Case Study: TATA Guatemala achieves reduced lead times, $100k+ WIP savings and improved on-time delivery with Coats Digital's Fast React Evolve

TATA increase delivery performance by adopting the Fast React approach to planning

TATA, founded in 1985 and based in Guatemala, is one of the world’s largest leather-belt manufacturers with capacity over 8 million units a year and customers such as Levi’s, Dickies and Target. Despite investments in Italian machinery, an ERP system and lean practices, growing demand and competition meant TATA needed clearer end-to-end visibility of production and pre-production critical-path events to further improve efficiency.

TATA implemented the Fast React Evolve planning system to visualise order status, capacity, material availability and critical-path milestones, enabling quick rescheduling and line rebalancing. The solution cut lead times, reduced work-in-progress by more than $100,000 in six months, improved on-time delivery performance, helped virtually eliminate late deliveries and allowed the company to streamline operations (reducing workforce by around 20%).

TATA Guatemala

Rodrigo Toledo

Director