Rio Sul is digitizing best practice production planning and control processes with FastReactPlan from Coats Digital. Developed specifically for the fashion, apparel, and textile industries, FastReactPlan supports a fast, reliable planning process, optimized for delivery and efficiency, and can be configured for the specific requirements of any apparel manufacturer. The project at Rio Sul will include detailed planning of the sewing factories using FastReactPlan’s highly visual planning board, automatic scheduling of cutting, embroidery and finishing processes, as well as a product development board and dynamic planning of material requirements (MRP). FastReactPlan’s remote collaboration tool will also be used to receive production updates from the sewing factories. The detailed planning of the laundry operations using FastReactPlan’s embellishment planning module is being considered as a second phase for the project.

Established in 1987, Rio Sul has cutting and laundry facilities centrally located in Puebla, with five sewing factories distributed across the country. The business is focused on developing and manufacturing high quality denim garments, offering flexibility and excellent customer service to a range of customers including VF Group, Perry Ellis, Ariat and Aeropostale.