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Mr. Tran Thanh Bang, Thanh Cong Smart Factory Team Leader
NEW: FastReactFabric,
combining fabric buying
and cutting into one.
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Inside Message
03 Coats Digital 08 Coats Digital solutions A personal message from
Akash Shah, MD, Coats Digital
A special message from Coats Digital’s Managing Director Coats Digital connected solutions and product
Solution Spotlight: How to reduce fabric consumption and updates highlighting key new functionality.
waste.
We’ve had a busy Q3. I’ve gained sustainability which as you
so much out of my visits globally know, we are very passionate
04 New customers
Featuring: Manufacturas Eliott (Colombia), Gurmen Group
09 New product
Find out more about our new fabric optimisation
solution: FastReactFabric.
with our customers, partners
and teams locally positioned in
markets across South Asia, EMEA
about. Last week, I was
honoured to be invited to speak
at the OGTC Summit in India
(Turkey) and The Hams Group (Bangladesh). and South America. where I engaged with industry
garment manufacturing leaders.
I also took some time out for Experiences such as these are
myself and my family. In keeping truly valuable. These interactions
05 Customer successes
Featuring: American Phil (China) and Son Ha (Vietnam)
Learn more about the significant ROI achievements.
10 Regional updates
Regional news from our teams across the globe
covering Q3 2022.
with Coats Digital values, my
son and I set out to challenge
ourselves but also have some
help us to understand our industry
challenges better, enabling us
to find approaches that will help
quality time together to recharge our partners and customers
and conquer personal goals. become more competitive while
He and I completed a mountain delivering ongoing sustainability
trek and summit in the beautiful improvements.
Read More Read More Watch Now Reduce fabric waste by up to 2.5%
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Customers Success
Gurmen Group The Hams consolidate information across
disparate sources into one Manufacturas American Phil Textiles
Group Eliot
highly visual, unified system.
In direct response to the This will enable a clear overview
spiralling costs of fashion of planning and production Results
manufacturing and to also Leading vertical garment capacity to ultimately support Manufacturas Eliot has Founded in 1978 as a specialist GSDCost, the business, planning
help achieve ambitious manufacturer, The Hams Group, enhanced customer satisfaction adopted FastReactPlan to lingerie manufacturer, exporting and production departments
sustainability targets, Gürmen has selected FastReactPlan and drive new business growth. digitize production planning primarily to the US and Europe have been able to make informed
Giyim is investing in innovative with industry partner, Diverzent. processes in order to manage markets, American Phil was business and costing decisions 5% Productivity increase
and robust fashion technology Adopting a production planning “FastReactPlan will provide the increasing order complexity faced with significant uncertainty based on accurate capacity
software lays the foundation overaching data visibility we and volumes, as well as to surrounding its capacity and cost forecasts. With higher quality inputs
solutions. As part of this
of their digital transformation need to optimise efficiencies, reduce lead times. controls, and was consistently
Improved capacity planning
strategy, Gürmen Giyim has of costs and a better production
agenda. enhance our customer service Read more unable to respond effectively to plan, American Phil has realised a
adopted GSDCost, the only effectively so we can better
internationally recognised navigate our uncertain world.”
incoming product inquiries. With 5% increase in productivity. Reduced core standard-minute-
method-time-cost industry FastReactPlan will help the its cost and capacity forecasts Learn more values
company connect and Learn more based on inaccurate historical
standard.
Find out why working hours data stored across a
myriad of IT sources, the company Increased orders
suffered unreliable efficiency
targets, high defect rates, late
deliveries, unnecessary freight
costs and unplanned overtime
costs. Since implementing
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Thought
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Leadership Leadership
Insights: Free eBook:
Fireside Chat with Akash
Shah: ‘Establish Quick Unlock your potential!
Wins, Build Confidence, Smart
Always Challenge the Sustainable STOP wasting fabric
Norm and Keep Going
Fabric START increasing profits
The fashion industry has been
slow to adapt to digitalization
along the complex apparel
Optimisation David Lush
Coats Digital, Director Solutions Consulting
Silky Prajapati
Coats Digital, Product Owner
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Solution
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Company
Overview Updates
Solution eco-system across the Introducing FastReactFabric:
fashion supply chain - from A unique fabric optimisation solution that
‘Plan to Pack’ connects buying and cutting operations
“We listened carefully to what our customers
were saying about the fabric challenges
they face, and realised that it made perfect
Design and GSDCost is the international optimise ‘International sense to amalgamate and enhance our
Development
standard for establishing and Standard Time Benchmarks’ fabric cutting and buying solutions into one
Method-Time-Cost optimising accurate method- using standard motion codes
Shopfloor
Execution Optimisation
time-cost benchmarks for comprehensive single platform to eradicate
and predetermined times. This key pain points in one swoop. With 70-80%
sustainable garment cost use of a common language
optimisation and manufacturing of fashion manufacturing outlay attributed
and standards supports to fabric costs, the digitisation of fabric
excellence.
accurate cost prediction, related processes is the most fundamental
GSDCost supports a more fact based negotiation, and way apparel manufacturers can make a real
collaborative, transparent a more efficient garment difference to their profits, as well as reduce
and sustainable supply manufacturing process, while the impact of fabric waste on the planet.”
Fabric Production Planning chain, in which brands and concurrently delivering on CSR
Optimisation and Control
manufacturers establish and commitments. For Brands and Akash Shah, MD, Coats Digital
Manufacturers
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Regional
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Updates Updates
EMEA South Asia
Customer Focus successfully delivered GSDCost phase Industry - Bangladesh
The team were busy this quarter 1 training to the Gurmen Group team. Coats Digital was delighted to join the
welcoming new customers, Alpine Huge congratulations o the participants Textile Sourcing Meet 2022 event that
Creations in Egypt and Arise LLP who all passed the theory test with a took place in September in Dhaka,
Integrated Industrial Platforms in resounding 100% pass rate! Bangladesh. The local team connected
Africa. Both manufacturers will use with many leading brands and suppliers.
GSDCost to improve many areas Congratulations also to the team We were thrilled to have the opportunity
of their business. Alpine seeks to at Dice Group who have recently to share how we are delivering value to
improve Financial Management, completed phase 1 of the GSDCost our customers throughout the region.
Production Planning and implementation, showing considerable
Manufacturing Excellence while improvement in the core style analysis
Arise LLP will optimise their within their factory. Watch this space for Customer Focus - Bangladesh
production methods and tools for upcoming positive results. Existing customer, Hop Lun, is in the
accurate analysis. process of rolling out FastReactPlan
to its Bangladesh production facility.
Hop Lun has already reported positive
GSDCost Successes feedback of great progress and
Following the recent selection of seamlesss solution integration.
GSDCost, the local team
Industry - India
LATAM
Q3 saw Akash travel to India to connect
with the local team and visit some of
our customers. Akash was also invited
Customer Focus planning processes in order to to speak at the 17th Annual ICAHT-2022
The team was delighted to optimise production processes, hosted by the Okhla Garment and
welcome Manufacturas Eliot significantly reduce waste, Textile Cluster (OGTC) where he shared
of Colombia into the Coats accommodate unexpected style insights into digitization as a catalyst
Digital family. Manufacturas Eliot changes and rapidly respond to for business growth in fashion supply
own several brands including emerging new consumer trends. chains.
PatPrimo, Seven Seven and
Facol and are one of the major Team
textile and apparel manufacturers
in Colombia.
The LATAM team were excited
to connect in person with Coats
Southeast Asia
Digital’s MD, Akash Shah, to Industry Team
Alongside leading sports apparel discuss Q3 achievements and In July, Coats Digital took part in the Thai In September, Coats Digital welcomed
manufacturer, Vertical Knits ways in which we can continually Garment Manufacturing Association’s Pakawan Veerarote to our Customer
improve the value we are delivering smart factory event. Piyanit Messang, Success Team based in Thailand.
SA de CV, Manufacturas Eliot
to our customers. Coats Digital Sales Manager, gave an Pakawan joins as Customer Success
is adopting FastReactPlan to
digitally transform manual insightful presentation outlining our Manager and will focus on supporting
planning solutions. She provided insight our customers throughout Thailand and
into how they can help manufacturers further afield.
improve their collaboration, OTDP,
efficiency and so much more.
Go lives:
We want to congratulate the following customers on their solution Go Lives over the past quarter:
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Industry
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Vietnam Bangladesh
Events Textile & Apparel SEA
Oct. 27-28 2022
Made in Bangladesh Wk.
Nov. 14-16 2022
Upcoming Events
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