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Application of the MaestroTec Solution to Execute Retail Production & Compliance Processes and Strategies

Solutions and tools to successfully ensure execution of strategic objectives and processes


Table of Contents

• Overview of MaestroTec solution application to production and compliance processes

• Demonstration of the MaestroTec solution– Translating strategy and processes into project plan– Capturing data, results, and information – Combinations of

several flexible options– Working with groups of projects– Specific Single Product Sourcing and Compliance Example

• General Information


Solution Overview

• The MaestroTec solution is a highly flexible, global, web-based solution ensuring successful completion of projects by managing tasks and resources to increase visibility, accountability while minimizing risks

• MaestroTec provide Retailers with the ideal solution that manages factories, vendors, and products by providing accurate, timely information based on performance and production capabilities to assist in making the best informed business decisions


Global Interaction

• All size businesses have relationships all over the world: buyers, agents, manufacturers, factories, vendors, shipping companies, quality assurance providers, partners, clients, and customers.

• The ideal process solution allows all parties to communicate and interact effectively and efficiently to execute strategies and processes

Overall Benefits:

Increased Profits for Everyone Due to Gained Efficiencies, Faster Delivery to Shelves, Reduced Risks of Uncertain Products, Greater Accountability, and Better Communications

Better Products, Increased Efficiency, Reduction of Risks, Lowered Costs

Retailer Benefits:

Increased Revenues from Reduced Delays of Product Delivery due to More Efficient Sourcing

Increased Profits from Preventing Expensive Product Recalls

Decreased Risks of Brand Damaging Concerns such as Poor Quality Products and Risky Vendors.

Vendor and Manufacturer Benefits:

Higher Revenues due to Faster Payment for Product Shipments due to a Shortened Sourcing Process and Reduction of Delays

Ability to Compete on Performance Factors such as Better Product, Compliance with Quality Assurance, Faster Shipments; No Longer Competing Only on Price

Q.A. Service Provider Benefits:

Increased Revenues from Increased Volume of Quality Assessments due to 100% Compliance to Retailer’s Q.A. Guidelines

Increased Profits from Reduction of Logistics Costs and Efficient Communications between All Parties

Consumer Benefits:

Greater Choices of Good Quality Products More Readily Availableo Less Delays to Shelveso Higher Quality Productso Better Prices due to Reduced Overall

Sourcing Costs

Retailer Vendor

Q.A. ServicesConsumer

Benefits of the MaestroTec Innovation


Benefits & Advantages

• Unlike specialized, customized, industry specific solutions, the MaestroTec solution is focused on execution of projects

• The major advantage of focusing on project execution versus an industry specific solution is flexibility– Flexibility allows for global adoption of the solution at a pace

determined by clients– Flexibility allows for changes in processes and strategies– Flexibility keeps solution always current and relevant


Managing Processes & Executing Strategic Objectives

• The most complex processes for Production, Sourcing, and Compliance can be successfully managed and executed utilizing the MaestroTec solution

• MaestroTec and the client work together to analyze processes and create project solutions to allow for maximum flexibility and managerial effectiveness

Pre-Fabric Development Mill /

Factory Registration

Successful Completion

Yes

No

Pre-Fabric Development / Accreditation

Seek New Mill / Factory


Yes

No

Fabric Development

Fabric Passes DevelopmentPhase Q.A.

NoRedevelop

Fabric

Fabric Production

Yes

Pre-Garment Development

Producer Registration


Yes

No

Seek New Production

Factory

Garment Pre-Production

Garment Production

Product ShipmentFabric Passes

ProductionPhase Q.A.

Garment Passes

DevelopmentPhase Q.A.

Yes

Garment Passes


NoRemanufacture

Garment

Yes

Yes

NoRedevelopGarment

NoRemanufacture

Fabric

Random In-store Audit





Yes

No




Yes

No

Fabric Development


NoRedevelop

Fabric

Fabric Production

Yes




Yes

No

Seek New Production

Factory


Garment Production



Garment Passes


Yes

Garment Passes


NoRemanufacture

Garment

Yes

Yes

NoRedevelopGarment

NoRemanufacture

Fabric


Managing Retailers’ Processes for Q.A.

The process is separated into multiple projects to allow for maximum flexibility and managerial effectiveness

Project 1 - Pre-Fabric Development Registration

Project 3 – Fabric Mill Development

Project 2 - Pre-Fabric Development Mill Management Process a.k.a. Mill Accreditation

Project 4 – Fabric Mill Production

Project 6 – Garment Pre-production

Project 7 – Garment Production

Project 8 - Audit

Project 5 – Garment Pre-Development Registration





Yes

No




Yes

No

Fabric Development


NoRedevelop

Fabric

Fabric Production

Yes




Yes

No

Seek New Production

Factory


Garment Production



Garment Passes


Yes

Garment Passes


NoRemanufacture

Garment

Yes

Yes

NoRedevelopGarment

NoRemanufacture

Fabric


Project 1 - Pre-Fabric Development Registration

Process is Translated into a Project Plan (s)


Project Plan

• Full summary of project status and progress: Who is responsible for the task? Is the task on time? What are the results from the task? What tasks need to be completed for the next task to start? What are the risks: Product capabilities? Quality capabilities? Cost capabilities? Timely product completion?


Project Plan

• Quick glance at project plan provides all relevant information to effectively execute complex processes with internal, external, and contracted team participants

Color Codes highlights

currently due or overdue tasks: yellow – due today, red -

overdue

Res. Assign. Shows who is responsible for task completion

Color Codes reflect results of task – qualitatively and

quantitatively

When mouse hovers over task,

quick view of underlying task

information

Shows level of comple-tion of task


Flexible Options for Data Capture – Option 1

• Option 1 - Capture high level information regarding factory assessment data, test results, inspection results, audits, purchase orders, contracts, etc. directly into project plan



• Option 2 - Capture detailed level information regarding factory assessment data, test results, inspection results, audits, purchase orders, contracts, etc. as flexible and standardized documents



• Option 3 – Utilize combination of capturing high-level information in project plan and all details in the flexible and standardized document s



• Option 4 – Capture pre-selected, key pieces of information regarding factory assessment data, test results, inspection results, audits, purchase orders, contracts, etc. into dedicated data tables as part of the project



• Option 5 –Utilize combination of pre-selected, key pieces of information captured in dedicated data tables and all details in flexible and standardized documents



• Option 6 –Utilize combination of capturing high-level information directly into project plan, pre-selected, key pieces of information in dedicated data tables and all details in the flexible and standardized documents


Project Portfolio (group of related projects)

• Projects can be grouped to form various summaries – example shown above: review performance of factories and vendor and their related projects

• Quick glance shows various risk factors of projects related to a factory, vendor, or product line

Can use to quickly show overall factory rating based on the factories abilities to

meet retailer requirements

Equates to Quality

Capabilities Equates to Timely

Product Completion

Equates to Cost

Capabilities

Equates to Product

Capabilities


Multiple Access Methods for Clients

• Clients can access full project plan and documents directly through Maestro-PPM

• Major Clients for example

• Clients can access documents only through Maestro-DMS

• Minor and Local Clients for example


Testing Laboratory Project Plan


Testing Laboratory Project Plan – Global Interaction on a Single

Testing Sample

Each major group of tasks can be completed in one or many

locations – for example, logging the sample into the

global laboratory system can be done in the Massachusetts

Lab

If a duplicate sample is sent to the Hong Kong Laboratory,

the flammability portion of the test can be completed in Hong

Kong

The final test report is assembled anywhere in the

laboratory network using test results collected on line

through the global web-based system


General Information


MaestroTec, Inc.

Incorporated in 2001

Headquarters in Framingham, MA

Web-Based Solutions & Services for:

• Project Management• Project Portfolio Management• Resource Management• Time & Expense Management• Document Management• IT Governance

Experience in Financial Services, IT, Retail, Health Care, & Workforce Management


• Training & Coaching to Prepare and Align People with Project Management concepts

• Perform assessments on existing process, methodologies, and projects

• Implement a solution that includes the right solution using our configurable software tools

Blended Solutions

Our Approach


• Improve Strategic Alignment

• Expand Scope of Governance Model

• Prioritize Projects Better

• Kill Bad Projects Earlier

• Track Projects’ ROI More Accurately

• Improve Productivity of Resources

* Information from Gartner

Key Drivers for Portfolio Management Implementation

Key Drivers

EPM = Enterprise Project and Portfolio Management, the core technology and framework behind RPM


•Login Page (shown) is branded with your corporate identity

•EPM = Enterprise Project and Portfolio Management, the core technology and framework behind RPM

Web Interface

Maestro-RPM

Modular & Scalable

Easy to Use

Easy to use Interface for Quicker Adoption. Tremendous effort put into making it easy to get data into the application in order to create useful data for better decision making.

Web-based Portfolio Management. Built from the ground up as a 100% web-based solution using current Microsoft Technology.

Built for small and mid-sized organizations with no technical limitations for scaling to large organizations.


Summary RPM (Retail Project management)

• Project Management– Project Planning & Tracking– Resource & Cost Allocation– Issues, Action Items, Risks– Workflow Management

• Time & Expense Management

– Track Actuals– Status Reporting– Time Off Planning &

Tracking– Invoice

ManagementProject

Management

ResourceManagement

DocumentManagement

Time & ExpenseManagement

PortfolioManagement

RPM

• Document Management– On demand– Secure– Toolbar for Outlook– Toolbar for Browsers– Adapt to other

applications

• Portfolio Management– Budgeting & Forecasting– Prioritization & Alignment– Health Indicators

• Resource Management– Resource Planning &

Tracking– Skills Profile– Optimize Resource Utilization


Standards & Control

Configurable

Standardize input for more accurate output.

Integrate your methodology and technology through our application tables.

Control tables at multiple levels – Enterprise, Department and Project Office.


Executive Dashboard

Exec Views

Access to frequently needed information

Drill down capabilities for supporting data

Customize the executive dashboard to meet your needs


Reporting

Standard

Project

Management

Financial

Custom

Built according to your requirements

Deliver Reporting database for your own reporting


Resource Management

Resources

Search for resources by skill type, location, availability, and more

Review resource availability before allocating their time to the project

Assign and allocate resources to project


Project Management

Projects

Maintain project tasks – start and finish dates, duration, predecessors, resources, percent complete, estimated hours

Create project plans using standardized templates


Time & Expense Management

Timesheets

Enter time on timesheets and submit to managers for review

Track all time including administrative and time off hoursExpenses

Enter expenses as standalone or tied to a specific project

Expense data is standardized to allow integration with external systems


Integration

• Bi-Directional XML interface with MS Project

• Custom API Modules for Import & Export with Financial & HR applications for

– Resource rates / cost– Expenses– General ledger account numbers– Cost allocation– Job titles/categories


Maestro-RPM Specifications

Database Server:• SQL Server 2000

Web Server:• Windows 2003; IIS 6.0

Client Workstation or Laptop:• Windows 98/2000/NT/ME/XP; Internet Explorer 6.0 or

later

Microsoft Project Integration:• Microsoft Project 2000 or later

Architecture:• Microsoft ASP & ASP.Net• Microsoft JavaScript• Com objects• Crystal Reports• Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services


The Maestro-RPM Advantage

Maestro-RPM

Scalable from Enterprise to Departmental Implementations

Modular and Customizable

Intuitive User Interface

Phased Approach allows forFaster Implementation

Multiple Delivery Options(Hosted, Installed, Toolkit)


MaestroTec Inc.

Please visit our website for more information:

www.maestrotec.com

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