Summary
TEX.SPIN stands for Textile Supply Chain Integrated Network and has the ultimate objective of providing the complete framework for the integration of the European Textile-Clothing-Distribution (TCD) chain. Indispensable pre-requisites for the efficient integration of such a complex chain are:

• The development of new and the upgrade of existing sector-specific standards for the uninterrupted flow of e-business data across the chain.
• The migration to emerging tools and standards offering data access flexibility, openness, ease of use, low cost (XML/EDI, ebXML).

The raising of awareness, especially among SMEs, which dominate in this supply chain, on the business benefits offered by eBusiness and electronic marketplaces.

Technological Objectives:
The TEX.SPIN Project has the following main technical objectives:

• to upgrade the EDITEX framework (EDIFACT textile sector specific subset) to conform with the EANCOM framework.
• to develop an XML/EDI pilot application, based on selected EDITEX based transactions among spinners and weavers (downstream segment of the TCD chain).
• to develop an inventory of standards (web linked database), specifically addressing the e-business needs of the TCD sectors, focussing on sector- specific developments, as well as developments of general interest, such as eb-XML.
  

Tex Spin Workshop:

The results of the TEX.SPIN project will be validated within the TEX.SPIN CEN/ISS Workshop and be published as tentative CEN Workshop Agreements (CWAs). The tentative CWAs in the form of “best practice” statements, will concern three main issues:

• the suitability of the new XML/EDITEX framework,
• future requirements, and
• the guidelines on implementation.

The tentative Workshop Agreements will form the basis for the further development for the new XML/EDITEX framework.

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