LONDON, UK – July 06, 2023 – Coats Digital is delighted to announce that its unique, industry-changing time-cost benchmarking solution, GSDCost, has been shortlisted for nine awards as this year’s prestigious SaaS Awards.
Now in its 8th year, The SaaS Awards continues to celebrate the ultimate SaaS innovations across the globe. Entries were received from North America, Canada, Europe, the Middle East and Australasia.
The programme’s categories for 2023 include ‘Bespoke SaaS Solution,’ ‘Best SaaS Product for Business Intelligence or Analytics,’ and ‘Most Agile or Responsive SaaS Solution of the Year,’ among others, covering a broad gamut of industries with innovative SaaS solutions.
Kunal Kapur, Managing Director, Coats Digital, said: “We are absolutely delighted to have been shortlisted for so many awards at this year’s highly esteemed SaaS Awards programme. Being recognised at The SaaS Awards 2023 highlights the strong motivation behind our continued commitment to innovation. Our GSDCost solution is revolutionising the fashion industry by enabling brands and manufactures to establish and optimise International Standard Time Benchmarks by harnessing the power of the cloud to create a more collaborative, transparent and sustainable supply chain. We are confident that GSDCost will become part of a growing infinite-loop ecosystem of innovative solutions from a collective force of technology providers to ensure that a fairer, more sustainable fashion supply chain can make a meaningful difference to our world. We are truly honoured to be named alongside so many leading global organisations at this penultimate stage.”
Coats Digital’s unique, time-cost benchmarking GSDCost Solution is in the running for:
- Best Data Innovation in a SaaS Product
- Best SaaS for Improved Productivity (Non-USA)
- Best SaaS Product for CSR, Sustainability & ESG
- Best Data-Driven SaaS Product
- Best SaaS Product for ERP/MPR
- Best SaaS for Business Management
- Best SaaS Product for Business Intelligence/Analytics (Non USA)
- Best SaaS Product for Supply Chain/Warehouse Management
- Best SaaS Product for Data Analytics
Coats Digital’s GSDCost method analysis and pre-determined times solution is widely acknowledged as the de-facto international standard across the sewn products industry. The solution supports a more collaborative, transparent and sustainable supply chain, in which brands and manufacturers establish and optimise ‘International Standard Time Benchmarks’ using standard motion codes and predetermined times. This use of a common language and standards supports accurate cost prediction, fact-based negotiation, and a more efficient garment manufacturing process, while concurrently delivering on CSR commitments.
GSDCost’s enhanced feature of a globalised Fair Wage Tool – with data provided by the Fair Wage Network – enables brands and manufacturers to quickly agree the fair living wage allowance for any given garment, in any factory in the world.
James Williams, Head of Operations at The SaaS Awards, said: “Year after year, we are thrilled by the intensity of the competition and innovation showcased in each entry. The quality of this year’s submissions indicates a thrilling competition ahead in the next stages of the programme. Identifying which of these exceptional SaaS solutions comes out absolutely on top will not be easy.
“The organisations announced as shortlistees, such as Coats Digital, embody the remarkable quality and level of innovation achieved this year. Our esteemed panel of judges is delighted to recognize such world-beating SaaS innovators.”
SaaS Awards finalists will be announced on Tuesday 16 August 2023, with the final winners revealed on 13 September 2023.
The programme will return in 2024 to continue recognizing international SaaS excellence across various industries. Hundreds of entries were received at The SaaS Awards 2023 from across the globe.
To view the full shortlist, please visit: https://www.cloud-awards.com/2023-saas-awards-shortlist/.
The Cloud Awards and The Cloud Security Awards are now accepting nominations for their respective programs, recognizing excellence in cloud computing and cloud security. The early entry deadline for The Cloud Awards is 1 September 2023.
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Contact details
For Coats Digital
Laurena McKenna
PR & Communications Manager
Email : laurena.mckenna@coats.com
For the Cloud Awards
James Williams – head of operations
https://www.cloud-awards.com/cloud-computing-awards/
james@cloud-awards.com
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About Coats Digital
Coats Digital is the leading digital transformation partner for the fashion supply chain, powering sustainable processes and high value insights through connected technologies. We leverage deep industry and technology expertise to help brands and manufacturers optimise, connect and accelerate business critical processes from design and development to method-time-cost optimisation, production planning and control, fabric optimisation and shop floor execution. Used in over 3,000 factories globally, our unmatched end-to-end apparel, footwear and textile software and SaaS solutions improve agility, speed to market, efficiency, transparency and sustainability. Coats Digital – transform with intelligence. coatsdigital.com
Coats Digital is the software business of Coats Group, the world’s leading industrial thread company and a trusted industry player.
About the Cloud Awards
The Cloud Awards is an international program which has been recognizing and honoring industry leaders, innovators and organizational transformation in cloud computing since 2011. The awards are open to large, small, established and start-up organizations from across the entire globe, with an aim to find and celebrate the pioneers who will shape the future of the Cloud as we move into 2023 and beyond. Categories include the Software as a Service award, Most Promising Start-Up, and “Best in Mobile” Cloud Solution.
Winners are selected by a judging panel of international industry experts. For more information about the Cloud Awards and SaaS Awards, please visit https://www.cloud-awards.com/.
About the SaaS Awards
The SaaS Awards is a sister program to the Cloud Awards, which was founded in 2011. The SaaS Awards focuses on recognizing excellence and innovation in software solutions. Categories range from Best Enterprise-Level SaaS to Best UX or UI Design in a SaaS Product.
About GSDCost
GSDCost is the international standard for establishing and optimising accurate method-time-cost benchmarks for sustainable garment cost optimisation and manufacturing excellence.
GSDCost supports a more collaborative, transparent and sustainable supply chain, in which brands and manufacturers establish and optimise ‘International Standard Time Benchmarks’ using standard motion codes and predetermined times. This use of a common language and standards supports accurate cost prediction, fact-based negotiation, and a more efficient garment manufacturing process, while concurrently delivering on CSR commitments.
