TECHNOLOGY
Vertical Textile and Apparel Maker Grupo Karim’s Selects NGC for PLM and SCM
Vertical textile and apparel maker Grupo Karim’s has tapped NGC Software’s product lifecycle management (PLM) and supply chain management (SCM) solutions to help the company manage its operations in the U.S., Central America, the Caribbean, Mexico and Pakistan.
The move takes Grupo Karim’s from using many processes to a single end-to-end-solution that allows for integration and collaboration across divisions and locations.
“We had no PLM software, and we were still using spreadsheets and isolated databases for certain processes,” said Luis Mejia, executive vice president of Grupo Karim’s. “We recognized that we needed to be streamlined, fast and accurate in order to deliver the best quality products at competitive costs and shorter lead times.”
The new PLM and SCM systems will allow Grupo Karim’s to improve productivity and reduce costs throughout the product development and production process, and Mejia predicts the company will shorten lead times from concept to delivery.
“We’ll also be able to manage compliance and testing requirements under one platform for real-time access,” he added.
Based in Miami, NGC Software is a provider of PLM, SCM, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) and Shop Floor Control software and services for brands, retailers and consumer-products companies. Customers include AX Armani Exchange, Aeropostale, Billabong, Carter’s, Destination XL, Hugo Boss, Jos. A. Bank, Marchon Eyewear, Spanx, Swatfame and VF Corp.
Grupo Karim’s divisions include Jomar Spinning in Belmont, N.C., which produces more than 1 million pounds per month of NAFTA- and CAFTA-certified yarn; Honduras Spinning Mills, which produces more than 600,000 pounds per month of ring-spun cotton and ring-spun cotton/polyester yarns; and Pride Yarn, which sells cotton, synthetic and blended yarns in Central America, the Caribbean and Mexico.
The company also operates Pride Denim Mills, based in Nicaragua, which produces more than 25 million yards of denim annually in a vertical facility; Pride Performance Fabrics, which produces synthetic and cotton fabrics for the athletic, active and fashion markets; Honduras-based Pride Manufacturing, which produces apparel through full-package, cut and sew, and 807 programs; Ammar Apparel, a high-tech manufacturing facility in Mexico; Karim’s Textile & Apparel, also based in Mexico; and Lucky Knits, a vertically integrated apparel-manufacturing facility in Pakistan. Grupo Karim’s also has a textile chemical division and textile recycling operation in Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean.
Vertical textile and apparel maker Grupo Karim’s has tapped NGC Software’s product lifecycle management (PLM) and supply chain management (SCM) solutions to help the company manage its operations in the U.S., Central America, the Caribbean, Mexico and Pakistan.
The move takes Grupo Karim’s from using many processes to a single end-to-end-solution that allows for integration and collaboration across divisions and locations.
“We had no PLM software, and we were still using spreadsheets and isolated databases for certain processes,” said Luis Mejia, executive vice president of Grupo Karim’s. “We recognized that we needed to be streamlined, fast and accurate in order to deliver the best quality products at competitive costs and shorter lead times.”
The new PLM and SCM systems will allow Grupo Karim’s to improve productivity and reduce costs throughout the product development and production process, and Mejia predicts the company will shorten lead times from concept to delivery.
“We’ll also be able to manage compliance and testing requirements under one platform for real-time access,” he added.
Based in Miami, NGC Software is a provider of PLM, SCM, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) and Shop Floor Control software and services for brands, retailers and consumer-products companies. Customers include AX Armani Exchange, Aeropostale, Billabong, Carter’s, Destination XL, Hugo Boss, Jos. A. Bank, Marchon Eyewear, Spanx, Swatfame and VF Corp.
Grupo Karim’s divisions include Jomar Spinning in Belmont, N.C., which produces more than 1 million pounds per month of NAFTA- and CAFTA-certified yarn; Honduras Spinning Mills, which produces more than 600,000 pounds per month of ring-spun cotton and ring-spun cotton/polyester yarns; and Pride Yarn, which sells cotton, synthetic and blended yarns in Central America, the Caribbean and Mexico.
The company also operates Pride Denim Mills, based in Nicaragua, which produces more than 25 million yards of denim annually in a vertical facility; Pride Performance Fabrics, which produces synthetic and cotton fabrics for the athletic, active and fashion markets; Honduras-based Pride Manufacturing, which produces apparel through full-package, cut and sew, and 807 programs; Ammar Apparel, a high-tech manufacturing facility in Mexico; Karim’s Textile & Apparel, also based in Mexico; and Lucky Knits, a vertically integrated apparel-manufacturing facility in Pakistan. Grupo Karim’s also has a textile chemical division and textile recycling operation in Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean.
