Nature USA Selects NGC's Fashion PLM, ERP and Product Testing Solutions

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NGC Software today announced that Nature USA, a provider of knit apparel and sportswear for major brands, is implementing NGC's fashion PLM, ERP, Product Testing and Shop Floor Control solutions. California-based Nature USA prides itself on being a totally vertical producer of eco-friendly and socially responsible products, from yarns to finished garments. The company manufactures its garments with a reduced impact on the environment, both offshore and at its full-package facility in Southern California.

Nature USA turned to NGC to provide an integrated solution for its apparel design and manufacturing processes. NGC's fashion PLM software will improve productivity at every stage of development, from Line Planning to Tech Packs, Digital Asset Management, Material Development, Sampling, Costing, Sourcing, and Testing and Compliance, which helps ensure compliance with CPSIA, Proposition 65 and other product safety regulations.

With NGC's fashion ERP solution, Nature USA can take advantage of key features including Customer Order Processing, EDI, Purchasing, Inventory Control for finished goods and components, Screen Printing and Embroidery, as well as core business processes such as Accounting and Invoicing. Productivity features such as Exception Management, Collaboration and Calendars are found throughout NGC's software.

NGC's Shop Floor Control system will help Nature USA manage real-time labor and production. The system optimizes on-time completions, evaluates plant workload, determines capacity needs, tracks employee performance and calculates incentive payroll.

"Nature USA produces high-quality garments while reducing the overall environmental impact, and NGC is proud to be working with such a forward-thinking, socially responsible company," said Mark Burstein, president of sales, marketing and R&D, NGC Software. "We look forward to a successful implementation at Nature USA."

About Nature USA

Nature USA has been committed to manufacturing apparel with a reduced impact on the environment since 1997. The company's full package garment facility is located in Southern California and uses eco-friendly fibers, less water, less energy and local manufacturing for an overall smaller carbon footprint. Commitment to superior quality, on-time delivery and excellent customer service has enabled the company to work for some of the best-known brands in the United States. For more information, visit www.natureusa.net.

About NGC

NGC Software is a leading provider of Product Lifecycle Management (PLM), Supply Chain Management, fashion 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 nine #1 rankings and 25 overall top 10 rankings in the 2014 RIS News Software Leaderboard and has received top rankings by leading industry analysts. In addition, NGC is regularly 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. AMSWA. For more information, visit www.ngcsoftware.com.

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