From Isabel Marant to Chantelle, Petit Bateau, Aigle and Rip Curl, numerous brands have already chosen E-SCM Solutions to centralize their supply chain operations. Since 2017 the platform has brought together every link in the chain, in a single, centralized space. A 360° tracking, from fabrics orders all the way to deliveries. Yann Rialland, Business Developper for the French market, told us all about it.

Explain the E-SCM Solutions concept.

We offer brands to join a collaborative platform dedicated to the entire upstream supply chain, covering everything from sourcing to transport and quality. We address fashion and luxury brands with a significant volume, and which might want to automate these kinds of tasks through the platform. This 360° visibility on the production chain makes their collaboration with suppliers more efficient.

In practice, how does it work ?

When a brand registers on our platform, it can use it to place fabric or supply orders. You enter the references and the quantities you want and then you have an overview of your different orders. Meanwhile, suppliers can confirm quantities and delivery dates, dispatch them on several slots if necessary and enter their monitoring indicators in the platform.

This allows brands to have an overview on when the row materials are delivered and when the samples are launched. If they wish, they can even track the picking of their orders thanks to product and parcel bar codes, and keep a clear view on what is delivered to their warehouse in real time.

Does this require suppliers to already be registered on the platform ?

No. What we do is basically digitalizing existing transactional operations, in one single place. But what is interesting is that we sometimes get new brands to join, and notice that 30 or 40% of their suppliers are already registered on the platform, by means of another customer of ours. It’s a gain of time for all.

So this new system could really unite the whole chain.

And facilitate operations for everyone !

This is your first time at Interfilière Paris. Why did you chose to come and what are your expectations ?

We feel like pioneers of the digital area ! Interfilière Paris is ideal for us because we are at the heart of the raw material market. It’s a perfect opportunity to meet buyers from lingerie brands and also to attend conferences and get a sense of how the market is moving. And why not meet other ready-to-wear, brands since we are all gathered on the same location !