Coats Digital is excited to introduce GSDQuest, an innovative AI powered garment costing solution that revolutionizes the garment costing process by making it significantly faster and easier. As an enhancement to the award-winning GSDCost solution, GSDQuest allows brands and manufacturers to create a comprehensive, standardised Bill of Labour in just seconds, all from a single garment image.
Utilizing cutting-edge artificial intelligence, GSDQuest analyzes product images to automatically identify design and construction elements of garments. Through Coats Digital’s proprietary QED Library, it generates a standardised Bill of Labour without requiring labor-intensive manual entry. This advancement reduces the costing duration from hours to mere seconds while ensuring remarkable accuracy and consistency.
Designed to be intuitive and accessible, GSDQuest empowers all supply chain professionals, not just certified GSD experts. For the first time, anyone involved can leverage the award-winning SMV garment analysis of GSDCost to gain immediate insights without needing extensive training.
Grounded in the proven scientific principles of GSDCost, which employs internationally accepted standard motion codes and Standard Minute Values (SMVs), GSDQuest guarantees that all costing outcomes are rooted in reliable, data-driven time-motion science. This ensures fair benchmarking across brands and manufacturers, enabling precise cost predictions and fostering collaborative sustainability within the supply chain.
Jonathan McCormack, Senior Engineering Director at Coats Digital, stated, “GSDQuest marks a major advancement for the apparel sector. By merging AI-driven image analysis with our trusted QED Library, we automate the complex, manual garment costing process, making it accessible for users of all technical backgrounds.”
GSDQuest automates tasks that used to take substantial time, transforming costing into a strategic and intelligent process. Key features include automatic recognition of garment features from various product images, instant Bill of Labour generation, and the ability to detect hidden design elements. It is set to enhance global supply chain efficiency and collaboration significantly.
Kunal Kapur, Managing Director of Coats Digital, remarked that “GSDQuest signifies a transformative shift in the fashion industry, promoting intelligent automation and scientific accuracy to address the challenges brands and manufacturers face today.”
Ultimately, GSDQuest is not just an AI powered garment costing solution for manufacturers; it is also designed for brands, costing teams, and sourcing professionals, effectively supporting early costing, sample evaluation, and final approvals, while seamlessly integrating into tech pack and design workflows.
