One of the greatest documentaries in the apparel industry from the past ten years is the HBO special titled “Schmatta: Rags to Riches To Rags.” It outlines domestic production in the apparel industry in and around the NYC area. The stats were astounding with a staggering 95% (1965) production done domestically and 5% (2009) done overseas. Today apparel production has done a total 180 with a handful of vertically integrated manufacturers in the USA.

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TEAR DOWN THOSE SILOS
David Nocero ‐ VP Global Supply Chain and WMS
One of the greatest documentaries in the apparel industry from the past ten years is the HBO special titled
“Schmatta: Rags to Riches To Rags.”
It outlines domestic production in the apparel industry in and around the NYC area. The stats were
astounding with a staggering 95% (1965) production done domestically and 5% (2009) done overseas.
Today apparel production has done a total 180 with a handful of vertically integrated manufacturers in
the USA.
The supply chain shift from domestic to one of many import workflows is a “standard carton X Factory
from Vendor to cross dock DC to the Customer.” The touch points are decreased using algorithms with a
focus on getting the goods out the door before the cancel date.
Lower prices triggered the paradigm shift of production with higher quality. A logical move for any
business‐ get it cheaper, faster and better. This did create a logistical nightmare for shipping and receiving
goods up until recently when “cloud technology” allowed production and logistics managers to enhance
communication via supply chain. The organization “silo” is the number 1 disconnect in Global Supply
Chain.

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Global supply chain software such as Visionet’s EdgeAX applies those same algorithms in a
workflow environment that streamlines the business process using Vendor Portals that connects
to the ERP. The Silo risk is eliminated with Power BI (Business Intelligence)
Also, a unified commerce solution is provided that allows the corporation to break down the
SILOS and plan the first response to mission critical deliveries! (Imagine online banking ease of
use for Global Supply Chain Communication)
This simple approach is achieved with Visionet’s EDGE AX Version 7 solution. It simplifies lead
times and communicates with calendars that align with departments such as merchandising and
logistics.
So if we are improving opportunity time and touch points while breaking down the silos, the
bottom line is significantly increased with the shift in technology. Very simple solution!
BIG DATA WILL ONLY GET BIGGER… so what is your BIG DATA PLAN?
Wayne Gretzky puts this best‐ “Skate to where the puck is going, not where it has been.”
TEAR DOWN THOSE SILOS WITH EDGE AX V7 and get to where you need to be…

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For more information, email at David.Nocero@visionetsystems.com or call (609) 452‐0700
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Author’s Profile:
David Nocero
VP Global Supply Chain and WMS, Visionet Systems
LinkedIn Page ‐ https://www.linkedin.com/in/dnocero
David is responsible for designing Visionet’s Supply Chain & WMS collaborative transformation
approaches that optimize the architecture across the customer business requirements & constraints and
current state technology platforms. David has been the business and technical leader on many EDI, PLM,
ECOM, ERP, WMS and POS Global Supply Chain implementations over his 20+ year’s career. He has been
responsible for all business and technical matters related to design, development, deployment and
sustainment of many renowned companies.