LECTRA: Ruyi Group and Lectra build strategic alliance
April 16 2014 - 12:00PM
Lectra, the world leader in integrated technology solutions
dedicated to industries using soft materials-fabrics, leather,
technical textiles and composite materials-is pleased to announce a
strategic partnership with Chinese textile and apparel
manufacturing giant, Ruyi Group. Lectra will support Ruyi in
expanding operations at their Taian plant in order to supply a
growing number of international luxury menswear clients, as well as
an increasing number of their own brands. Lectra will work with
Ruyi to implement an integrated manufacturing project by supplying
best-practice expertise and process optimization consulting as well
as hardware and software solutions, to rollout new operations under
a lean manufacturing methodology. Headquartered in China's Shandong
province, Ruyi boasts one of the world's largest industrial supply
chains for wool and cotton processing. With revenues of more than
$5 billion and over 30,000 employees, the group has public
companies in Japan and China as well as subsidiaries in 36
countries around the world. They are a global leader in innovative
textile processing and also a major end-garment supplier for
international luxury menswear brands. Ruyi has a complete vertical
fashion supply chain and is evolving towards a hybrid
brand/manufacturing business model to optimize their resources,
which range from farms to clothing stores. Founded in 1972, Ruyi's
main business traditionally lay in fiber and fabric production.
Part of their new strategy is to capitalize on this expertise while
moving deeper into the value chain by boosting manufacturing
operations and adding cutting and sewing capacity. By having an
end-to-end manufacturing chain in place, Ruyi will not only better
serve their customers, but also optimize development and
manufacturing for their own brands. Ruyi will thus be able to
minimize costs, shorten time-to-market and better control quality.
At the heart of the project is the installation of a lean-ready
cutting room, covering industrialization, pre-production and fabric
cutting. "We chose to partner with Lectra because they share our
vision, both in terms of growth strategies and product positioning.
Both Lectra and Ruyi are industry leaders in technology
development, brand innovation and high-end products," comments Qiu
Dong, President of Ruyi Group. "In addition, we also have
state-of-the-art R&D facilities and excellent innovation teams.
To follow fashion industry trends, Ruyi is in urgent need of
world-class, intelligent systems with advanced information
technologies. We want to build a long-term, strategic relationship
between Lectra and Ruyi. In doing so, Ruyi will be able to make the
most of its current resources, leverage its R&D team and
transform traditional methods with leading information
technologies, thus promoting the growth of the textile industry in
China and even in other countries around the world," he concludes.
Lectra will work with Ruyi to implement best practices and optimize
Ruyi's manufacturing process to move to a lean approach for their
apparel design and production for a highly efficient and smart
menswear production line. The ultimate objective for Ruyi is to
establish a globally integrated garment supply chain. "I am
impressed by Ruyi's vision, which combines a strong heritage with a
thirst for innovation. It is rare to see companies of this
magnitude with such an entrepreneurial spirit. Ruyi is not only
impressive in terms of size and experience, but also because they
are agile and ahead of the times. Working closely with Ruyi is an
exciting challenge, which will take both companies to the next
level," says Daniel Harari, Lectra CEO.
About Ruyi
Group
Shandong Ruyi Science & Technology Group
(the former Shandong Jining Cotton Textile Factory established in
1972), is a global leader in innovative textile technologies. It
owns a number of national technology centers and PHD workstations,
and holds patents for hundreds of technologies and innovations.
Ruyi has been listed as National New Product Development Base for
Textile Industry by China National Textile and Apparel Council.
With businesses covering areas such as wool spinning, worsted
fabrics, textile & clothing, cotton textile, cotton printing
and dyeing, knitting, fiber, jeans, home textile and real estate,
Ruyi Group has the largest industrial chains of wool textile and
cotton printing & dyeing in the world. With 20 wholly-owned and
stockholding subsidiaries and 30,000 employees, the Group
registered the sales revenues of over RMB 30 billion in 2013, while
total volume of imports & exports exceeding USD 1 billion.
For more information, please visit http://www.chinaruyi.com
About Lectra
Lectra is the world leader in integrated technology solutions
that automate, streamline and accelerate product design,
development and manufacturing processes for industries using soft
materials. Lectra develops the most advanced specialized software
and cutting systems and provides associated services to a broad
array of markets including fashion (apparel, accessories,
footwear), automotive (car seats and interiors, airbags),
furniture, as well as a wide variety of other market sectors, such
as aeronautical and marine industries, wind power, and personal
protective equipment. Lectra serves 23,000 customers in more than
100 countries with 1,400 employees and $270 million in 2013
revenues. The company is listed on NYSE Euronext.
For more information, please visit www.lectra.com
Contact - Lectra Headquarters / Press Dept.:
Nathalie Fournier-Christol E-mail: n.fournier-christol@lectra.com
Tel.: +33 (0)1 53 64 42 37 - Fax: +33 (0)1 53 64 43 40
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