Slimma Contract achieve effective management of their Supply Chain
The Company
Slimma plc is a leading British clothing group with a portfolio of strong and established brand names. Its aim is to become one of the largest ladieswear suppliers to the retail market through both organic growth and acquisition. Slimma Contract Division’s “State of The Art” Centre for Design and Excellence allows products to be quickly designed and developed. This coupled with the effective use of offshore sourcing, offers an unrivalled level of service to their high street and mail order customers.
Slimma believe that IT systems provide a vital link that enables the formation of strong partnerships with their customers and suppliers. As part of their ongoing commitment to investment in IT, Slimma have recently upgraded to FastReact Evolution for supply chain management.
The Solution
Main Board Director, Chris Heath, who is also the Managing Director of Slimma Contract commented, “We have been a satisfied user of FastReact for a number of years. It has enabled us to remain competitive in our very difficult market. The new highly visual system will build on the firm foundation that we have created in our business. It will enable us to work closer with our suppliers and react quickly to our customer requirements”.
FastReact Evolution is the latest release in a long line of successful software developed by Fast React Systems Ltd, who are specialist providers of software for the Apparel, Footwear and Textiles industries. FastReact Evolution provides the ability to visualise the latest sourcing/production plans graphically on screen. It allows the user to simultaneously consider any manufacturing capacity constraints and material requirements, and provides full critical path management facilities thus helping to ensure on-time delivery. A simple direct feedback mechanism from offshore suppliers ensures that the plan remains up-to-date, providing an improved and accurate view of planned production, enabling enhanced management decisions for better customer service.
The Conclusion
Andrew Brown, Managing Director, Fast React Systems “We understand the apparel industry at a ground level and have consequently built a system that enables complete visibility and control of the supply chain. We remain committed to ensure that our customers have the best tools available to enable them to survive and prosper in a very difficult and competitive market sector.”
