Requests for samples, quotes, labdips, and tests
Using Infor PLM for Fashion, you can request samples, labdips, performance tests, purchase orders, and quotes at a supplier. You can use a request for samples process. The request process enables you to formally see when you send a request, to whom, what information is send, when things are due, and helps you organize the process in a structured way.
The content for a request is as much as possible automated so that you don’t have to waste time on adding information before sending it to a partner or supplier.
- Style Samples
- Style Cost
-
Style Cost
-
Style Sample and Cost
-
Style Cost – BOM level costing
-
- Style Purchase Order
- Performance Test
- Styles, Materials, or Trims
- Labdips
- Materials
A request is always made by a product and a supplier. All requests work in a similar way. Information added to a style, material, or trim are automatically picked up when generating the request.
The request purpose is a controlled way of sending information to a supplier and it is a way of tracking the request progress. It also automates the creation of emails to suppliers, including tech pack sending, if there is no system supplier. A style techpack and type of techpack is proposed, style attachments and style images is proposed, and added to the request email automatically. Compared to email the request helps seeing what is send by whom and what was associated to that mail – without all that information sitting in users email boxes.
Request for samples
You can send a request for samples, combined with sending a tech pack to a partner. The request inherits information from the style.
In case a style is having a measurement page (for instance an apparel item will have that but maybe a discrete will not have this) the sample page will be automatically generated once you send the request. Comments can be added to the sample page and or to the request. See Style Measurement.
With the request template, you can define automatically which next request for sample is created. If you reject the request, it generates a next iteration of the same sample. If you approve the request, it automatically picks up the next request (example, proto1 – fitting – salesman – preproduction).
Request for style cost quotations
-
Just the FOB price
-
A sectionized price for instance a total price for fabrics, trims, operations, and others
-
BOM level request for costing – where a snapshot of the BOM is added to the request and the supplier can add the price information, delete lines and even can add lines for costing purpose. The system rolls up the prices to the cost elements for automatic transfer to the style costing page.
A system partner (supplier in the system) can enter the requested values in the request and this flows automatically to the style costing page. For non-system partners, the buying company enters the values manually in the request.
Request for material labdips
You can send a request for material labdips, like any other requests. Labdips, dates, and other information can be added to the labdip request and shown to the user at material color level.
Request for performance tests
Product compliance is important, and with Infor PLM for Fashion you can set up tests and standard performance tests. You can request a performance test for style, material, and trim. Partners can enter the values for the test in the request. It is also possible to add performance information manually without a request. Once the registration of the results is done it is visible to the end user which tests have not met the criteria – see also Style, Material, and Trim Compliance.
Request for purchase order
A request for purchase order enables you to create a purchase order and this request also generates all Items for you. This process is currently only available for non-system suppliers.
The purchase order can include loose pieces or predefined style packs (assortments).