WING LUEN uses Fast React to improve capacity

Case Study Ref: Fast React_Evolve_Case Study_Wing Luen
WING LUEN Knitting Factory Ltd
uses Fast React to improve capacity
utilisation and support strong growth.
Wing Luen based in Dongguan, China, is one of the world’s
leading suppliers of baby and infant wear.
The Customer
With a daily output of 350,000 pieces, they supply to international buyers such
as Carter’s, Tesco, Target, NIKE, Jordan, Levi’s and Gymboree.
Why Fast React?
Alice Liao, Fast React Regional Manager for Hong Kong and China explains
why Wing Luen adopted Fast React’s Evolve in 2010: “As is the case with most
fashion manufacturing businesses, Wing Luen used an ERP system to handle
purchasing, inventory plus finance etc but struggled to get a clear view of
capacity, connecting the production plan to materials availability and
pre-production status which is very critical in children’s wear with multiple
product safety tests required.
“The planning and production process for children’s wear is very involved with
multiple styles/garments in a pack and complex embellishment requirements.
Wing Luen also wanted to maximize their sales and customer relations by
offering shorter lead times and faster responses on repeat orders but were
struggling to do this with the existing systems and spreadsheets.”
The Implementation
Larry Yuen, President of Wing Luen, comments: “Fast React plays a very
important role. During implementation, the system and the professional apparel
specific consultancy/advice helped us improve in several key areas;
• Capacity utilization has improved to much more accurate capacity planning by also managing other operations such as snapping, thus reducing
production bottlenecks.
• Dynamic calculation and warning of problems enabled Managers to take
action much earlier than was possible before Fast React’s Evolve. This has enabled us to reduce production and order delivery day delays.
Key facts at a glance
Customer:
Wing Luen
Location:
Dongguan, China
Challenge:
Existing systems and
spreadsheets became
unreliable and lacked
visibility.
ROI:
Fast React’s Evolve
more than paid for itself
in the first year of use by
reducing production and
delivery delays.
Kevin Wong, Director of Wing Luen adds: “Fast React’s Evolve is more than a
planning system; it has helped our management team in all key departments;
• Production staff can concentrate on production and workshop
management to improve quality control and efficiency without spending
time to chase pre-production status and planning.
•
Management, Merchandisers and PPC can see the total status from one screen and the flexible report designer allows us to generate customer reports directly from Fast React’s Evolve. This saves time and improves the accuracy of data for better decision making.”
Fast React Systems Ltd – Europe & USA
Tel: +44 (0)1332 668942
Email: [email protected] Web: www.fastreact.com
Fast React Systems Ltd – Asia
Tel: +66 (0)2 664 3326
Email: [email protected] Web: www.fastreact.com
Case Study Ref: Fast React_Evolve_Case Study_Wing Luen
WING LUEN Knitting Factory Ltd
uses Fast React to improve capacity
utilisation and support strong growth.
The Benefits
Larry Yuen concludes: “For us Fast React’s Evolve has been a great
investment. We started implementing in September 2010. In 2011, we
increased our capacity by 40% from 250,000 to 350,000 pieces per day. The
Evolve solution made a difference by helping us ensure this was all kept under
control and with less air freight than before and this ensured that Fast React’s
Evolve more than paid for itself in the first year of use.”
What’s next?
Alice Liao, Fast React Regional Manager for Hong Kong and China comments:
“Wing Luen have enjoyed such great results with the core system by
improving visibility, communication and coordination, that in 2012 they have
invested in expanding the system to cover the material demand, supply and
control process. This will give more detailed visibility of material status and
ensure availability is in line with the plan but without increasing workload for
purchasing and planning teams.”
“Fast React’s Evolve is more than a planning system;
it has helped our management team in all key
departments.” Kevin Wong - Director, Wing Luen.
What our customers say…
LT Karle India
“Fast React typically quotes a
ROI of under one year. However,
considering our monthly wage bill,
a 2% improvement of our monthly
efficiency (by just improving our
planning) can provide a ROI under
3-4 months.”
Gokal Chittaranjan
Chief Executive (Manufacturing)
Shadowline UK & China
“Implementing Fast React has
allowed us MUCH greater visibility of
our overseas manufacturing, working
collaboratively with our UK operation.
Improved control through FR allowed
a rapid reduction in excess costs,
including a significant reduction in
air freight, yet also allowed increased
flexibility. We could not have achieved
our recent strong business growth
and still maintained control
without Fast React.”
Perform Group, LLC USA
“Even though our current season
bookings are up 30%, we haven’t
shipped a single item late in over a
quarter. Our performance is so good
that we are starting a new guaranteed
on-time or it’s free shipping program.”
John Misner
CEO
Michael Condon Operations Director
Fast React Systems Ltd – Europe & USA
Tel: +44 (0)1332 668942
Email: [email protected] Web: www.fastreact.com
Fast React Systems Ltd – Asia
Tel: +66 (0)2 664 3326
Email: [email protected] Web: www.fastreact.com