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<Reference n.: PMI7-EU-BSGSME-21>
<Deadline: 04/09/2007>
<Programme: Research for SME>
<Project Title: UGOTEX - Unsold and obsolete goods in the textile and>
<Financial Scheme: >
<Description: - Strategic objectives addressed
1/ Develop a technological platform dedicated to the optimization and
management of unsold products and obsolescent textiles, accessible to
firms from the Textile-Clothing-Distribution (TCD) sector and show its
utility and validity
2/ Develop a professional software and innovative methodologies
dedicated to give value to the unsold goods and obsolescent textiles.
3/ Generate new knowledges on supply chain and inventory management,
usable in the entire European space of research and technology, and
participate in the application to other fields.

Proposal abstract,
Stockpiles of unsold goods (surplus and obsolescent stock) are
currently a significant problem, particularly for SMEs and EU participants from
the New Member States coming into the global economy. This situation
derives particularly from the marketing policy pursued in consumer
markets, based on sales of short-life products in order to match the
requirements of European consumers seeking innovation and customised
supplies. This circumstance, which generates significant costs, has not
previously been studied because of political rather than technical
reasons; indeed for many people (financiers, managers...), stocks of
unsold and obsolescent goods are primarily the consequence of poor
management by the company.
Currently, the increasing economic crisis and the pursuit of optimal
competitiveness combine to limit the options avaiable to companies for
management of such stockpiles.
In the absence of a best-practice strategy for managing unsold goods
and obsolescents, some industrial sectors repeatedly institute 'red-letter'
sales, marking down prices to sell off these stocks. As an example,
such sales account for an average of 30% of the sales turnover of the
clothing sector, whilst 70% of textile retailing comprises
balanced-tariff trading.
The UGOTEX project combines five institutions which, amongst other
things, specialise in demand forecasting and supply chain planning.
UGOTEX is dedicated to the implementation of a software platform which
will append to the usual control mechanisms, one management feature
(universally omitted until now), which makes possible forecasting and
sequencing beyond the (traditional) season of regular sales. The
end-users (Chantelle, Kindy...), specialists in the textile-clothing
business, will specify the needs of the Textile-Clothing-Distribution
sector and will provide the statistical data necessary for the
validation of the new methodology. Two IAEs will disseminate these
results initially dedicated to the textile issues, but which are
transposable into other sectors discomforted by unsold goods
(electronics...).
According to experts, such a tool will meet the needs of the European
TCD sector and will facilitate a reduction of 50% in the rates of
unsold goods in that sector; they currently represent between 20% and 50% of
the provisioning.>

<Organisation Type: PMI>
<Partner Sought: Seek Textile-Clothing-Apparel SME, Retailer SME, Consulting SME (Marketing-Distribution, Supply chain management)
- Training and dissemination activities. (conferences, publications, workshops, web-based initiatives, )
- Research and technological development activities (testing and validation of
project results, and preparatory stages for applied use)
- Demonstration activities. (e.g. testing of product-like prototypes).>