Founded in 1998 by Vinay Kumar, Basant Industries is a Jodhpur-based, global leader in furniture manufacturing, exporting 98% of its production. With state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities, Basant’s sprawling 935,000 sq. ft. factory houses dedicated testing labs, metal workshops, powder coating areas, and an expanded upholstery unit – all under one roof.

Basant Industries wanted to improve visibility and embrace new technology to enhance production, cut costs, and identify constraints within the business.

• KPI Monitoring- Basant Industries lacks a centralized system to track key performance indicators (KPIs), hindering bottleneck identification, measurement of improvement efforts, and data-driven decision-making.
  
• Real-Time Visibility of Production- Real-time visibility into production processes is lacking at the company, making it difficult for managers and supervisors to access up-to-date information on work-in-progress (WIP) status, machine utilization, or potential delays.
  
• Data-Driven Decision Making- Basant Industries relies on manual data collection and spreadsheets for decision-making, a time-consuming and error-prone process lacking the analysis needed to optimize production and identify cost savings.
  
• Digital Data Capturing- Manual and paper-based data collection at the company leads to inconsistencies, reporting delays, and difficulty consolidating information, hindering accurate insights into operations.
• Production Planning- Production planning at Basant Industries, based on intuition and historical data instead of real-time demand and capacity, can lead to over/underproduction and difficulty meeting deadlines.
• Line Balancing- Challenges are faced in balancing workloads across different production lines and workstations at the company. Some lines are overloaded while others are underutilized as a result, leading to production bottlenecks and inefficient use of resources.
• Lead Time Monitoring– Lead times for different products are not accurately tracked and monitored at Basant Industries. This makes it difficult to provide customers with accurate delivery estimates and can lead to customer dissatisfaction if orders are delayed.
• Quality & Compliance- A standardized system to track quality issues and ensure compliance with industry regulations is lacking at the company. Product defects, customer complaints, and potential legal issues can be caused by this.

• Digitizing Operations- Digitizing manual processes across production lines eliminated paperwork, improved efficiency, and reduced errors. Implemented Stitch to automate shop floor operations and enable data-driven decisions.

• Standardizing Processes– Industrial engineering studies analysed and optimized processes, pinpointing bottlenecks and boosting productivity. This paved the way for standardized procedures across Basant, ensuring lasting efficiency and sustainability.

• Sustenance- Stitch dedicated digital team, empowered by comprehensive training, ensures the long-term success of the Stitch system through ongoing maintenance, updates, and continuous improvement.

• Enhanced visibility & cutting optimization via defect bulletins and a marker function.
• Customizable inspections and AQL audits were conducted at all production stages.
• Digitization of manual processes improved efficiency and reduced errors.
• Standardized practices increased productivity and consistency.
• Stitch implementation enhanced operational effectiveness.