Sourcing Related
Other
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“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
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Project Approach: Global Design – Local Rollout
Aug 6 – Sep 28
Dec 11 – Jan 18
Project
Pre-initiation
Program Management & Change Management
Requirements
and Design
CRP
User
Accepta
nce
System Build and Integration
June – Sept
Transition and
Support
Roll
Out
Roll
Out
Periods of Low User
Interaction
Periods of High User
Interaction
• 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
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Initial Launch – Product Line, Partners, Timing and Geographies
• Initial Launch:
Workflow
Hardlines;
Product Line
Totally Me Tween
First season in TC
Spring 09
System Launch
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
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Overview of High Level Process
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Hardlines – Toys – Single Source PD – Ideation to Release
Later Phase
PD Initiates Idea
Generation by
Creating
Directional
Assortment Plan
Buyer respond
with Ideas and
expected
quantities
PD generates
report to
review ideas
PD refines
ideas
If required
Vendor
provide
feedback
and ideas
Notifi
cation
PD Creates (or
copies for
refresh items)
Product in
System
PD refines
product details
– changes to
existing
product
PD finalizes
product details
and spec for
quotation
Vendor, Text,
Image, File
Attachment
Text, Image, File
Attachment
PD checks
Licensor
Concept
Approval if
needed
HL Toys RFQ/
Costing
Sourcing
enters
“Vendor”
Notify Vendor
Vendor
updates Quote
Details in
System ELC,
UPC, etc.
Vendor
Develops
Reference
Sample
Product is
Selected in
Line - Review
Meeting and
comments
captured
Finalize
Product,
Price &
Quantity
PD/Sourcing
Update
Product details
in System
PD
Releases
Product
Text, Image, File
Attachment,
Quantity, HTS
PD checks
Licensor
Product
Approval if
needed
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IR
Hardlines – Toys – PD – Release to Ship
No
- Alert
Sample
Complete
(2)
Vendor
Creates
Lab Eval
Sample
(1)
Vendor
Starts
Tooling
Alert if vendor
does not Send
sample within
14 days after
Product Release
Yes
Test
request
form
Lab
acknowledges
sample receipt
Alert if Lab does not acknowledge within
4 B days after sample sent date
Conduct
Legal
Review/
Trademark
Search
Legal
Review
form
IR
(3)
PD completes
JSF/ISF in
System
(4)
Vendor
Updates that
Photo Sample
was sent in the
system
Lab in
Hong
Kong/
USA
performs
evaluation
Lab upload
eval results
PDF in System
Hardlines –
Toys – Safety
Compliance
(QA)
One check
per region
Alert if Lab does not update results within
10 B days after sample receipt date
Vendor
Creates
and sends
Productn
Samples
Lab in
Hong
Kong/USA
performs
COC/LOE
test
PD inputs
number of
samples
(dot.com,
Licensor, etc.)
Vendor
Takes
Corrective
Action
Hardlines –
Toys –
Packaging
(US)
Die line
Pass
Yes
Notification
(8)
Vendor
acknowledges
receipt of COC
in the system
(9)
DHL/Vendor*
enters that
goods were
shipped
No
Notification
* DHL for
Imports
Vendor for
Domestic
PD &
Packaging
Review
1
(5)
Vendor
Receives
PO
(7)
Vendors
Receives
Pkging
(6)
Raw Mat is
Received
Production
Calendar
Events
One check
per region (9)
(1)
1
(2)
(3) (4)
(4)
(5)
(6)
(7)
Time Sensitive Events
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(8)
(9)
Time
Process Detail
-RFQ
-Sample Submission
-COC
-Packaging
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RFQ Steps
Sourcing
Generates
Request for
Quote (RFQ)
System
attaches
details to RFQ
Vendor
reviews
information in
System
Sourcing
reviews quote
in RFQ
Collective view
·
·
·
·
·
·
·
Product details
Details on options requested
Delivery Date
Case Pack
Quantity
Remarks
Etc.
Vendor
updates
requested
information
Sourcing
sends
confirmation
and PO
Sourcing
accepts quote
in system
System sends
acceptance/
rejection email
and updates
fields
·
·
·
·
·
Vendor sends
Quote
FOB (One for each region)
Delivery Date (One for each region)
MOQ
Remarks
Etc.
Alert if vendor does not
respond to RFQ in 14 days
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Accepted
No
No
Action
Yes
Sample Submission
No
- Alert
Sample
Complete
(2)
Vendor
Creates
Lab Eval
Sample
Yes
Test
request
form
Lab
acknowledges
sample receipt
Alert if Lab does not acknowledge within
4 B days after sample sent date
BM Requests
Corrections
and Provides
Comments
Safety
Provides
Comments
Lab in
Hong
Kong/
USA
performs
evaluation
Lab upload
eval results
PDF in System
Alert if Lab does not update results within
10 B days after sample receipt date
Safety
Reviews
Results
Alert if QA does not
update results within
2 B days after Lab Eval
Alert to Vendor
and BM
Yes
BM reviews
Lab Evaluation
OK
No
1
Yes
Europe to
review Legal
Panel Code
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Production Samples and COC/LOE
One check
per region (9)
Vendor
Creates
and sends
Productn
Sample
Lab in
Hong
Kong/USA
performs
COC/LOE
test
Pass
Vendor
Takes
Corrective
Action
Yes
Notification
No
Notification
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(8)
Vendor
acknowledges
receipt of COC
in the system
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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
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