Peter Büdel GmbHPeter Büdel GmbH (PB) is a producer of clothing accessories – so-called “trimmings” (such as buttons, ribbons, zip tags, etc.) – and offers a very wide range of products.
Initial problem
In textile production, these “trimmings” are parts of complex article parts lists of ingredients that are needed, among other things, for the production of a jacket. For each of their products, PB provides a comprehensive data set with product specifications, care data, price and logistics data, which their customers include in their parts lists. The demand for the scope and quality of this data is continuously increasing, and in return, the customers’ batch sizes are decreasing.
Shortcoming detected
Until now, the extremely extensive data could not be automatically entered into the in-house ERP systems – this time-consuming task had to be done manually.
Solution
The way out of this dilemma is an automated exchange of article data, which replaces the labour-intensive and error-prone manual process at this point.
Concrete Use Case @ PB ACCESSORIES
PB’s own ERP system “Diamond” does NOT provide standardised data. Therefore, implementation of PB article data in external ERP systems is impossible!
Solution
Use of the dynamic Pranke eBiss – EDI converter that recognises – clearly proven – complex article attribute relationships to convert PB standard data into GTS Language.
- Integration of PB article data into external ERP systems is thus possible in an automated way.
- Use of GTS Language data also for PB Web Portal.
Course of the PB Accessories — Pranke project
Agile, dynamic coordination processes between Pranke & PB on short paths. The dynamic mapping of the eBiss EDI converter recognises far more article attribute relationships than expected (expectation: a good 50% → result: almost 80%).
Conclusion
The result exceeds the expectations of the project.
