Fashion, apparel, textile, merchandising, garments

1. Successes and Best Practices of Financial Supply Chain Automation in Asia. 2005 APEC Symposium on the Assessment and Benchmark of Paperless Trading, Beijing Carl Wegner, VP Business Development TradeCard September 2005

6. How the Supply Chain is Completed: The Financial Supply Chain Raw Goods Supplier Manufacturer Retailer / Distributor Customer Financial Supply Chain Questions What and how to pay? When to pay? How much to pay? Who to pay? Just-in-time-cash Currently being optimized Movement of Documents Data & Money Physical Supply Chain Questions What to buy? When to buy? How much to buy? From whom to buy? Just-in-time-manufacturing Optimized over last 10 years Movement of Documents Data & Physical Goods

9. A Complete FSC Solution is Flexible T RADING PARTNER MANAGEMENT F INANCIAL MANAGEMENT T RANSACTION S OLUTIONS Money Movement Platform automatically initiates electronic payment to suppliers with automated wire transfers and ACH transactions. Payment Assurance Have access for suppliers to payment assurance, without tying up credit lines, and to electronic Letters of Credit. Financing Electronically apply for pre-and post-export financing online. Early Payment Discount Program Optimize credit availability and usage across the supply chain with innovative programs, including terms extension program. Workflow and Event Management Move tasks within and among enterprises on a common platform, with real-time notification of supply chain events. Purchase Order Management Manage the delivery, negotiation and amendments of purchase orders. Electronic Invoicing Present invoices electronically. Document Management Route, store, and organize electronic documents. Shipping/Logistics Documents Have access to transaction data, including proof of delivery. Integration Module Connect to ERP systems, EDI interfaces, and other services or solutions. Patented Automated Compliance Checking Electronically compare procurement and fulfillment documents to make or support payment decisions. Discrepancy Management and Dispute Resolution Identify and resolve discrepancies between procurement and fulfillment documents to enable payment. Payment Decisioning and Payment Scheduling Decide when and how payments should be made, whether upon compliance or triggered by the customer. Warehouse Reconciliation and Chargeback Management Electronically compare warehouse goods receipt with invoice and automate chargebacks. TRANSACTION MANAGEMENT

14. More Than 1300 Client Members Use TradeCard for Their Global Supply Chains F OOTWEAR A PPAREL R ETAIL  

15. Case Study: Burton Snowboards Best Practices in Cross-Border Trade Management

17. Burton’s Suppliers in Asia S.Korea China Hong Kong Taiwan

22. Burton Results: Source: Retail Systems Alert “Top of the Net”