Case Study: LT Apparel cuts ad hoc reporting time 98% and closes in 5 days with Planful
Key results
The challenge
LT Apparel's finance team depended on ERP downloads and heavy Excel manipulation, where a single forecast could take months and basic reporting requests took hours. Delays limited finance's ability to support timely decision-making.
The solution
Over a decade with Planful, LT Apparel built Excel-first forecasting and reporting through Spotlight for Microsoft 365 and Dynamic Planning, added consolidations for acquisitions, and connected Power BI dashboards.
“We've pivoted to more analysis, more reconciliation, and more advice from finance. More of a partnership.”
LJLee JohnstonSenior Vice President of Finance, LT Apparel
The results, in context
LT Apparel cut ad hoc reporting time 98%, with requests that once took five hours now completed in minutes, and reduced its monthly close to a consistent five business days, down from 10 to 15. Rolling forecasts are ready one to two business days after close, and the finance operation has scaled to support roughly 3x growth in business volume.