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Module 3 of 3

Module 3 — Order Execution

Covers order execution from confirmation to shipment coordination.

What you will be able to do

Run the order to shipment on a critical path, with contracts and documents in order and escalation that happens early enough to matter.

The practical work

Build the time-and-action plan for one order backwards from the ship date, marking the critical path and the float on every other task. Assemble the commercial document set for the same order, then write the escalation you would send on the day a critical task slips — including the options, not just the problem.

Prerequisite: Read module 2 and pass its quiz first.

Reading for this module

Read these 4 Garment Ed subjects in order, then take the quiz below.

  1. 1. Critical Path and Time-and-Action Management
  2. 2. Order Confirmation and Commercial Contracts
  3. 3. Commercial Documentation
  4. 4. Buyer Communication and Escalation

Practical worksheet

A sample approval slips by three days on the critical path.

Map approval, fabric booking, cutting and dispatch dependencies.

  1. Identify requirements and assumptions.
  2. Record evidence and calculations.
  3. Choose a decision and containment action.
  4. Assign an owner and verification check.

Module quiz

5 questions on Module 3 — Order Execution. Answer them all, then check your score before moving on. 4 correct or more is a pass. Your best score is saved on this device, and to your account when you are signed in. This is a self-check, not an accredited assessment.

  1. 1. On a time-and-action plan, the critical path is:

  2. 2. Fabric in-house slips by six days and it sits on the critical path. What happens?

  3. 3. Which document evidences shipment for payment under a letter of credit?

  4. 4. When should a merchandiser escalate a delay to the buyer?

  5. 5. Why keep the approved specification and all approvals on file until after shipment is settled?

0/5 answered

Applied assessment

A sample approval slips by three days on the critical path. Map approval, fabric booking, cutting and dispatch dependencies. 5 questions that ask you to decide or calculate from a real situation, 75 per cent to pass, unlimited attempts.

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