NGC Named to Supply & Demand Chain Executive "100" for Fourth Consecutive Year

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NGC today announced that Supply & Demand Chain Executive Magazine has named NGC to the prestigious Supply & Demand Chain Executive “100” for 2014, recognizing the top 100 supply chain projects in the industry. This is the fourth consecutive year NGC has been awarded this honor. NGC was recognized for its fashion PLM and Supply Chain Management software implementation at New York-based Fashion Avenue Sweater Knits.

This year's Supply & Demand Chain Executive 100 consists of supply chain solution and service providers that help their customers achieve true supply chain excellence. These providers demonstrate supply chain distinction by producing measurable gains in ROI through cost-cutting and increased efficiency, whether in transportation, warehouse, procurement sourcing or any other category in the end-to-end supply chain. Supply & Demand Chain Executive's editorial staff weighed submissions based on creative application of solutions used in the project, ambitiousness and scope, extent of the business outcomes, and clarity of submission.

“Our goal with this year's Supply & Demand Chain Executive '100' is to put the spotlight on successful and innovative transformation projects that are delivering bottom-line value to small, medium and large enterprises across the different functions that comprise the supply chain,” said Barry Hochfelder, editor of Supply & Demand Chain Executive. “The projects featured can serve as a roadmap for supply chain executives looking for new opportunities to drive improvement in their own operations.”

“NGC is honored to have been recognized for a fourth time by Supply & Demand Chain Executive as a leading provider of supply chain solutions,” said Mark Burstein, president of sales, marketing and R&D at NGC. “NGC's solutions play an essential role in helping our customers improve time to market, profitability and productivity. We're proud to work with innovative, forward-thinking customers such as Fashion Avenue Sweater Knits that are committed to supply chain excellence.”

About Supply & Demand Chain Executive

Supply & Demand Chain Executive (www.SDCExec.com) is the executive's user manual for successful supply and demand chain transformation, utilizing hard-hitting analysis, viewpoints and unbiased case studies to steer executives and supply management professionals through the complicated, yet critical, world of supply and demand chain enablement to gain competitive advantage.

About NGC

NGC Software is a leading provider of Product Lifecycle Management (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. AMSWA. For more information, visit http://www.ngcsoftware.com/.

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