Contract Garment Producer BTapparel Gains Real-Time Visibility with
Leadtec™ System
BTapparel has implemented the Leadtec real-time shop floor control system from CGS to
replaces an existing batch piecework payroll system to gain up-to-the-minute visibility and
reporting that the uniform and fashion product contract manufacturer will use to reduce
production bottlenecks, update customers on order status, and ensure more timely customer
deliveries.
New York, NY (Vocus) February 24, 2010 -- Computer Generated Solutions Inc. (CGS) announces that Southern
California contract garment producer BTapparel, Inc. (http://www.btapparel.com) has recently installed its
Leadtec real-time shop floor control system. A short 15-day implementation coincided with the company’s
January 1 expansion and move into a new 12,000 square foot facility in Fountain Valley, California. The
50-workstation Leadtec system replaces a batch piecework payroll system and is expected to significantly reduce
production bottlenecks while providing the up-to-the-minute status reporting and visibility needed to streamline
operations and ensure customer delivery times.
“We produce everything from complex military uniforms to fast-changing fashion goods”, noted BTapparel
President Brad Thompson. “We quickly recognized the advantages that a real-time system could bring to us in
terms of production visibility and ensuring customer delivery dates. After researching the market, we found
Leadtec to be the most comprehensive and the system best suited for our business. Our employees quickly
embraced Leadtec due, in part, to the real-time performance and earnings feedback they get right at their
individual computer terminals. In addition to all of the expected improvements, I personally appreciate that
product pricing and cost monitoring is much easier with Leadtec.”
“While it was a challenge to make the move to a new facility and implement the new system all at once, we can
already see how the system will pay for itself within one year,” continued Tho