Image Label Systems delivers real cost and lead time benefits...

 Background

Yakka is an iconic Australian brand, supplying quality work wear for over 70 years (see www.yakka.com.au).

Yakka source product from various supply locations across Asia and the Pacific.

Historically, Yakka manufacturers provided unticketed apparel products to a central warehousing operation in Australia. Variable merchandising data was printed 'in house' onto branded tickets, which were then attached to the garments prior to distribution to retail.

Yakka identified that this process built in supply chain inefficiencies, adding cost and delays to delivering the product to market.

 The Challenge

Image Label Systems and Yakka partnered to develop a fully integrated solution that delivers efficiency (including lower cost and shorter lead times), visibility and accountability to Yakka's supply chain.

 The Solution

Image Label Systems designed a solution around Yakka's specific requirements, providing flexibility in data integration and billing methodology.

The solution delivers seamless integration of data from Yakka's ERP system direct to tickets and labels at source, achieving the highest possible levels of data accuracy.

Tickets and labels are printed 'alongside' Yakka's sourcing locations, providing supply chain efficiencies, including cost savings and shorter lead times.

Yakka's brand imagery is protected by Image Label Systems robust quality controls, ensuring brand integrity has been achieved throughout the entire life of the program.

When Yakka make a change to their supply chain, they can rest assured that Image Label Systems can respond, wherever they choose to source, ensuring control and reliability are sustained throughout the variable data program.