Duc Hanh, reduces fabric wastage by almost 2% with FastReactFabric (formerly Intellocut)

Challenges and their solutions

1. Limited visibility of cutting room operations

Prior to implementing FastReactFabric, the cutting floor at Duc Hanh was coordinated manually, using a homegrown spreadsheet solution that quickly proved unfit for purpose, since it was unable to provide full visibility into the consumption of fabric in cutting operations.  As a result, the Duc Hanh teams found themselves unable to accurately forecast fabric requirements.  In turn, this led to reduced material yields, comparatively high material wastage, and lost business opportunities.

Solution

These compounded fabric savings have had a direct impact on Duc Hanh’s bottom line: using FastReactFabric, the company was able to save 2.2% on its bill of materials and to make better-informed fabric bookings, both of which improved profitability with minimal effort of Duc Hanh’s part.

David Goh continued, “And thanks to the data centralisation and reporting capabilities of FastReactFabric, we can now easily measure our efficiency and material utilisation.  We now have enough confidence to buy only the exact amount of fabric that the facility needs – no more, and no less.”

2. Disconnected data and time-consuming reporting

Before FastReactFabric, Duc Hanh’s teams would routinely gather data manually, and create bespoke reports using Excel – both processes that directly impacted the company’s ability to respond to customer’s demands and confirm orders on time.

Solution

As well as enabling Duc Hanh to correctly calculate its fabric consumption, FastReactFabric has had added benefit of consolidating and centralising the company’s cutting room data.  With the combined power of visibility and a single source of data, Duc Hanh has been able to both automate its data capture – ensuring accuracy – and rapidly produce detailed reports and order confirmations.

Jaya Choudhary, Professional Services Manager at Coats Digital commented, “Duc Hanh is one of Vietnam’s leading garment manufacturers – a position it has achieved and maintained because of its strong investment in modern technology and a cohesive, connected approach to production.”