Our client is a leading global apparel retailer, generating €1 billion in revenue and employing over 7,000 people. They operate in the clothing and textile industry.
Business Challenge
The customer was facing a challenge to transform the industrial property chain into a key competitive advantage to enable client responsiveness to market demands and reduce time-to-market and to optimize costs while enhancing profit margins.
Approach
The project included the following steps:
- Establish agile and lean organizations aligned with defined processes
- Foster exceptional performance in internal departments and external laboratories
- Streamline Product Complexity and Simplify Industrialization process to reduce time-to-market
- Ensure superior service levels and reduce production lead times
Results
- Delivered €15.5M Savings (€6.5M from operational expenses and €8.5M from right sizing), resulting in an 8% reduction in industrial costs
- Improved service level by 10% (from 78% to 88%) within one week of requested delivery date
- Quality control measures reduced order rejections from 20% to 8%
- Streamlined collection by reducing fabric types by 30% and color varieties by 60%
