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The Worldwide Industry Leader in Standard Data
and Methods Engineering
GSD - General Sewing Data - is the ultimate
in standard data.
GSD is so effective, the system is the accepted
international standard for methods - time measurement for the needle industry.
In the sewn-products industry, some 80% of the cost is committed at
the design sampling stage. GSD gives your facility a costing tool that
allows you to accurately predict the best known methods of manufacturing
prior to production. The system provides for the management of all operation
standards and the basis of rapid labor cost estimating.
GSD creates a "discipline" for your facility – a common standard language
for engineering, pre-costing, and productivity applicable to every phase
of your operation.
The Result: Unsurpassed accuracy, efficiency
and cost savings.
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Cost Benefits That Begin Immediately
For hundreds of clients, GSD has delivered immediate productivity improvement
and cost savings. Our results show:
Productivity improvement averaging a substantial, measurable of the
direct labor payroll.
Return of investment: six to eight month, based on a 100-operator plant
Enhanced engineering productivity with same or reduced staffing Improved
pre costing through GSD's unique "skeleton" costing process
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Independent industry tests have proven in hundreds of scenarios:
With GSD, pay back begins
immediately.
Simplicity and Accuracy with GSD
GSD is a computerized standard data system developed specifically for
the sewn-products industry. The statistically validated elemental codes,
constructed from a unique MTM™ (Methods Time Measurement) CORE DATA, represents
a simple, universal language which is easy to learn and communicate.
The same simple codes can be fine-tuned to meet with any level of engineered
methods, thus ensuring fast, consistent application with MTM-level accuracy.
This is true whether the system is used in high-fashion or large volume/repetitive
manufacturing environments.
Payback in Six Month …. Or Less
Used as a predictive management tool, GSD provides the "Just in Time"
(JIT) technology so critical in today's highly charged manufacturing environment.
In case after case, GSD has helped facilities realize payback/return
on investment (ROI) as soon as the system is installed. In fact, GSD's
cost - savings have been measured up to 26 percent. (Realization
of a six-month payback requires only a three-percent saving in direct labor
payroll.) An intangible benefit is the "awareness" that management, supervisors
and operators gain due to changes in design, material, volume, technique
and quality, all of which can be quantified in the GSD specification.
GSD Delivers:
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Substantial time reduction for style costing and style
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Rapid quantification of changes in design, materials, volume,
technique and quality. |
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Improvement in overall consistency rates. |
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Reduction of off-standard/average payments. |
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Evaluation and justification of new equipment methods. |
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Setting and pre-engineering of consistent and accurate rates. |
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Elimination of lost business caused by overpricing of jobs. |
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Elimination of lost income caused by underpricing of jobs. |
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Overall management of manufacturing standards data base. |
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Data transfer capabilities to other systems. |
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Efficiency of operator training via method specification. |
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Reduction of clerical time. |
GSD: Ultimate Costing System
Efficient methods, accurate labor standards and preseason style costing
are fundamental to the success of a sewn-products facility.
GSD provides fast, accurate rates in a fraction of the time compared
with other systems. For every facility and style change option, GSD allows
pre-costing of various stages of manufacturing. The system provides reliable,
measurable information on:
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Optimum Standard Allowed Minute values |
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Production-run efficiency (overall & component) |
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Costing per style |
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Performance related indices |
"Right the First Time" Technology
GSD allows your facility to manage and manipulate data and obtain "right
the first time" decisions for any phase of a production run.
The system is also exceptionally easy to use
– with no loss of accuracy.
Further Benefits of
GSD:
Customization – GSD is designed
to "talk the language" of your production facility, regardless of size,
product type or production configuration. Each GSD installation is tailored
to the needs and specifications of the facility.
Flexibility - GSD was designed to
accommodate the unique production requirements of each sewn product facility.
Installation of the system includes free adjustment of menus, result and
printout configurations. There is no limit to the number or complexity
of changes.
Modem support - GSD was one of the
first companies in the industry to provide a " help desk", the modem support
package, online help. These communication features permit modifications
of the program, renewals and assistance by modem, internet, and telephone. |
THE SYSTEM

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GSD graphics technology allows in-progress
job analysis and costing of component parts and workplace activities.

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Graphics, MPG and AVI compatible
- GSD interfaces with Autocad (®) and Autosketch (®) as well as
with any graphic Program that can produce "Bitmap" or WMF files, in order
to produce work place layouts, part enlargements, quality specifications
and style profiles.
In addition, GSD can save MPG and AVI movies of operations for future
reference
Production-responsive - The Quick
Response "style" environment demands that sewn-products technology match
the pace of today's frantically changing production runs. GSD allows your
facility company to anticipate, test and respond to hundreds of production
variations - and to pre-engineer and pre-cost each variation with unequaled
accuracy.
Networking - The system allows sharing
of information throughout a facility: Engineers, costing, management and
the production-line can access for same information at the same time.
Computer-Integrated Manufacturing
- GSD interfaces with other technology, including shop floor control systems,
Unit Production Systems and company mainframes, making GSD ideal for current
and future CIM scenarios.
Add-On Modules - optional modules
which interact with the GSD data base address cutting and spreading activities,
capacity planning and ticket printing
Operator Training - GSD believes
that the optimization of the operator is the key to superior productivity.
The GSD method specification is the first means of communication. The G.O.L.D.Bar
System (General Operator Learning Data) option helps improve
work efficiency by projecting training time for new, transferred or retrained
workers. Adaptable to client data base.
Languages - GSD is available in
English, German, French, Spanish, Potuguese, Russian, Arabic and Hebrew,
a feature invaluable to 807 and offshore contractors.
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Cost Benefits That Begin Immediately
For hundreds of clients, GSD has delivered immediate improvement and
cost savings. Our results show:
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Productivity improvement averaging substantial, measurable percentage
of direct labor payroll; |
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Return of investment: six to eight month, based on a 100-operator plant; |
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Enhanced engineering productivity with same or reduced staffing; |
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Improved pre-costing through GSD's unique "skeleton" costing process. |
Independent industry tests have proven in hundreds of scenarios: With GSD,
payback begins immediately.
GSD: Right for Your Environment
Join the hundreds of other facilities enjoying improved
profits and productivity by using the world's standard in methods-time
measurement.
It's about Time !
Plants rely on GSD for: |
GSD: The universal tool
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Methods engineering |
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Methods improvement |
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Line balancing |
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Operator training /
Learning curve analysis |
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Style change evaluation |
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Pre-production planning |
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Costing of new designs |
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Management reporting information |
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Apparel |
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Upholstery |
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Furniture |
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Shoes |
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GSD Systems in 51 Countries
in 17 Languages
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GSD:
The Worldwide Industry Leader in
Standard Data and Methods Engineering. |
Great Britain |
Ireland |
Germany |
Austria |
Switzerland |
Scandinavia |
Spain |
Portugal |
Malta |
France |
Israel |
Jordan |
Egypt |
USA |
Canada |
Mexico |
Brazil |
Hong Kong |
Taiwan |
Japan |
India |
Sri Lanka |
China |
South Africa |
Australia |
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