NGC® today announced that Tibi, the New York-based fashion brand founded
by designer Amy Smilovic, has implemented NGC's PLM and ERP systems.
Tibi's designer collection is sold at over 600 retailers worldwide,
including Net-a-Porter, Shopbop, Saks Fifth Avenue, Neiman Marcus and
Harvey Nichols.
Tibi selected NGC's fashion
PLM and apparel ERP software to support the popular brand's rapid
growth. "NGC offered a comprehensive solution with both PLM and ERP, and
that was very appealing to us," said Alexandra Boet, CFO of Tibi, LLC.
"There were various features that stood out when compared to other
systems, such as calendars and alerts that allow us to manage the
business by exception. Based on our experience with our previous
software vendor, we also liked the fact that NGC has a regional office
that can provide customer support."
NGC's fully integrated PLM and apparel
ERP system has enabled Tibi to streamline business processes and
productivity, helping the company improve its overall efficiency. "NGC's
software allows data from design, production, inventory, sales and
accounting to live in the same repository," Boet noted. "This reduces
time and error related to system interfaces, enabling us to get reports
that correlate to different areas of the business. This allows us to
focus our efforts on analyzing data rather than inputting it."
The systems have also had a positive impact on Tibi's supply chain,
according to Boet. "We are now able to electronically exchange data with
our trading partners in a systematic way," Boet said. "Most of our
trading partners have been able to easily automate their processes, and
this has eliminated the need for human data entry entirely."
"Tibi is one of the bright young stars in advanced contemporary women's
fashion, and NGC is pleased that our PLM and ERP solutions are helping
Tibi run its business more effectively," said Mark Burstein, president
of sales, marketing and R&D, NGC. "NGC is proud to be working with Tibi."
About Tibi
Headquartered in New York, Tibi LLC (www.tibi.com)
is a women’s young designer collection known for its effortless take on
feminine dressing – clean, modern, and relaxed. Tibi dresses the woman
who has a laid back, minimalist sense of style that is decidedly
feminine. Tibi is sold at over 600 retailers worldwide including
Net-a-Porter, Shopbop, Saks Fifth Avenue, Neiman Marcus, and Harvey
Nichols.
About NGC
NGCis a leading provider of PLM, Supply Chain Management,
ERP and Product Testing software and services for brands, retailers and
consumer products companies. NGC solutions help increase profitability,
reduce costs, improve speed to market and product quality, and manage
compliance and testing. NGC has received top rankings by many
leading industry analysts and has been recognized as a top 100 supply
chain and logistics company by Inbound Logistics, SupplyChainBrain
and Supply & Demand Chain Executive.
NGC customers include A|X Armani Exchange, Aeropostale, Billabong,
Carter’s, Casual Male, Hugo Boss, Jos. A. Bank, Marchon Eyewear, Spanx,
Swatfame, VF Corporation, and many others. NGC has offices in Miami, New
York, Los Angeles, Canada, China, India, Mexico, and El Salvador and is
a wholly owned subsidiary of American Software Inc. (NASDAQ: AMSWA). For
more information, visit www.ngcsoftware.com.
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not limited to, changes in general economic conditions, technology and
the market for NGC’s (the Company) products and services including
economic conditions within the e-commerce markets; the timely
availability and market acceptance of these products and services; the
effect of competitive products and pricing; the uncertainty of the
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