06/16/2026

Goodwill South Florida Reduces Cutting Room Planning Time from Days to Minutes with Lectra Valia Manufacturing (6/16/26)

Lectra, a leading provider of industrial intelligence technology solutions for the fashion industry, today announced that Goodwill South Florida has implemented Valia Manufacturing, Lectra’s new cloud- based solution to modernize and automate cutting room operations, marking a significant step forward in efficiency and operational performance that will yield nearly a 99% reduction in cutting room planning time. Based in Miami, Goodwill South Florida operates a centralized manufacturing division producing over one million U.S. military garments annually, including trousers, coats, and combat shirts. As production demands continue to grow, Goodwill identified the need to modernize its planning workflows that were taking up to two days per order to complete. The deployment of Valia Manufacturing will enable Goodwill South Florida to automate marker planning and nesting, integrate order data directly from its ERP system, and gain real-time visibility across planning, spreading, and cutting. The result is a faster, more connected workflow that replaces manual, spreadsheet-driven processes with AI-powered decision-making. “We set out to fundamentally rethink how our cutting room operates,” said Eduardo Dominguez, Vice President of Manufacturing at Goodwill South Florida. “Valia Manufacturing allows us to replace manual planning with intelligent automation to build a smarter, more connected cutting room. The speed, visibility, and control we gain across our entire workflow will have a lasting impact on how we produce and scale moving forward.” By implementing Valia Manufacturing, Goodwill South Florida expects to: Transform planning from a two-day process into a 15-minute task — a 99%-time reduction Achieve around 1% in material savings. Realize a payback period of approximately five months. Deliver nearly $400,000 in net savings in the first two years, while also reducing manual intervention and improving production control. “With Valia Manufacturing, Goodwill South Florida is taking a decisive step toward a fully connected, Industry 4.0 enabled cutting room that is built for the future,” said John Brearley, President, Americas at Lectra. “In today’s fast-paced manufacturing landscape, the ability to accelerate operations and adapt to shifting market demands is a critical competitive advantage. By automating planning and connecting systems end-to-end, Valia enables manufacturers unlock speed, improve material utilization, and gain the operational visibility needed to scale efficiently. This collaboration demonstrates how intelligent automation can deliver rapid, measurable impact in high-volume production environments.” Valia Manufacturing will integrate into Goodwill’s existing technology stack, connecting ERP order intake to planning, nesting, and cutting execution within a single, unified platform. Beyond near-term financial returns, the project lays the foundation for scalable growth and greater agility, marking a key milestone in Goodwill South Florida’s shift toward a more efficient, data-driven manufacturing operation.