When creating a supply chain for your products as a brand, retailer, or contractual partner, it's important to tailor the supply chain to the specific product group. To assist in this process, tex.tracer has already created templates of supply chains for each product group.
We recommend confirming your supply chain with a minimum of 5–6 steps.
Read more on how to create a supply chain or watch the tutorial in this article.
In this article, we explain each step in the supply chain.
Below, we have provided examples of different supply chains and offered some tips:
Yarn spun from different fibers
If multiple fibers are spun into one yarn, add parallel supply chains to the spinning step.
Multiple yarns used to create fabric
If more than one yarn is used when weaving/knitting a fabric, add parallel chains from fabric manufacturing step (weaving as in the example). Add type of fiber and spinning processes to these parallel chains.
If the yarns are dyed separately, make sure to add that step for all the yarns.
Multiple fabrics used to manufacture a product
If there is more than one fabric in a product's manufacturing process, add parallel chains to Confectioning step and work backward mapping the supply chain of each fabric production process.
Circle/Flat knit Supply Chain
For both circle knit and flat knits, the tex.tracer template starts with cotton harvest and ends at warehousing.
You can make changes to each step in our template; for example, remove the cotton harvest and replace it with raw material or recycled material.
Read more on how to create a supply chain or watch the tutorial in this article.
Woven Supply Chain
The tex.tracer template for woven garments starts with the cotton harvest and ends at warehousing.
You can make changes to each step in our template; for example, remove the cotton harvest and replace it with raw material or recycled material.
Read more on how to create a supply chain or watch the tutorial in this article.
Parallel supply chains
If there are multiple partners involved in specific steps, such as trims and accessories, you can add parallel supply chains. This can also be done if there are multiple yarn or fabric suppliers, you can add a parallel supply chain for, example, spinning, or weaving.
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