Coats Digital’s FastReactPlan Boosts Productivity By 9% And OTDP By 7% For Leading Outdoor And Lifestyle Clothing Manufacturer, ApparelTech
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Following the implementation of Coats Digital’s FastReactPlan solution, leading outdoor garment manufacturer, ApparelTech Co.Ltd. has realised an annual productivity improvement of 9% and increased its on-time delivery performance by a further 7% since its adoption of FastReactPlan.
The solution has enabled the company to connect and consolidate its planning and scheduling information across disparate sources into one highly visual unified system, significantly reducing the people hours required on time consuming manual tasks so that more time can be spent on enhancing customer service and driving new business growth.
Founded in 2000, Seoul-headquartered apparel manufacturer, ApparelTech Co. Ltd. is a globally leading producer of expedition insulated and Down jackets, foul-weather clothing and lifestyle garments including vests, swim shorts and trousers for large retail brands such as: Columbia Sportswear, VF, Timberland, Vans, Champion, Walmart, Lands’ End, Nautica, J.Crew, Costco and others.
The company is headquartered in South Korea and has factories in Vietnam and Indonesia.
ApparelTech produces over 11.5 million pieces a year and boasts an annual turnover of over 158 million USD.
Prior to implementing FastReactPlan, ApparelTech found that the lack of automation and real-time visibility in the production planning process not only meant there was limited information sharing between different departments, but also that manually produced capacity plans based on unreliable historical data, were time consuming and cumbersome to produce, scattered across multiple sources, and did not deliver the accuracy required to make optimum production decisions.
“As our product history and planning data was actioned and stored across many different departmental locations, it was not only difficult to find and collect specific product data, it was also exceptionally time-consuming to confirm product information, draw up production schedules and quickly confirm quotes and timings to customers. We also had no clear visibility to fully understand the production status of our 54 sewing lines, which meant a lot of unnecessary time was also spent trying to identify the status and availability of each production line in turn.”Jay Jung , Factory Managing Director, ApparelTech Co. Ltd.
“FastReactPlan has significantly optimised production efficiencies, supported OTDP improvements and helped reduce lead times including the order confirmation process.. We have the comprehensive visibility we need to proactively predict problems and adjust product lines accordingly, which means effective line schedules can now be planned based on accurate order information and delivery expectations. ” J.W.KIM, CEO, ApparelTech Co. Ltd.
Following the implementation of FastReactPlan, ApparelTech’s planning and scheduling teams have quickly benefited from access to a single, unified source of real-time information, which provides all stakeholders with a comprehensive understanding of what production lines are available and the capabilities and limitations of each line.
The solution has consequently enabled ApparelTech to easily compare and contrast different capacity plans and select the most optimal plan based on factors such as cost, efficiency and delivery time.
Key Benefits And ROI For Appareltech Co., Ltd.
Reduction in time spent loading orders
Overall planning time reduced
Plan accuracy improved
Quicker response in accepting or changing customer orders
Significant reduction in errors
Reduction in last-minute firefighting
Plan-based capacity monitoring in minutes
Standardised PO, Colour & delivery level visibility across all departments
Automated data capture and consolidation.
