NGC® today
announced that Vald’or Apparel is implementing NGC’s PLM, ERP and Shop
Floor Control systems to bring a new level of efficiency and
collaboration to its global operations. Vald’or manufactures private
label and branded apparel for leading brands; the company is
headquartered in Coconut Creek, Florida, with an office and factory in
Jordan and an additional factory opening in Haiti this year.
Vald’or selected NGC’s software to replace its outdated legacy solutions
and support the company’s rapid growth. “Our business has grown
tremendously, and we were not getting the support we needed from our
current systems provider,” said Robert Rothbaum, president and CEO,
Vald’or Apparel. “We’ve known NGC for many years and are aware of their
reputation in the apparel industry; their solutions matched our needs,
so it was an easy decision to select NGC.”
“Our primary goal is to become more efficient,” Rothbaum continued, and
he expects to improve efficiency at Vald’or in a number of key areas
with NGC’s systems:
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Enhanced collaboration. “Without a centralized system,
everyone works in siloed ‘mini-systems’ that don’t communicate with
the rest of the enterprise,” Rothbaum said. “NGC’s software will
provide a platform for our whole company to collaborate throughout our
global enterprise.”
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Exception management. NGC’s systems include workflow
calendars and exception management that will help drive better
efficiency throughout the company. Exception dashboards automatically
notify all parties when an event is late or due, and all
communications take place within the system, with collaboration that
is tied to specific styles or purchase orders.
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Better raw materials management. With NGC’s fashion
PLM and ERP systems, Vald’or will gain better understanding of
pending or shipped orders, product availability, and raw materials
requirements. “Our systems will be automated, accurate, and we will
know exactly what raw materials to order,” Rothbaum said.
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Improved factory efficiency. Efficiency improvements
will extend to the factory floor. NGC’s Shop Floor Control will help
Vald’or balance its sewing lines and improve the performance and
efficiency of individual factory workers.
“NGC is excited to work with Vald’or Apparel. Vald’or is a strong,
innovative company with a unique business model, and they have an
excellent reputation in our industry,” said Mark Burstein, president of
sales, marketing and R&D at NGC. “We look forward to a successful
implementation.”
About Vald’or Apparel
Vald’or Apparel is on the forefront of low-cost, high-quality
private-label and branded apparel, with core manufacturing competencies
that maximize efficiency and minimize cost. Vald’or Apparel is
headquartered in Coconut Creek, Florida, with an office and factory in
Jordan and an additional factory scheduled to open in Haiti this year.
For more information, visit www.valdorapparel.com.
About NGC
NGC Software is a leading provider of PLM, Supply Chain Management, ERP
and Shop Floor Control 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 earned more than a dozen top-10 rankings in
the 2013 RIS News Software Leaderboard and has received top
rankings by leading industry analysts. In addition, NGC 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, Destination XL, 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.
Forward-Looking Statements: This press release contains
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uncertainties. There are a number of factors that could cause actual
results to differ materially from those anticipated by statements made
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and global economic uncertainty, the timing and degree of business
recovery, unpredictability and the irregular pattern of future revenues,
dependence on particular market segments or customers, competitive
pressures, delays, product liability and warranty claims and other risks
associated with new product development, undetected software errors,
market acceptance of the Company’s products, technological complexity,
the challenges and risks associated with integration of acquired product
lines, companies and services, as well as a number of other risk factors
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