Case Study

Solutions in practice

By Shankhesh Nahta

Increasing supply reliability in the apparel supply chain using TOC principles

This case study demonstrates how the application of Theory of Constraints (TOC) principles, combined with buffer-based execution and real-time loadaware planning, significantly improved delivery performance in an apparel fabric unit. The transformation resulted in over 95% on-time delivery, 15% higher throughput and reduced freight cost, driving end-to-end supply reliability.

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