Coats Global Services (CGS), a Coats business providing complementary software solutions to the apparel and footwear supply chain, concluded the first series of Apparel Tech Up in Bangladesh on February 26 and 28 in Dhaka and Chittagong respectively. The event received phenomenal response and was attended by 100+ top level stakeholders of the Bangladesh RMG industry like Mr. Mehroz (DMD, MBM Group), Ms. Vidya Amrit Khan (DMD, Desh Garments), Mr. Moazzam (CEO, Viyellatex), etc. The seminar centered around the concept of data being the key for business success.
The event began with a note by Mr. David Berry, Director – Sales & Marketing for GSD, a part of CGS. He talked about the vision of CGS for the upcoming year. He elaborated on the intent of CGS to be a complete end-to-end supply excellence solution provider.
Then Mr. Terry Broderick, global manufacturing & tech services leader, Kiabi, talked about Kiabi’s perspective towards Industry 4.0 and Kiabi’s 5-year growth strategy. He said: “Data is an essential piece of the puzzle and we have it completely factored into our strategy.”
This was followed by the keynote address by Mr. Anas Shakil, Director – Manufacturing Excellence, ThreadSol, a part of CGS. He touched upon the current data dynamics in the world, including case studies from other industries, and drew parallels with the apparel industry. He stressed the need for smart assimilation of data, with the statement: “We at CGS understand the power of data & analytics powering manufacturing businesses. The focus needs to be on assessing and driving value through data, rather than just accumulating vast oceans of data. We need to create a platform that brings it all together intelligently.”
The final presentation of the event was by Mr. Manasij Ganguli, Founder CEO, ThreadSol, a part of CGS. He took the audience through the key benefits of assimilated intelligent data.
The programme concluded with a panel discussion attended by Mr. Manasij Ganguli (CGS), Ms. Tram Anh Tran (Coats), Mr. Mithu (Epyllion), Mr. Terry Broderick (Kiabi) and Mr. Dave Berry (CGS) on the current challenges and opportunities for RMG manufacturer in terms of data.