Humana Apparels Improves Productivity By 15% With Coats Digital’s Gsdcost
Bangladesh-based outerwear manufacturer Humana Apparels Pvt. Ltd. has reported significant operational improvements following the implementation of Coats Digital’s GSDCost solution.
Humana Apparels, a joint venture between Busana Apparel Group and Hameem Group, supplies global brands including Hugo Boss, Marc O’Polo, Ann Taylor and Macy’s. The company operates 28 production lines with around 1,800 sewing machines and a workforce of approximately 2,400 employees, producing up to 120,000 outerwear garments per month.
Before adopting GSDCost, the company relied on manual, Excel-based costing methods and experience-driven estimations, which often resulted in inconsistent costing, planning inefficiencies and limited visibility into production capacity. To address these challenges, Humana partnered with Coats Digital to implement a standardized, data-driven approach to Standard Minute Value (SMV) calculations and cost analysis.
Following implementation, Humana achieved a 15% increase in productivity, a 10% reduction in costing and planning time, and a 5% improvement in costing accuracy. The company also reported a 7% improvement in SMV performance and a 10% increase in on-time delivery performance (OTDP).
The solution has enabled the creation of a centralized SMV and operations database, providing a single source of truth across engineering, planning and merchandising teams. Improved visibility into production capacity and operational performance has enhanced planning efficiency, resource allocation and cross-functional collaboration.
Humana has further strengthened its digital transformation by deploying Coats Digital’s FastReactPlan solution to improve production planning and capacity management. Together, the two systems have helped streamline operations, improve delivery projections, increase buyer confidence and support stronger profitability.
