TRANSFORMING
THE
APPAREL
INDUSTRY
The lean enterprise practice, a Japanese philosophy popularised by Toyota, inspired us at MAS Holdings to explore lean manufacturing. In an industry where mass production was the norm, this was a novel experiment that has resulted in enhancing our agility and ability to adapt. Today, our manufacturing capabilities are faster with less inventory in stock and less work-in-progress production. We create less waste and ultimately, a higher quality end product.
EMBRACING A NEW PHILOSOPHY
We have replaced traditional methods of designing, developing, and shipping physical prototypes with virtual prototyping for customer approval. We can showcase product fit and design through the use of avatars which are sized based on the intended consumer, enabling our customers to get a holistic experience through virtual inspection. We provide cost-effective, experiential solutions that cut down the lead time between design, development, and manufacturing, reimagining the product journey in its entirety.
During a conference in Japan in the early 2000s, our Sri Lankan delegation paid a visit to a Toyota plant, which changed the course of all MAS operations. Inspired by the unparalleled efficiency of the Toyota Production System (TPS) we reinvented existing production methods, embarking on our own 'Lean manufacturing' journey. This philosophy is about creating optimum value for the customer, ensuring MAS processes now maintain reduced costs, improved quality, and strategic advantage.
Lean manufacturing set the foundation for a dynamic product journey. Our redesigned processes help us study trends in real-time and react to them immediately, ensuring minimised opportunity costs for our customers. Through this we have built lasting customer relationships, partnering with them every step of the way from product development and fit, to end delivery.
REIMAGINING THE PRODUCT JOURNEY
Lean manufacturing set the foundation for a dynamic product journey. Our redesigned processes help us study trends in real-time and react to them immediately, ensuring minimised opportunity costs for our customers. Through this we have built lasting customer relationships, partnering with them every step of the way from product development and fit, to end delivery.
We have replaced traditional methods of designing, developing, and shipping physical prototypes with virtual prototyping for customer approval. We can showcase product fit and design through the use of avatars which are sized based on the intended consumer, enabling our customers to get a holistic experience through virtual inspection. We provide cost-effective, experiential solutions that cut down the lead time between design, development, and manufacturing, reimagining the product journey in its entirety.
THE FUTURE IS WHAT WE THINK OF MAKING. EVERYDAY.
As an apparel tech manufacturer, innovation is at the core of MAS and Lean Manufacturing sets the foundation for innovation. Our scientists, creative thinkers, engineers and technical experts are geared to reimagine the world changed for good, to disrupt today's beliefs and bring better ideas to life.
Our investment in design, trend research, and product development helps us harness platform technologies across applications, merging technology with wearables, changing the world, one innovation at a time.