8%
EBITDA increase through improved operational productivity
Increasing Operational Productivity to Drive EBITDA Growth in Fashion and Leather Goods
A global luxury fashion house aimed to improve operational productivity and achieve target EBITDA despite complex production challenges. Partnering with EFESO, the company analyzed workflows, mapped critical product codes, and implemented a tailored production planning system.
Industry: Consumer Goods and Luxury
Service: Manufacturing
Service: Operational Excellence
Our Client
A global luxury fashion house specializing in high-end apparel and leather goods, known for its premium craftsmanship and curated collections.
“EFESO has been the enabling factor to understand the AS-IS of the Planning System, in developing and implementing a new work habit that has led to greater precision in planning
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The Challenge
The company faced operational inefficiencies and planning challenges that threatened EBITDA targets.
- Complex product portfolio: Numerous product codes with undefined standard times, making it difficult to identify codes with the highest EBITDA impact.
- Resource and process constraints: Department mapping, floor plans, machinery, bills of materials, and operations required better alignment and time definitions.
- Supply chain delays: Supplier delays and lack of components required flexible production planning to meet demand without sacrificing quality or cost.
Real Results Achieved Together
EFESO’s intervention improved operational efficiency and production planning, delivering measurable EBITDA gains.
Transformation Impact
- Optimized production planning through updated times, methods, and resource balancing.
- Balanced production lines to improve workflow efficiency.
- Identified high-impact product codes and addressed productivity bottlenecks.
- Hard-skills mapping performed to identify critical issues
- Target lead times defined with actionable solutions to achieve them
Our Approach
EFESO worked with the client to analyze operations, identify inefficiencies, and implement a production planning system that aligned resources and workflows with EBITDA objectives.
- Flow and Performance Analysis
• Conducted VSM “TO BE” analysis with organizational actions and rebalancing of flows. - Loss Deployment and Labor Efficiency
• Mapped labor losses in preparation to determine short-term productivity improvement potential. - Planning System Implementation
• Updated and integrated times and methods for all operations.
• Balanced lines and allocated resources correctly to improve efficiency and achieve target lead times.
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