Fashion (Textile & Apparel) Division

Credentials

January 2011
 A Leading Management Consulting Firm

Since our inception in 1992, as a Management Consulting firm across diverse industries, we have offered services to have far
reaching impact on client businesses.

Founded on the principle of “concept to commissioning”, we are strategic advisors to our clients during the ideation phase,
implementation guides through start-up and a trusted advisor overall. Many of our projects come from repeat clients.

Our team currently comprises 200+ skilled professionals from leading international and Indian engineering and management
institutes. Most of our consultants have hands-on industry experience in their fields of specialization and represent a wide variety of
functional backgrounds. This enormous knowledge and talent pool enables Technopak to create special customized teams for each
project depending upon the client requirements.

From offices in Gurgaon (National Capital Territory of Delhi), Thane (Mumbai) and Bangalore, we consult with clients across the
world. In 2010, we worked with 90+ Clients across 110 projects.

With a team of established domain experts at work, Technopak builds and enhances business capabilities for leading Indian and
international companies by offering end-to-end solutions that are unique due to our rich experience, strong industry relationships
and a global footprint.

There are a few minds

who are in the business A leading Management Consulting firm offering strategic advice, start up assistance, performance enhancement impetus, consumer
insights and capital advisory, to leading Indian and International companies, operating in Retail & Consumer Products, Fashion
(Textiles & Apparel), Healthcare, Food & Agriculture, Education and Leisure & Entertainment
of unlocking value

Many product you wear, eat, or carry has the touch of a Technopak consultant
 Industry Segments We Serve- Textile & Apparel
Technopak has an in-depth understanding of the Textile & Apparel Industry, providing specialized consulting services across the entire
textile value chain: fiber to retailing.

Comprehending the needs of the fast changing business environment, Technopak has successfully assisted leading Indian and
International Textile & Apparel manufacturers and brands in the areas of business planning and strategy, apparel operations, factory
set-up, supply chain management and strategic alliances.

Textile Manufacturers Textile Machinery

Apparel Manufacturers
Manufacturers

Government/Industry
Fashion Retailers Technical Textile
Association

Development Agencies Financial Institutions

There are some Private Equity

who know the future

Over the last 18 years, we have worked with most of the leading players in the textile value chain. We have woked with the ministry of
even before it has arrived textile & various industry association on several new policy initiative.

Technopak has a dedicated team of 70+ consultants focused on textile & apparel industry. These consultants work on stratgy as well
as implementation projects across the textile value chain.
 Services We Offer - Textile & Apparel
Strategy & Planning
• Business Growth
• India Entry & Partnerships
• Market Entry Strategy
• Marketing and Distribution
• Sourcing & Merchandising
• Feasibility & Detailed Project
Report (DPR)
Project Management & Advisory
• Cluster Development
• Capacity Building
• Public Private Partnerships
• Program Planning & Administration
There are some
who will walk with you
from start to finish
Capital Advisory
• Due Diligence
• Mergers and Acquisitions
• Partner Search
• Investment Evaluation
Industry Insights
• Consumer Insights
• Industry Studies & Trends
• Industry Benchmarking
• Market Insights
• Textile Operations & Implementation
• Project Management (PMC)
• Construction Management (CMC)
• Technology Selection
• Techno-economic feasibility report
• Business Process Re-engineering
Apparel Operations
• Factory Start Up-Assignments:
- Planning and Design of Factory
- Selection and Pre-Training
- Implementation
• Lean Manufacturing
• Performance Enhancement
• Skill Development
 Services We Offer - Apparel Operations
Business Strategy
Assisting companies in developing entry
strategy and business plan for apparel
business, drawn in context of mega trends
like retail consolidation, changing customer
trends, clients capabilities, etc.
• Overall business strategy
• Products, markets and customers
• Overall profitability in different modes of
operation – manufacturing, trading, etc.
• Sourcing needs and procurement alliances
• Manufacturing and supplying capabilities
• Resource requirement and key business
numbers
Setting Up Operator Training Centre
Leveraging technical expertise for setting
There are some up training centre for operators based on
scientific methodology
• Program design and team profile
who will walk with you development
• Setting up selection and recruitment criteria
and procedures for trainers
from start to finish
• Training trainers on AAMT® methodology
• Setting up selection & recruitment criteria
and procedures for operators
• Training operators on AAMT® methodology
Start-Up Assistance
Start-up of apparel manufacturing business
and plants, leveraging operations and industry
expertise to ‘commission’ the ‘concept’ on a
turnkey basis
• Planning and design of the factory
• Selection and training of middle
management
• Implementation of layouts & process design
• Design and implementation of systems and
procedures
• Efficiency and production build-up
Capacity Building
Training and development of skills at different
levels
• Training need assessment
• Middle management training on Master
Plato®
• Merchandisers’, quality personnel and
industrial engineers’ training.
• Operator training on AAMT® methodology
• Establishing training methodology
Performance Enhancement
Leveraging techno-managerial expertise for
overall performance enhancement of client’s
manufacturing facility; focus on development and
implementation of result-oriented strategy accrued
to strengthened process capabilities, with modern
manufacturing concepts e.g. Lean Sigma etc.
• Productivity / Efficiency enhancement
• Quality improvement
• Supply chain & process improvement
• Kanban / FIFO
• Design and implementation of systems and
procedures – Visual controls and SOPs
• Kaizen
• Cellular Manufacturing
• 6S
• SMED
 Services We Offer - Apparel Operations
Engineering Applications
Assistance in using engineering applications to
improve plant’s efficiency
• Capacity analysis
• Calculating product manufacturing cost
accurately (machine, men and labor)
• Operator remunerations
• Setting time and method standards
• Layout and method improvement
• Operator training & performance
improvement
• Production planning
Pre-Production Process Streamlining
Leveraging process expertise in streamlining
pre-production processes in order to increase
efficiency of subsequent processes
There are some • Streamlining merchandising activities
• Streamlining production planning
who know the future procedures
• Streamlining industrial engineering
even before it has arrived
functions with production planning system
• Supply chain improvement
Incentive Scheme
Design and implementation of incentive
scheme for management and operators
• Monitoring of individual worker
performance / efficiency
• Daily line efficiency reports
• Transparent system of profit sharing
• Year end appraisal as per performance
• Information flow and control
• Skill matrix of operators
IT Solutions*
Facilitate shop floor management through
TPM® module offered by NGC®. The
solution is client based shop floor control &
incentive payroll system and has capabilities
to run batch or real time. Solutions offered
include:
• Shop floor control
• WIP tracking
• Incentive payroll
• Operator performance
• Quality control
• Carton packing
• Monitoring factory’s cost
• Managing component inventory level
* NGC® (New Generation Computing) is a US
based software service provider for the apparel and
footwear industry. Besides TPM ® with features stated
as above, NGC ® also offers PLM (Product Life Cycle
Management), Global Sourcing, and ERP (Enterprise
Resource Planning) for the apparel and footwear
industry.
 Our leadership team
Arvind Singhal
Chairman & Managing Director
arvind.singhal@technopak.com
Arvind founded Technopak in 1991 and has led the
company to be the thought leader in our sectors.
Priya Sachdeva
Principal Consultant
Priya.sachdeva@technopak.com
Priya has over 11 years of experience in the
apparel industry with on-the-ground experience in
merchandising,, account management and strategy
formulation.

Sharad Mehra Vijaya Kumar

Sr. Vice President Principal Consultant
sharad.mehra@technopak.com vijaya.kumar@technopak.com

There are some bonds

Sharad heads the fashion and apparel operations
practice at Technopak. He has more than 15 years
of strategy, business development and operations
experience in apparel, textiles and accessories.
that are founded
on mutual respect
Ashish Dhir
Associate Vice President
ashish.dhir@technopak.com
Ashish has 14 years of diverse international
experience in the textile and apparel industry in
consulting, marketing and business development
in India and U.K.
Vijaya has over 7 years experience in strategy and
operations in fashion, retail, and financial services and
on-the-ground experience in Asia and Middle East.
B.Prakash
Senior Consultant
b.prakash@technopak.com
Prakash has around 6 years experience working in the
textile industry across the areas of consulting, market
assessment, project costing, financial planning and
analysis, retail operations and sourcing.

Arindam Saha
Associate Director
arindam.saha@technopak.com
Arindam has over 11 years of experience in the fields
of textile machinery, production, brand management
and consulting. He has on-the-ground experience of
the sector for India and South East Asia region.
 Technopak Events and Knowledge Partnerships
Technopak Leadership Forum(TLF)
Organized by Technopak exclusively for CXO’s to come together and discuss the direction for
the Textiles and Apparel Industry.TLF is an annual event attended by more150 entrepreneurs and
CXOs.

World Apparel Convention

Technopak was the knowledge partner with CMAI in an event that addressed leading brands and
manufacturers from across the world.

Apparel Workshops
Workshop Series The workshop was aimed at discussing and brain storming steps that apparel manufacturers and
TWS-Apparel Operations exporters need to undertake in order to be globally competitive.

Technopak Publications
There are a few minds
Indian Textile & Apparel Compendium | 2010
who are in the business This report covers detailed analysis of current market size of Indian textile and apparel industry and future projections for
the year 2020.
of reading the world’s mind
Technopak Perspective | 2010
A report on how growth of value retailing, a global phenomenon now, has serious implications for Indian apparel and
textile manufacturers.

Indian Textile & Apparel Industry: Brightest Future Ever | 2010

This presentation projects that the coming decade will be the brightest ever for Indian textile & apparel industry.

India 2015: A New Economy, New Consumers, and New Opportunities

for Home Textile & Furnishings | 2010
 Representative Clients List

Manufacturers Retailers/ Brands Development Bodies PE / Financial Institutions

Abhishek Industries Bombay Dyeing ADB, Phillipines Chrys Capital
Adani Group Carhartt AEPC Citigroup
Alok Industries Carrefour Australian Wool Innovation GIC, Singapore
Arvind Mills Esprit Board of Investment, Sri Lanka HAL Investments
Ashima Group GANT Carpet Export Promotion Council J P Morgan
Bhilwara Group Giorgio Armani Cotton Council International, USA Sequoia Capital
Bombay Rayon H&M, Sweden CII The Blackstone Group
Brandix , Sri Lanka Ikea ICRIER WL Ross
Century Textiles ITC Limited International Finance corporation
Crystal Group,Honkong Landmark Group Ministry of Textiles
Du Pont Levi’s National Textile Corporation
Esquel Group, Hong kong Madura Garments Silk Export Promotion Council

There are some partnerships Freudenberg

Grasim
Marks & Spencer
Mothercare
SEDF, Mauritius
Sri Lanka Apparel Exporters
Groz-Beckert, Germany Nike Association
that are formed Mass Holdings, Sri Lanka Raymond Ltd. TEXPROCIL
Nahar Group Shopper’s Stop UNDP
to create a global impact Reliance Industries Limited United Colors of Benetton
Rieter, Germany WalMart
SKNL Welspun Group
Soktas Tekstil, Turkey
 Services we offer through our Group Companies
B u i l d i n g T o m o r r o w

Planning, implementation and project management of plants, warehouses and entertainment centers with a focus on modernization, process
improvement, technical valuation, power & water audit and environmental engineering. www.arvana.in

Strategizing, planning and managing creation, development and growth of brands through a scientific, transparent and process-driven methodology.
www.vertebrand.com

Holistic consumer understanding applied to offer implementable business solutions revolving around shopper insights, trend insights, design and
innovation insights, marketing communication and measuring customer delight. www.indiamindscape.com

Financial Advisory Services

Technopak Financial Advisory Services (TFAS) is the financial and transaction advisory services arm of Technopak . With its team of experienced
transaction professionals located in India and across US and Europe; TFAS offers its clients a global transaction ability, deep understanding of its
industries of focus, and an efficient negotiating platform for stakeholders.

There are some who will assist

Insights and innovation led product, packaging, space and strategic design, including design research, concepts, engineering and prototyping. A blend

you in reaching where you of unique, contemporary and relevant concepts and solutions. www.foleydesigns.com

aspire to be Services we offer through our Strategic Partnerships

World’s largest privately held real estate services firm. We offer, through them, comprehensive retail real estate solutions to our clients.
www.cushwake.com

Partners with Technopak for delivering Projects in India. They are one of the top architectural practices in the UK with extensive experience in architectural
and urban design projects in UK and internationally. The practice has major specialism’s in Healthcare Architecture www.devereuxarchitects.com
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