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Vesi Combines NGC’s Extended PLM and ERP
for Enhanced Collaboration and Streamlined
Reporting
“NGC’s ERP improves transparency, both internally and with
our external vendors, and it provides better information flow
with all the reporting enhancements.”
Customer:
Challenge: In managing the production of Vesi’s collegiate fashion and accessories, email communication with overseas factory partners became cumbersome
for Vesi, and they lacked the transparency needed to receive timely and accurate data. Vesi needed a PLM system that could help the company streamline
its product development, improve efficiency and speed to market, and enhance
collaboration with its factories.
NGC Solution: NGC Extended PLM, Updated NGC ERP
“Our experience with NGC is the reason why no other ERP/PLM vendor was
chosen,” said Dale Davidson, Vice President and COO for Vesi Inc. “We have
been a customer of NGC for over 10 years, and in terms of customer service and
technical support, they have always – I repeat, always – exceeded expectations.”
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Background
Vesi was founded in 1992 with the mission to design, source and market a full line of Sportswear that
can be worn at the game, on the course, or in the office. During the last decade, Vesi has taken collegiate apparel from game day fan wear to a lifestyle collection of fashion apparel for the most discriminating consumer. The company has 5 brands that have been developed to address the specific needs
of each target consumer—Vesi Sportswear, Lady Vesi, Crable Sportswear, Crable for Her, and Crable
Juniors. Most recently, Vesi has formed a strategic alliance with Brooks Brothers to market a collection
of college branded Brooks Brothers apparel.
The Challenge
When the company initially launched in 1992, Vesi commissioned agents to
be its liaisons with international factories and sourcing, ensuring that accurately ordered product was shipping in a timely manner. After re-evaluating
the additional cost, Vesi brought the process in-house, which it controlled
with an Excel spreadsheet. “We developed a time and action calendar starting from product development and it tracked product creation from its inception through completion from our internal perspective as well as progress within our overseas factory partners,” Davidson explained. “Over time,
email communications became cumbersome; we were lacking timely, accurate data and knew it was time to consider PLM.”
The Solution
An NGC ERP customer since the late 1990s, Vesi chose NGC’s Extended PLM
software. The company was won over by NGC Extended PLM’s ability to
streamline communications with overseas partners, as well as workflow of
transactions between internal and external users. Three internal users are
accessing the solution, and between 12 and 15 factory partners are connected. Vesi will integrate PLM and ERP upon implementation, enabling all
data regarding color, size, style and availability from the PLM system to be
exported to the ERP system without having to re-enter the information.
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The Benefits of NGC PLM
• Enhanced communication and collaboration with factories with Extended PLM. Vesi’s most
anticipated benefit, enhanced communication and collaboration with overseas factories will
give the company on-demand access to the most accurate and up-to-date data, instead of
relying completely on time-consuming spreadsheets and emails with overseas factories.
• Streamlined reporting and business processes. Easy to use, flexible reporting capabilities
were a key factor in Vesi’s selection of NGC’s ERP. “We needed to provide our key personnel
with easier access to our ERP system, and our entire team appreciated the user-friendliness
of NGC’s new ERP system,” said Davidson. “NGC’s ERP will improve transparency, both internally and with our external vendors, and it provides better information flow with all the
reporting enhancements.”
• Improved transparency with integrated PLM and ERP. By integrating NGC’s Extended PLM
and ERP, Vesi will be able to improve collaboration with its trading partners, while streamlining the design-production process. “Furthermore, the elimination of data entry functions by
transferring information directly from the PLM system to the ERP software is very enticing,”
said Davidson.
The Bottom Line
“Our experience with NGC is the reason why no other ERP/
PLM vendor was chosen,” Davidson says. “When it comes
to systems, the primary concern for our business is the
ability to have a vendor that I can totally trust in regard to
implementation and support. We have been a customer
of NGC for over 10 years, and in terms of customer service
and technical support, they have always – I repeat, always
– exceeded expectations.”
About NGC
NGC® (New Generation Computing®) is a leading provider
of PLM, SCM, ERP and Compliance and Testing Solutions for
brands, retailers and consumer products companies. NGC
helps our customers increase profitability of private-label
merchandise, reduce cost of goods sold, improve speed to
market and product quality, and manage compliance and
testing.
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