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Coats Digital has announced that leading South Korean outdoor garment manufacturer, ApparelTech Co. Ltd., has realised significant improvements in its processes post-implementation of Coats Digital’s FastReactPlan solution. Baselayer
The manufacturer reported an annual productivity improvement of 9 per cent and increased its on-time delivery performance (OTDP) by a further 7 per cent since its adoption of FastReactPlan.
The solution has empowered the company to integrate and centralise its planning and scheduling data from various sources into a cohesive and visually comprehensive system.
Before the adoption of FastReactPlan, ApparelTech faced challenges due to the absence of automation and real-time visibility within the production planning process. This not only hindered effective information sharing among different departments but also resulted in the laborious creation of capacity plans using unreliable historical data.
These processes were time-consuming, complex, spread across multiple platforms, and failed to provide the necessary precision for optimal production decision-making.
Jay Jung, Factory Managing Director, ApparelTech Co. Ltd., commented, “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.”
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.
J.W. Kim, CEO, ApparelTech Co. Ltd., mentioned, “FastReactPlan has surpassed all our expectations,” adding, “The automation of all our planning processes has also freed up time for staff to focus on other business-enhancing activities, such as supporting continuous improvement programmes, which have also helped to accelerate our business growth plans.”
Irene Won, Customer Success Manager, Coats Digital, added, “We are absolutely delighted that ApparelTech has experienced such strong and consistent results since its adoption of FastReactPlan. The solution has provided greater visibility and one version of the truth for core sewing planning, so that all relevant departments can communicate easily to eliminate problems quickly. We look forward to continuing to work closely with ApparelTech to ensure it remains a beacon of digitisation best practice across Asia-Pacific.”
It’s worth noting here that ApparelTech Co. Ltd., founded in 2000, is a leading producer of expedition insulated and down jackets, foul-weather clothing and lifestyle garments including vests, swim shorts and trousers for large retail brands worldwide. The company has factories in Vietnam and Indonesia where it produces over 11.5 million pieces a year and boasts an annual turnover of over US $ 158 million.
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