Standard Wool

Product Management

The new digital platform data model - how products, contracts, blends, and documents connect. 31 entities across 5 subject areas, built from process walkthroughs, product taxonomy sessions, and code review. For why we're building it, see the ROCE Strategy.

Why we're building this

Every module on this page maps to a lever in the ROCE strategy. The platform's job is to move working capital health — stock age, cycle times, margin discipline, residual management — so group ROCE can step from ~11% to 12–15%.

View ROCE Strategy
Documentation pages
Trading Walkthrough
Follow a home scour trade from sales contract to invoice. Each step shows the data the system creates, with realistic examples from the updated model.
  • 9-step walkthrough of a real trade
  • Realistic example data at each stage
  • Multi-currency Punta example
  • GP journal patterns for each document
View walkthrough
Data Entities
All 31 entities in the data model with attributes, relationships, and business rules.
  • 31 entities across 5 subject areas
  • Detailed attribute tables per entity
  • Relationship maps between entities
  • Enum definitions and constraints
View entities
Product Strategy
The phased journey from today to an AI-optimised trading and processing operation. Four phases, each building on the last, each delivering measurable value.
  • 4 phases with platform mockups
  • Metric improvements per phase
  • AI copilot and messaging concepts
  • Team ideas mapped to phases
View strategy
Data Platform Prototype
Tactical reporting solution built on existing WTS data. A dashboard prototype showing how current SQL Server data can be surfaced for trading decisions without waiting for the new platform.
  • Built on existing WTS database
  • Position reporting and stock views
  • Tactical solution while new platform is developed
  • Prototype - for review and iteration
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Project context
Client
Standard Wool (UK) Ltd
Business
Wool trading, blending & scouring
Core system
WTS (Wool Trading System) on SQL Server
Sources
Product taxonomy session, process walkthroughs, WTS code review, Sage gap analysis
Status
Working document - March 2026
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