Collaborative Material Standards Specifications (CMSS) (formerly VICS CPD)   Establish raw materials specifications for item identification and turn industry consensus into global standards with the involvement of buyers and sellers in the Apparel and Textiles Industry.  The goal is to transform unstructured data into structured data format for raw materials and product specifications presentation and to enable enterprise systems integration for Business-to-Business communication with the aids of the best-of-breed technology.  Learn more

Collaborative Network for Merchandise Flow (CNMF) Committee   Co-Chairs ·         Britt Dayton, Vice President Supply Chain Development, Lowe’s ·         Steve Harmon, Vice President Corporate Transportation, Kimberly-Clark ·         Steve Matheys, Executive Vice President, Marketing & Customer Service, Schneider National ·         Michael Rapken, Executive Vice President & CIO, YRC Worldwide ·         David Rush, Vice President, Supply Chain Integration, Polo Ralph Lauren   Sub-Committees ·         Collaborative Transportation Management (CTM) ·         Direct to Consumer (D2C) ·         Distribution Center (DC) Bypass ·         Global Logistics Management (GLM) ·         Trading Partner Alliance Compliance (TPAC)   VICS has merged the Logistics and Floor-Ready Merchandise committees, primarily due to the emergence of key focus areas that will be addressed, i.e. Direct to Consumer and Distribution Center Bypass.  We have established an executive steering committee made up of VICS Board members, under the umbrella of Collaborative Network for Merchandise Flow (CNMF) that will encompass Logistics (including the electronic Collaborative Transportation Management and Global Logistics Management sub-committees), Distribution Center (DC) Bypass, Direct to Consumer (D2C), Floor Ready Merchandise and Trading Partner Alignment and Compliance.  Learn more

Collaborative Planning, Forecasting and Replenishment (CPFR®) Committee     Co-Chairs ·         Larry Smith, Sr. VP, Planning & Replenishment, West Marine ·         Jim Flannery, Director, Customer Business Development, Procter & Gamble ·         Gary Maxwell, Senior Vice President of Merchandise Replenishment for U.S. Wal-Mart Stores   Sub-Committees ·         Content & Execution ·         Metrics ·         Internal Collaboration ·         Education   Mission   The mission of the CPFR® Committee is to develop business guidelines and roadmaps for various collaborative scenarios, which include upstream suppliers, suppliers of finished goods and retailers, which integrate demand and supply planning and execution.  Learn more

VICS/AAFA Item-Level RFID Committee   Co-Chairs   ·         Bill Holder, Vice-President & CIO, Dillard's, Inc. ·         Glen Bradley, Director Third Party Logistics, Levi Strauss & Co.   Co-Sponsor   ·         Mary Howell, Vice President Industry Relations, American Apparel & Footwear Association (AAFA)   Mission   The mission of this committee is to identify practical business applications and guidelines for the use of EPCglobal standards using RFID technology and the expected benefits, within the Apparel & Footwear retail supply chain.  Learn more