Control your biggest expense by combining your fabric cutting and buying operations.

FastReactFabric reduces fabric cost and waste by pairing data-driven buying forecasts with optimised cutting and lay plans, so manufacturers purchase closer to actual need and cut with less remnant loss. Typical results include up to a 2.5% reduction in fabric cost and up to a 90% reduction in the time spent on fabric planning and buying.

FastReactFabric analyses historical fabric usage data to predict wastage and size-wise breakdown, removing the need for standard ratios and buffers when order details are incomplete. This cuts down errors in estimating size ratios and wastage and shortens fabric buying lead times when some data points are missing.

FastReactFabric includes a KPI-driven dashboard with views by customer and product, plus reports such as the Fabric Reconciliation Report and Fabric Utilisation Report. These compare planned versus actual data from the cutting floor, helping teams spot performance issues and giving managers fast access to key metrics on any device.

FastReactFabric connects fabric buying and fabric cutting in a single platform instead of treating them as two separate processes managed in isolation. This connected setup gives a complete, real-time view of fabric usage and wastage, rather than relying on estimates pieced together from disconnected systems and spreadsheets.

FastReactFabric optimises marker planning by generating the best cut and lay plans from millions of possible combinations in a single click, then passing them straight into CAD for marker making. It integrates with CAD systems such as Gerber, Lectra and Gemini, transferring thousands of cut plans across in one step and re-importing the resulting marker reports to calculate accurate booking consumption. Because the system processes numerous styles and orders at once, planners can produce consistent, optimised markers at scale rather than building them order by order, reducing both planning time and fabric consumption.

Yes. FastReactFabric’s fabric grouping feature lets teams group rolls by characteristics such as width, shade and shrinkage, and assign those groups to the appropriate markers and lays, ensuring the least wastage along the width of the fabric and maximum utilisation. For consumption, the system supports estimation versions, so planners can run provisional and actual estimations and lock a final version for booking and cutting. This makes it straightforward to model different width and consumption scenarios, compare the outcomes, and choose the plan that uses fabric most efficiently before committing to a buy or a cut.

FastReactFabric is a cloud-based solution already used by large, multi-site manufacturing groups, so it can be rolled out across many factories with a consistent, standardised approach to fabric optimisation and consolidated, real-time visibility of fabric usage and wastage at group level. Within each cutting operation it optimises allocation through intelligent roll allocation, fabric grouping by characteristics such as width, and fabric transfer between orders, so that rolls and end-bits are used where they add the most value and the least fabric is wasted. This lets a group apply the same best-practice fabric planning across every site and benchmark performance between them.

Yes. Roll allocation intelligently assigns fabric rolls to lays to reduce end-bit waste during spreading, analysing and re-adjusting plans to keep remnants to a minimum. The system plans down to the last end-bit, taking remnants into account when building the cut plan so the least possible fabric is wasted. End-bits are measured, tagged and tracked in real time, and can be planned into smaller markers for effective use, supported by structured end-bit management and splicing. This focus on rolls and remnants is a core driver of the fabric utilisation gains manufacturers achieve with the solution.

FastReactFabric is built to cope with the volatility of modern fashion, including the seasonal spikes in styles and colourways that strain manual planning. The buy module processes numerous styles at once and draws on historical and real-time data to forecast precise fabric needs, supporting longer-term planning and trend projection as demand shifts. Real-time floor feedback and automatic replanning keep plans accurate when conditions change at short notice. For production line and capacity planning specifically, FastReactFabric works alongside its sibling solution FastReactPlan, which manages dynamic capacity planning, so the two together help manufacturers flex both fabric and production planning to changing demand.

FastReactFabric connects fabric buying and fabric cutting in a single platform, giving merchandising, purchasing and cutting teams one shared, real-time view instead of separate spreadsheets and systems. Its 360-degree feedback loop links the two operations, so actual cutting-floor consumption flows back to inform buying decisions, and forecasts from buying guide what happens on the floor. Integration with ERP means order data and fabric usage summaries pass between systems automatically, removing duplicate entry and keeping every team aligned. The result is closer coordination across departments, fewer errors from disconnected hand-offs, and faster, better-informed decisions on what fabric to buy and how to cut it.