Case Study: Interloop achieves 35% productivity gain, 20% WIP reduction and 33% lead-time cut with Coats Digital's Align

Interloop reduces Work In Progress (WIP) and lead time by using Fast React’s Align

Interloop, South Asia’s largest sock manufacturer and exporter with four factories and over 3,000 knitting machines producing roughly 360 million pairs annually for brands like Nike and Puma, faced rising complexity from large product variety and volatile customer forecasts. Reliance on spreadsheets to manage multiple critical paths created poor visibility and coordination, leading to high work-in-progress (WIP), elevated material inventory and slower response times — threatening speed to market and cost control.

By implementing Fast React’s Align planning solution, Interloop gained clearer prioritization and real-time coordination across operations, cutting response times and simplifying decision-making. The results: productivity improved by 35%, WIP fell 20%, lead time dropped 33%, and direct operational savings (including approximately £80K per year) have been realised, enabling more flexible, efficient fulfilment of customer demand.

Interloop

Musadaq Zulqarnain

Chief Executive Officer