Rajesh Bheda Consulting is a management consulting firm focused on enhancing the competitiveness of the fashion and lifestyle industry. With over 17 years of contribution, RBC is a trusted partner for some of the most prominent brands, manufacturers, and industry associations in the fashion and lifestyle sector, driving performance excellence across global supply chains. Through customised consulting interventions, RBC has supported over 500 organisations across 24 countries to achieve significant improvements in productivity, quality, social standards and operational excellence.
In Bangladesh, RBC has been actively working since 2008, contributing to performance improvements in the RMG industry. To date, RBC has collaborated with over 260 garment manufacturing units in the country. Beyond operational excellence, RBC is committed to fostering sustainable growth and social impact. The firm has played a key role in bringing in a paradigm shift in the application of IE practices for productivity improvement and the skill development landscape of Bangladesh’s RMG sector.
One of RBC’s most impactful recent contributions in Bangladesh is the Sudokkho Project funded by UK Aid and Swiss Development Cooperation, where the Industry Based Training IBT system was designed by Dr. Rajesh Bheda, MD-CEO of RBC. This resulted in the training of 57287 workers in 114 factories. The pioneering training methodology of Sudokkho IBT is further strengthened with a stronger focus on women’s career progression and leadership development taken forward by Primark for its supply base as ‘Sudokkho- Factory Based Training’ in partnership with RBC. Some of the other recent projects of RBC in Bangladesh include PROGRESS Project, continuing, and Sarathi Project of SWISSCONTACT, Factory Improvement Toolset (FIT) for ILO implemented in leading garment factories of Bangladesh.
Additionally, BBW project under TGVCI fund of UK Aid, implemented jointly by RBC and Impactt Limited in 88 factories in Bangladesh, resulted in remarkable improvements, including increased efficiency, reduced defects, lower absenteeism, and improved worker retention.
RBC is led by Prof. Rajesh Bheda, an industry specialist with over four decades of contribution to the garment sector. A renowned researcher, academician, mentor, and industry advisor, Dr. Bheda’s work on productivity benchmarks, Cost of Quality, skilling systems and lean manufacturing is widely recognized. His research and publications have been integrated into global enterprise and academic curricula, adding significant value to organizations worldwide. RBC’s team of consultants leverage these insights and their extensive experience to deliver impactful solutions to apparel manufacturers across countries resulting in transforming the lives of over 500000 people associated with the industry from workers to business owners.
Some of RBC’s Core Service Offerings are listed below:
1) Productivity Improvement Programme: Optimizing efficiency through robust productivity measurement systems, streamlined processes, improving methods and flow, and cost reduction. Notable projects include the PIP program for BGMEA and GIZ for 10 factories resulting in significant improvement
2) Quality Improvement Programme: Enhancing product quality and minimizing defects through robust measurement systems, risk reduction, process control, “Right First Time” practices, and effective problem-solving, implemented for GIZ and leading retailers in India.
3) Lean Transformation Programme: Driving operational excellence through 5S, waste reduction, Kaizen, and Value Stream Mapping for streamlined efficiency and continuous improvement for leading manufacturing groups.
4) Skills Training System Implementation (IBT Training System): Transforming workforce capabilities through new generation sewing machinist training, upskilling, multi-skilling, and structured skill development programme for sustained growth
5) Development of Women leadership: Empowering women workers for leadership roles through technical and soft skills training, career progression support and sensitisation of the factory ecosystem
6) Factory Digitisation: Enhancing data management, tracking, and analysis through digitization and real-time data capture for improved efficiency and decision-making.
7) New Facility Design and Development: Supporting the setup of world-class manufacturing units with optimized layouts, advanced technology selection, digitization, green facility design, and structured performance build-up.
8) Human Resource Management and Capacity Building: Enhancing HR effectiveness through soft skills training, strategic HR initiatives, structured talent acquisition, and optimized organization structuring. Building long-term capabilities by strengthening management teams, implementing structured systems, and fostering factory improvement through strategic training.
9) Impact Assessment/ Research Studies: Partnering with international brands and development agencies for undertake need based sector development studies and impact assessment of the projects.
