Gloria Jeans Company Introduce Fastreact
Gloria currently produces 15 million garments annually for their two brands, Gloria Jeans and Gee Jay. According to experts’ estimates, both trademarks are leaders in the Russian market. Gloria Jeans own retail chain has been developing for 2 years and comprises about 130 retail stores; in the near future it will grow up to 200, reaching 500 in 5 years time.
Mr Danny McAtamney, Production Director of Gloria Jeans says "the tremendous growth that is being experienced by Gloria had led for the need for the standardisation of our production processes and effective planning is the vital process if we are to deliver our products on time to our customers. I experienced the benefits of Fastreact during my time in the Far East and we are looking forward to repeating the benefits here at Gloria Jeans."
Fastreact Evolution Planning incorporates multi-level planning, allowing high level order allocation, typically at Head Office with orders being allocated by Region, Factory or Supplier and detailed low level planning by line or machine. Integrated, proactive Critical Path tracking ensures all development and pre-production activities are managed on schedule with the plan. Advanced additional functionality includes multi-section planning for vertical businesses, plus extremely fast raw material requirement calculations at the planning point. Gloria Jeans products are distributed to over 9000 retail outlets across the former USSR in addition to their own 130 stores.
Fast React Evolution will provide Gloria Jeans with a standardised planning and order tracking solution delivering improved visibility and co-ordination of production across all of Gloria’s factories. The benefits include the ability for quick response and lead time reductions, vital to satisfying ever changing customer demands.
Andrew Brown, Chief Executive of Fast React Systems commented, "we are delighted that Gloria Jeans have chosen to implement Fast React Evolution Planning. This will enable access to information from many sites to gain an accurate view of planned production, enhancing both strategic and tactical management decisions to improve customer service. Ultimately, Fastreact Evolution allows a company to increase on-time delivery and reduce order lead-times. We look forward to working with Gloria Jeans during the implementation process and in identifying the rapid payback and business benefits of Fast React Evolution Planning."
