NGC’s Andromeda™ Cloud Platform will be
added to many core curriculum classes at one of the industry’s most
prestigious fashion design and business merchandising
schools
NGC® Software, a leading provider of cloud-based Product
Lifecycle Management (PLM) and Supply Chain Management (SCM)
applications, today announced that FIDM (Fashion Institute of
Design & Merchandising), one of the top fashion and design
schools in the U.S., will teach NGC’s next-generation AndromedaTM
Cloud Platform as an integral part of its educational
curriculum.
“FIDM is excited to bring Andromeda into the classroom, and our
students are looking forward to learning this new technology,” said
Barbara Bundy, Vice President, Education, FIDM. “Our leadership
team at the college is impressed by NGC’s deep knowledge of the
fashion industry, their long-time presence in Los Angeles and their
impressive base of West Coast customers. NGC is very passionate
about the role that technology plays in the fashion industry, and
Andromeda will give FIDM students invaluable training to prepare
for leadership roles in our industry.”
NGC’s Andromeda cloud platform powers the digital supply chain.
Andromeda brings together all departments – Merchandising, Product
Development, Sourcing, Compliance, Purchasing, Production, Quality,
Logistics, Marketing and Sales – in a single cloud-based solution
that connects vendors, suppliers and other providers. In today’s
new era of retail, brands and retailers must react faster than ever
to the latest data and trends, in order to give consumers what they
want, when and where they want it.
FIDM is offering instruction in NGC Andromeda solutions in the
areas of Merchandise Product Development, Apparel Industry
Management, Menswear and Apparel Technical Design. The courses will
provide FIDM’s students with hands-on training in real-world
solutions for product development; merchandising costing and
specification; collection design; sourcing and inventory
management; quality control management; production control and
planning; market analysis and presentation; and marketing and
collection analysis.
“NGC is very supportive of FIDM’s decision to include Andromeda
in a variety of courses offered to their students,” said Mark
Burstein, president, NGC Software. “The fashion industry is going
through unprecedented disruption and innovation, and technologies
such as Andromeda are critical to helping companies succeed in the
new world of retail and fashion. Bringing Andromeda into the
classroom prepares FIDM’s students for their new careers and
enables companies to hire individuals that can become productive
more quickly because of that early exposure.”
About FIDM
FIDM (Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising) is an
internationally recognized college with more than 4,700 students
and over 70,000 graduates. A private institution for specialized
professional education, FIDM is accredited by the Western
Association of Schools and Colleges and the National Association of
Schools of Art and Design. FIDM offers degrees in 32 disciplines,
including a Master of Business Administration (MBA). The college is
headquartered in downtown Los Angeles, with other campus locations
in Orange County, San Diego and San Francisco.
Graduates are hired by such companies as GUESS, Nike, Levi
Strauss & Co., Walt Disney Company and Global Brands Group.
Prominent alumni of the college include: Fashion designers
Monique Lhuillier and Nick Verreos, Senior Director, Supply Chain
& Sourcing Strategy, Calvin Klein/PVH Corp., Archana Kalro,
Co-Founder of Juicy Couture, Pamela Skaist-Levy, Owner/Designer of
Karen Kane, Inc., Karen Kane, Emmy-nominated costume designer for
Westworld, Trish Summerville, Costume Designer for films such as
Clueless, Mona May, and fashion/beauty influencer, Chriselle
Lim.
FIDM is the West Coast home of the family of “Project Runway”
shows on Lifetime Television.
About NGC
NGC Software powers the Digital Supply Chain for retailers and
brand owners with the AndromedaTM Cloud Platform, including
solutions for product lifecycle management (PLM), supply chain
management (SCM), global quality control, and vendor
compliance.
NGC customers include leading West Coast fashion brands such as
Billabong, Byer California, Jerry Leigh Entertainment, Manhattan
Beachwear, Evy of California, Hybrid Apparel, Topson Downs,
Swatfame, FAM Brands, Stony Apparel, Strategic Partners, Color
Image, The Collected Group and many other national and global
fashion companies. 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.
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