Overview of Kim Thành Garment Group

Kim Thành is currently recognized as one of Vietnam’s leading garment groups specializing in the Outdoor and Sportswear industry.
The company was founded in 1993 by two founders who shared a deep passion for the garment industry and a vision of creating stable jobs and better livelihoods for underprivileged communities in the Củ Chi region.
Today, Kim Thành continues to grow strongly with:

• A network of 5 factories and more than 4,500 workers and employees
• Main product lines: down jackets, parkas, winter jackets, and pants
• Export markets: 50% Japan, 30% United States, and other international markets
• Compliance certifications: Better Work, RDS, GRS
• A strategic direct supplier partner of Uniqlo
• Other customers: Chico’s, Descente, etc.

After more than 30 years of growth and development, Kim Thành takes pride in having families with three generations of employees who continue to work and grow together with the group.

Challenges and Difficulties Faced by Kim Thành

Kim Thành’s Board of Directors approached ALC Consulting to seek support for the following challenges:

• The company needed to rapidly increase productivity due to a sudden surge in customer orders, while being unable to recruit additional workers because future order volumes were still uncertain
• The Industrial Engineering (IE) department was not yet strong enough to systematically support the production team in improving productivity and reducing line setup time
• Managers and supervisors needed to update their knowledge and adopt modern production management methods

How Did ALC Support Kim Thành?

After conducting on-site assessments of the factory management operations and the actual production conditions across Kim Thành’s factories, ALC Consulting proposed supporting the group in the following areas:

• Consulting on the establishment and operational development of the group’s IE (Industrial Engineering) department
• Consulting on capability development for the IE department manager and IE team members
• Providing hands-on support and technology transfer to enable the IE department to continue operating independently after the project completion
• Improving factory productivity across 19 production lines, each with approximately 50 workers
• Consulting on KPI system development and KPI digitalization to enhance factory production management operations
• Consulting on skill matrix development for all 19 production lines and designing multi-skill training programs based on actual product requirements and workers’ current skill levels