Lectra hosts Bordeaux event for furniture-makers
09/12/2015
More than 120 attended from 16 countries, and customers such as Polipol (Germany), Muebles Liz (Mexico) and Klaussner Furniture (US) gave presentations on how an the process had improved their performance.
“We have just opened a state-of-the-art leather processing facility in Poland. Working closely with Lectra, the entire plant was conceived to take advantage of lean manufacturing principles, from hide reception to finished goods expedition in a seamless process. This has enabled us to shorten delivery time to our customers, reduce waste and incorporate more hide information directly into our ERP system,” said Polipol chief information officer Peter Jürgens.
French company Lectra develops software and cutting systems for apparel, accessories, footwear, automotive and furniture, among others. It serves 23,000 customers in 100 countries with 1,500 employees, and registered revenues of $281 million in 2014.