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The level of support provided has been excellent. …
Mursi Shammas
IT Manager
Delta Textile (Egypt)
The Planning Process...Spreadsheets and ERP do not always provide effective control (World Footwear - September 2004)
The dynamics of the footwear industry are ever changing. Five years ago the stable demand environment (relatively small numbers of large volume orders), a high degree of product stability (long life-time products) and lead times of up to one hundred and twenty days, placed little real demand on the planning and pre-production process.
The apparel and textile industry is a fascinating example of manufacturing and the supply chain. This sector is under constant pressure, competition is fierce, and there are always rival firms waiting to challenge.
Fast React Systems, a leading UK-based company which supplies Planning and Scheduling Solutions to worldwide apparel and footwear and textile companies, recently opened a new office in Thailand under the banner of Fast React Asia Limited. Cut & Sew had an opportunity to interview Mr. Simon Gibson, Managing Director, who heads the company's operations in Thailand.
Fast React are specialist providers of Planning, Sourcing and Critical Path Management solutions specifically developed for the Apparel, Textiles and Footwear sectors where tight margins and short lead-times are commonplace.
