T&A calendar template
A ready-to-use Excel time & action calendar for apparel production — pre-loaded with the critical-path milestones, owners, lead times, and an auto variance column so a slip shows the moment it happens.
- 12 pre-loaded critical-path milestones (line freeze → in-store)
- Owner column — one accountable owner per milestone
- Lead-time and planned/actual date columns
- Auto variance (actual − planned) to catch slips
- Anchored on the in-store / floor-set date
New to T&A? Read how to build a T&A calendar or see production tracking.
Built for production and sourcing managers who own the critical path, and for merchandisers and buyers who need the in-store date protected. If you are the person chasing samples, fabric, and ship dates against a floor set, this is for you.
Tracking WIP alongside the calendar? Pair it with the production WIP tracker template.
This template is useful when the workflow is owned by one person or one small team. It starts to break when multiple teams need the same version of the plan, when inputs change frequently, or when decisions need to flow into assortment, buying, purchase orders, production, and allocation.
- Maintains the T&A for every style instead of one shared spreadsheet.
- Re-projects in-store risk automatically as milestones move — no manual variance math.
- Connects vendor and factory status to the buy plan so a slip arrives with its merchandising impact.
- Flags the in-store dates at risk early enough to react before the floor set is exposed.
Use the spreadsheet to get started. When the process becomes too manual, RetailNorthstar connects the plan, assortment, buy, PO, and production workflow.
A spreadsheet T&A works until you run it across dozens of styles and vendors. RetailNorthstar maintains the T&A for every style and re-projects the in-store risk automatically as milestones move.
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