GG Fashion (Cambodia) Co Ltd, a subsidiary of Ghim Li Global Pte Ltd., has reported a 1-2 per cent increase in overall production efficiency after implementing Coats Digital’s GSDCost solution in March 2024. The three-phase adoption has reduced unnecessary manual work, improved production planning, and enhanced employee morale across its facilities.
With over 2,200 employees and more than one million garments produced annually, GG Fashion supplies major retailers like Macy’s, Walmart, and Aeropostale. However, prior to GSDCost, the company struggled with high production costs, inconsistent sewing outputs, and inefficient pre-production planning, leading to late deliveries and increased costs.
Wong Chen Hau (Jackson), Continuous Improvement Manager at GG Fashion, noted that past forecasting relied on inaccurate historical data, resulting in unreliable efficiency targets and unplanned overtime. “Without transparent capacity visibility, we faced emergency costs to meet deadlines, impacting profit margins,” he said.
By standardizing time and cost benchmarks using predetermined motion codes, GSDCost has streamlined planning, production, and costing operations. This has led to better collaboration between teams, improved efficiency, and reduced production costs.
Darshana Sanjeewa, Industrial Engineering Supervisor at GG Fashion, highlighted that skill variations among machine operators previously led to inconsistent quality and higher costs. “With GSDCost, we’ve improved productivity and efficiency, making our delivery schedules more reliable and reducing last-minute overtime,” he stated.
The improvements have also enhanced quality control, on-time delivery performance, and customer satisfaction. GG Fashion expects further reductions in Standard-Minute-Values (SMVs) by March 2025, optimizing production efficiency even further.
