Standard Wool

Business Analysis

As-is analysis of the wool trading operation. Process maps, people, systems, pain points, and metrics - built from process walkthroughs, code review, and data catalog analysis. For the commercial frame — what this means for ROCE — see the ROCE Strategy.

Analysis pages
People, Tools & Issues
Who's involved in the wool trading operation, what systems they use, and where the pain points are. From traders and finance to warehouse and external processors.
  • 5 personas with roles and pain points
  • 7 systems mapped with purpose and users
  • 7 documented pain points (PP1-PP7)
  • Cross-cutting issues across the operation
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Process Map
The end-to-end wool trading process in 8 stages. From selling forward and procuring greasy wool through blending, scouring, dispatch, and margin reporting.
  • 8 process stages with substeps
  • Decision points with branching paths
  • Actor and system tags per step
  • Pain points mapped to stages
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Wool Processing Paths
How wool moves through the four processing paths - scouring, tops making, cutting, and superwash. From greasy input through to finished output with cost apportionment.
  • 4 processing paths with inputs and outputs
  • Punta Tops split output (top + noil)
  • Cost apportionment and valuation methods
  • Division and entity mapping per path
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Metrics Inventory
What's tracked, what's partially tracked, and where the gaps are. Current operational metrics mapped against the process stages and pain points.
  • Current metrics with tracking status
  • Gaps linked to pain points
  • Proposed new metrics with rationale
  • Owners and data sources identified
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Metrics Drill-down
Interactive tree from trading margin down to operational activity metrics. Shows how blend efficiency, yield management, and stock turns connect to financial outcomes.
  • Margin to activity-level in 4 levels
  • Filter by process area
  • Tracking status at each node
  • Gaps and opportunities highlighted
Drill down
Commercial frame

Given this is what the business looks like today, here's what it means commercially.

The ROCE strategy page turns the as-is pain points into a working-capital-health frame — the levers, the numbers, and the horizon plan for driving group ROCE to 12–15%.

View ROCE Strategy
Project context
Client
Standard Wool (UK) Ltd
Business
Wool trading, blending & scouring
Core system
WTS (Wool Trading System) on SQL Server
Sources
Process walkthroughs, 3GB codebase review, data catalog
Status
Working document - March 2026
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