Other benefits of e-SPS for R.G. Barry include: •Improved customer service. By streamlining global sourcing and reducing product lead times, e-SPS will enable R.G. Barry to respond faster to customer trends and provide new styles efficiently and cost-effectively. •Increased business agility. e-SPS will support R.G. Barry's growth objectives by enabling the footwear manufacturer to add more licensed brands and manage a rapidly increasing number of suppliers. •Integration with R.G. Barry's existing supply chain software. e-SPS can be easily integrated with supply chain software from Logility and American Software, NGC's parent company. "We already have these solutions in place, and NGC's understanding of these systems and how to integrate with them was very important to us," Lindstrom said.
"R.G. Barry has dramatically transformed their business in recent years, and NGC is pleased that the company selected us to provide solutions that will help them improve supply chain efficiency, while supporting continued expansion," said Alan Brooks, president, NGC. "We look forward to a successful implementation and welcome R.G. Barry to NGC's rapidly growing customer base of industry-leading fashion, apparel, footwear and retail companies."
R.G. Barry Corporation, the Dearfoams Company, is among the world's leading developers and marketers of accessory footwear, a category that encompasses slippers, sandals, hybrid and active fashion footwear, slipper socks and hosiery.
NGC is a leading Fashion, Apparel, Footwear and Retail Software Company. NGC's SQL Series is a comprehensive suite of "end-to-end" solutions for PLM (e-PLM), Global Sourcing (e-SPS) and ERP (RedHorse). The SQL Series provides real-time visibility to product information, accelerates speed to market, and enables quality control throughout the supply chain to help deliver superior products.