Founded in 1989, BCBGMAXAZRIAGROUP is the lifetime vision of one man: Founder, Designer,
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Max Azria. In 1981, after eleven years
of designing a line of women's wear in his native Paris, Azria moved to the
United States and launched Jess, a series of new-concept retail boutiques offering
hip French fashion to American women.
After years of success,
Azria decided to pursue his dream of launching a design house that spoke to the
modern woman - thus BCBGMAXAZRIA was born. Named for the French phrase bon chic,
bon genre, a Parisian slang meaning good style, good attitude, the brand embodies
a true combination of European sophistication and American spirit.
BCBG
engaged SDI to design the new distribution center within the new
building selected for purely for distribution of their retail and wholesale
merchandise, while looking for opportunities to lower costs by automating processes
where appropriate.
Consulting Process – Process
Reviewed direct
and indirect labor content, headcount, cost and productivity. Simulated automated
processes to determine efficiency increase. SDI presented findings and recommendations
to Senior management team. Before implementation, the operation was
very manual before SDI operating at just under 20 units per man hour. |
