One of India’s largest industry giants, the Gokaldas Exports, whose customers include popular US and European brands such as GAP, Nike, Levis, Adidas, Abercrombie & Fitch, H&M, Debenhams and Zara, has adopted FastReact Systems (FRS) to assist them to develop and implement best practices in production planning and control. FRS provides planning, sourcing and critical path management solutions, specifically developed for the apparel, textiles and footwear sectors. With aggressive growth plans for servicing both global buyers and Indian retail sector in mind, Gokaldas Exports (GE), the major manufacturer and exporter of sports, casual and formal apparels, chose the system.
“Gokaldas Exports preferred FastReact Systems as it wanted a world-class planning system tailored to the specific requirements of apparel industry and with a proven track record of successful implementation and use over many years,” said the jubilant Dinesh J. Hinduja, Executive Director, Marketing and Production. He hoped that FastReact will ensure a disciplined and systematic approach to production planning which is a complex activity in the apparel industry, and especially in GE, which has 30 factories, processing over 400 styles a month and produces 3 million garments.
Gautam Chakravarti, the company’s CEO was of the opinion that in a tough market where productivity in manufacturing and on-time-deliveries are both critical parameters sought by customers, FRS will help in improving this performance.
Andrew Brown, the CEO of FastReact Systems, focusing on project approach, promised that together with the GE team, they aim to provide return on investment in less than 12 months. “We are delighted to be working with Gokaldas Exports on this exciting project. FastReact complements existing systems by extracting order information to a highly flexible and graphical production plan, thereby enabling the business to make more effective planning decisions, improve production efficiency and maximize on-time delivery,” concluded Brown.
FastReact Systems enjoyed strong demand for planning and management control solutions with over 30 installations in India itself, enabling organizations to reduce lead times, WIP and inventory, improve productivity and live up to customers’ demands for fast and accurate information. Many high-profile names who have adopted the system besides Gokaldas Exports include, Gokaldas Images, Arvind Group, Celebrity Fashions, DeeCee Exports, White House, S.P. Apparels Ltd., SM Apparels, Madura Garments, Integra Apparels, LT Karle and Orient Fashions.
