2. T & A :- Which charts out the life
cycle of a style from start to finish.
TnA starts from the point of the
order confirmation and enlist all
the activities that need to be done
to execute the style. As such called
TnA is a backbone of Export
Business.
3. In Big Lots Business Each and every
process have a define timeline and
which is mentioned in TnA as process
wise Due Dt: which indicate task will
complete before given timeline and it is
very helpful in Execute business. Below
are given relevance of task and its
process for Big lots Business.
4. P.O. : - Buyer generate p.o and send us as
well vendor on the base of provided quote.
When we receive p.o. our responsibility is
thoroughly check everything like – cost,
cube, ship date, etc. and if found any
discrepancy we have to send revision
request to buyer and advise corrected
things which we required.
5. Signed POs : when vendor receive p.o.
then he have to review and submit
first page of p.o.to manttra within 7
days of receiving of pos. Once vendor
has submitted that means vendor
have no issue as given detail on PO
like – ship date, freight terms, fob,
cost, cube, etc.
6. Yusen Logistic is a nominated
forwarder by Big Lots. Vendor has to
booked space ( Capacity ) with yusen
as per delivery schedule of of p.o.
These process must be completed
before 21 days of early ship date.
7. Vendor when receive p.o. he has to
plan ex-factory date before ship
window according to his production
experience . Once date are locked he
have to dispatch goods on given date.
8. There are two option in Big lots Business
1. EPR – When vendor use Big Lots Artwork
like- Bridgeport, Great Gathering etc.
2. Vendor Art – When Vendor use own
Existing Artwork like Cello, Bush Food
etc.
9. EPR Elec. Layout Approval - Vendor have a
certain timeline which is 70 Days before
Ship Window, So make sure Approval must
be done before Define Dt:
EPR Print Proof – As well Vendor have a
certain timeline which is 45 Days before
Ship window, Once EPR approved Vendor
has to submit Print proof to buyer for
approval.
10. Vendor Art Elec. Layout approval – When Vendor
use own Artwork he have to submit Elec. Layout
to Marketing for Approval and also vendor has
certain timeline which is 45 days before form the
Ship window.
Vendor Art Print Proof – Once Artwork approved
vendor have to submit Final Print Proof of
Artwork before bulk printing and as well
timeline which is 30 Days before from the ship
window.
11. Relevance of Price ticket – There are no
possibility to manage for any store to
remember all product price, So if we are
using barcoded price however we scan
product barcode then system has to
reflect price and it is very helpful for
store billing operator for generate bill of
customer.
12. Vendor has a certain Timeline as well for Price ticket
approval which is 30 days before from the Ship window.
Process of Pre-Price Ticket approval is Price ticket
coordinator gives us Barcode sheet which have all
required information and Vendor has to submit Price
Ticket for approval and once price ticket approved then
vendor can use provided Price ticket for bilk
production.
Big Lots used Two types of Price Ticket :-
1. A 1-
2. E 1
13. T & A have Production timeline process wise like
cutting Start Dt: and End Dt:, Pressing start Dt:
and End Dt:, Polishing Start Dt: and End Dt:,
Finishing Start Dt: and End Dt:.
14. B. V. Test – Bureau Veritas is a nominated
third party facilator from Big Lots. As a
protocol Sample needs to be send 30 Days
before from the ship window. T & A have
Test Report Detail including report no.,
Login Dt: - when product were submit to
B.V. for testing, Result – Test Pass, Fail or
Coc, and Report release Dt:- when report
send to us as well vendor and Big Lots.
15. I.S.T.A. : - International Safe Transit Association -
If this test applicable for product vendor has to
send sample to B.V. before 30 days from the early
ship date. B.V. will test as per protocol and give
report to us as well vendor and Big lots.
16. Bureau Veritas is a nominated third party
inspection facilator from big Lots. As a protocol
vendor has to send inspection request to B.V.
before 14 days of ex-factory targeted date and
after confirmation of B.V. for Date of inspection
vendor has to show 20% of said PO qty to
inspector. B.V. study and provide a report based
on observed point.
17. There are two PR - Production review 1will
conducted after the 10 Days production
starts as well as 14 days before from the
Ex-factory target date production 2 will
conduct, Both review are conducted by
Manttra.
