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Interloop Future-Proofs Its Supply Chain With Inspectorio Sight

What Interloop has accomplished with Inspectorio Sight? visibility over the number of inspections per auditor, defect
analysis, average inspection time, and more. Through this
Headquartered in Pakistan, Interloop Limited is a world-renowned platform, a data pool was created which helped the process
manufacturing company and multi-category supplier of a owners forecast potential issues.
range of Hosiery products and Denim, Knitwear & Active Wear
Apparel, to top international brands and retailers. Interloop 2. Access to data in real-time
implemented Inspectorio Sight in Oct 2018 and have been With a continuous, massive influx of real-time data, Sight
using the platform ever since to streamline company’s quality serves as a single source of truth for the performance of
and compliance measures. However, when COVID-19 struck, factories, inspectors, and more. It works as a data center for
corporations around the world began coming unglued due to all conducted DUPRO and FRI, along with different analyses
factory closures, localized outbreaks, and the inability to conduct to be utilized for future improvements. Machine learning
inspections and quality audits due to travel restrictions and evaluates the historical data of our factories as well as related
shelter-in-place orders. Brands and retailers worldwide have information about the fabrics and other materials used for
faced massive inventory crises, with product sitting uninspected each product. Additionally, a standard pre-production meeting
and unshipped on factory floors. questionnaire helps gauge and prepare each department in
advance. By giving both Interloop and its customer access
Using Sight, Interloop took proactive measures to weather to inspection and product quality data, as it increases the
the disruptions. The success of Interloop‘s proactive approach accuracy, efficiency, and transparency of every sourced
stemmed from the factories’ ability to conduct Self-Inspections material, production, and inspection history.
or ‘Remote Inspections’ through Inspectorio Sight. Despite
strict COVID-19 mobility restrictions preventing other brands 3. Enhanced production planning capabilities
and retailers from performing any inspections at all, Interloop Sight provides digital performance analytics for all Interloop
conducted hundreds of Self-Inspections in its factories since the facilities Interloop including inspected quantity, total inspections,
crisis began. This has meant income and business continuation pulled samples, defective rate, and defect classification.
in a time when other corporations have none.
4. End - to - end supply chain collaboration
How Inspectorio provided Interloop resilience against By using this Platform, various teams are now digitally
COVID-19? connected in the supply chain and have an enhanced
real-time access to data across various reporting tools.
1. Achieving full visibility over a complex supply chain This delivers the necessary tactical intel to management.
Inspectorio Sight provides an inspection checklist for In addition to significantly improved efficiency in time
validation, which considerably reduces the “probability of management, this tool has made it a lot easier for Interloop to
error” and helps address batch defects. Furthermore, Sight’s comply with the ever-evolving regulations.
factory and inspector performance analytics tools ensure Courtesy: https://supplychain.inspectorio.com/blog/2020/10/07/interloop-future-proofs-their-supply-chain-with-inspectorio-sight/
5. Powerful analytics
With more data comes the need for more automation and
advanced analytics, which let decision - makers glean an
in-depth understanding of complex systems in very little
time through data visualization. Sight’s powerful analytics
operate in real-time through artificial intelligence and
machine learning, which identifies anomalies and alerts
stakeholders to changes in the ecosystem that could indicate
risk. For Interloop, Inspectorio Sight’s analytics have proven
indispensable in identifying problem areas and allowing
for quick optimization. After facing a challenge during
pre-production planning in one of their factories, Interloop
writes, “We used the report of that [meeting] to focus and
improve for future [pre-production planning],” letting them
quickly work through a problem before it became a larger
issue.

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