Introduction
FastReactPlan is the market leading production planning solution,designed and developed specifically for apparel and footwear manufacturers and used successfully in hundreds of factories around the world. FastReactPlan supports a faster,more reliable order confirmation and production planning process which is optimised for speed,efficiency,cost control and visibility leading to process agility and sustainability. Developed for fashion manufacturers of all sizes,FastReactPlan is configured to reflect industry best practice and specific business requirements.
FastReactPlan Key Process
Master Planning
In businesses with multiple factories, the planning process starts on the high-level planning board, which provides the ‘control tower’ view. And have a consolidated picture of materials and pre-production activities across the business.
Factory Line Level Planning
Highly visual, drag and drop planning of the main manufacturing process (typically sewing), using standard minutes, efficiency profiles and start up/training curves.
Material Supply & Demand (MRP)
Full material requirements are dynamically calculated on LEAN pull principles based on the latest sewing plan, and provide a complete up-to-date picture of material demand and supply.
Pre-Production Critical Path
FastReactPlan provides an effective mechanism to ensure that people share priorities for the key events and have a visualization to ensure an on-time production.Also includes target dates and various events to take positive action and other changes, etc.
Reporting & KPIs
FastReactPlan’s integrated report writing tool provides the flexibility to add bespoke reports to the standard suite of best practice reporting. The optional browser-based KPI dashboard, with drill down for further detailed investigation and action.
Business Systems Connectivity
Data interfacing with a wide range of in-house, and commercial business systems from ERP and shop floor data collection, to PLM. Data is exchanged through an intermediary (shared) file system on an automatic basis (timed and/or triggered).
Advanced Options
In addition to the wide range of deep and automated planning functionality that comes as a part of every FastReactPlan project, there are a number of optional modules that have been developed to meet the specific needs of different business types/models.
FastReactPlan Features and Benefits
Material Supply & Demand(MRP)
Utilises LEAN pull system principles to dynamically calculate material requirements based on the latest production plan.To provide a complete up-to-date picture of material demand vs supply.
Automated Planning
Offers a wide range of deep and automated planning functionality as part of core solution, as well as specialist modules.
Integrated Reporting
Surfaced in Microsoft’s Power BI, the interactive dashboards and reports provide actionable insights based on up-to-date analytics of actual and projected performance, with early identification of potential issues.
Capacity Planning
Provides fast, realistic order confirmation and planning of total demand (forecast and confirmed orders) and capacity at both factory and production line level, across multiple processes.
Critical Path/T&A
Targets and tracks pre-production tasks such as approvals to ensure departments have clear priorities and everything is ready to start production on time.
Dynamic Updates/Alerts
Automatically calculates the impact of updates, with colour coded alerts supporting early proactive action and management by exception.
