Surfing Sportswear Company Turns to NGC’s PLM
Solution to Improve Service and Productivity
New Generation Computing, Inc. (“NGC”), a leading provider of
digital supply chain solutions that transform the concept to
customer lifecycle for retailers and brand owners, today announced
that Rip Curl will replace its legacy PLM system with Andromeda
PLM® from NGC.
Based in Torquay, Australia, Rip Curl is a designer,
manufacturer and retailer of high-tech surfing sportswear and a
broad spectrum of accompanying products, including wetsuits,
boardshorts, watches, apparel and travel gear for both men and
women. Rip Curl, one of the largest surfing companies in the world,
strives to be the “Ultimate Surfing Company,” always innovating and
pushing surfing to new levels.
For more than 15 years, Rip Curl’s legacy supply chain software
solution created a siloed environment that required each global
office to have its own database and unique ways of working across
products. To accelerate product design and sourcing for Rip Curl’s
fashion and performance collections, the company searched the
market for a single collaborative platform to connect its global
network and seamlessly integrate ERP data to increase visibility
and efficiency.
“It is important we continue to push the limits and innovate in
both the products we offer consumers as well as in how we do
business,” said Milan Thompson, group general manager of Technical
Products, Rip Curl. “We saw a great opportunity to work more
efficiently and collaboratively with modern, advanced systems to
help streamline our global processes.”
Following a comprehensive market evaluation, Rip Curl selected
NGC’s cloud-based Andromeda PLM solution based on the platform’s
robust planning functionality, strong vendor interaction
capabilities, and efficient data management and entry.
“NGC understands the challenges we have as a global business and
the opportunities available to us with a modern system in place,”
said Heather Evans, project manager, Rip Curl. “We are excited to
operate in a highly collaborative environment on a single platform
to help bring together both our internal and external partners
across the global supply chain.”
NGC’s Andromeda® platform will help Rip Curl accelerate time to
market and ensure all departments across the globe are on the same
page in real time. Rip Curl will also be able to automate many of
its processes to provide complete visibility and control from
product concept to customer delivery.
“We are excited to work with Rip Curl and help make a difference
in how its global team collaborates with vendors,” said Mark
Burstein, president, NGC. “NGC’s Andromeda PLM is created
specifically for fashion brands and retailers like Rip Curl, and we
look forward to helping the company transform its supply chain to
accelerate product development and delivery.”
About Rip CurlFounded in 1969 by Brian Singer and Doug
“Claw” Warbrick, Rip Curl is a global designer, manufacturer and
retailer of surfwear and accompanying products, and a major
athletic sponsor of surf, snow and wake. Rip Curl has become one of
the largest surfing companies in Australia, Europe, South America,
North America and South Africa. For more information, visit
www.ripcurl.com.
About NGCNGC powers the digital supply chain with
the Andromeda Cloud Platform®, enabling brand owners and
retailers to maximize revenue and profit by accelerating lead
times, streamlining product development and supply chain
management, and optimizing distribution. NGC solutions cover the
entire concept to customer lifecycle, including PLM, supply chain
management, quality and compliance, as well as integrated business
planning (IBP), and demand, inventory, supply and retail
optimization.
Leading global brands and retailers rely on NGC solutions,
including Brooks Brothers, Carter’s, Destination XL, Fanatics, Foot
Locker, Jockey International, Lacoste, Spanx, 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), named one of
the 100 Most Trustworthy Companies in America by Forbes. For more
information, visit www.ngcsoftware.com.
Forward-Looking Statements: This press release
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risks and uncertainties. There are a number of factors that could
cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated by
statements made herein. These factors include, but are not limited
to, continuing U.S. 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
that could affect the Company’s future performance. For further
information about risks the Company and American Software could
experience as well as other information, please refer to American
Software, Inc.’s current Form 10-K and other reports and documents
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contact Vincent C. Klinges, Chief Financial Officer, American
Software, Inc., 470 East Paces Ferry Rd., Atlanta, GA 30305, (404)
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Andromeda®, Andromeda Cloud Platform®, Andromeda PLM®, and New
Generation Computing® are registered trademarks of New Generation
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Marisol GomezDirector of Marketingmgomez@ngcsoftware.com(305)
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Jeff KetnerKetner Group Communications (for
NGC)jeff@ketnergroup.com(512) 794-8876
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