Coats Digital has announced that the leading sportswear manufacturer Supertex Group will implement its FastReactPlan solution and consolidate its strategic technology partnership that began in 2016 with the Group’s adoption of Coats Digital’s GSDCost, the international standard for garment cost optimisation and sustainable manufacturing.
Supertex Group will deploy FastReactPlan as the next step in a business-wide digitisation journey, across its factories in Colombia and El Salvador that altogether employ more than 5,000 people and produce 1.70 million units per month.
Supertex has long recognised the importance of digitisation to keep pace with the demands of its high-profile, international client base that includes brands like adidas, Under Armour, Patagonia and North Face.
According to Coats Digital, the FastReactPlan project includes detailed planning of the 4 factories as well as the management of product and material development, which will allow Supertex to have global visibility of the full supply chain, identify potential problems in a timely manner and improve the performance in all its facilities.
“In a very short time, digitisation went from being a competitive advantage to being an indispensable requirement,” commented Eduardo Herrera, CEO, Supertex Group, adding, “The implementation of an ambitious strategy of process modernisation will separate the winners from the losers in our industry.”
Commenting on the development, Daniel Herrera, Projects Director for Supertex, averred, “The highly intuitive nature of FastReactPlan, coupled with the ability to integrate different elements of the supply chain in a single solution, will enable us to make intelligent, informed decisions.”
Daniel further mentioned that this partnership will also allow Supertex to tap into the experience of the Coats Digital team, as well as its proven solutions, to help standardise processes and to implement industry best practices.
This partnership also serves as a strong foothold in the Latin American market, where Coats Digital is already working with other leading manufacturers to support their digitisation journeys and to reinforce their competitive status on the world stage.
“After being GSDCost users for some time, we are excited that Supertex continues to see Coats Digital as a strategic technology partner for the future,” concludes Oscar Gonzalez, Coats Digital’s agent in Latin America, adding, “With the implementation of FastReactPlan, and the continued engagement of our experts in the region, we are proud that Coats Digital can support the continued growth of Supertex Group through market-leading technology solutions and process excellence.
