The Unified Global ERP Solution Designed to Grow Apparel, Footwear and Accessories Businesses

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1 The Unified Global ERP Solution Designed to Grow Apparel, Footwear and Accessories Businesses Simparel is a comprehensive enterprise software solution specifically for fashion companies - a true end-to-end solution connecting global business processes from product concept to the delivery.

2 Enterprise Resource Planning Unified ERP Model Approach - The Simparel Difference Simparel's Unified Global ERP Software Solution enables apparel, footwear, accessories and other fashionrelated businesses to reach their full potential by accelerating performance across the entire company, as well as the global supply chain. In contrast to existing ERP and best-of-breed software that requires complex customization and integration, Simparel's Unified Global ERP Solution is an industry-specific apparel ERP software solution that spans a wide range of traditional apparel software categories, representing a new, unified software model. The unified model approach encompasses all of the business processes that go into the apparel manufacturing process, including: Product Lifecycle Management (PLM), Supply Chain Management (SCM), Warehouse Management (WMS), Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Electronic Data Interchange (EDI), Manufacturing and Material Resource Planning (MRP), Financial Management (FIN), and Business to Business Collaboration (B2B). Simparel's Unified Global ERP Software Solution provides best practice processes and a single point of accountability, promoting fast implementation, a rapid return on investment and low total cost of ownership. Now that we have that coveted one version of the truth, we re able to shift our focus towards making better decisions, says Lisa West, VP of Production Operations for Maggy London. Oftentimes, what drives the adoption of a unified technology approach is a company beginning the heavy lifting of streamlining and connecting processes across functions to enable greater agility, flexibility and responsiveness to shopper demand signals, says Janet Suleski, Research Director with Gartner.

3 Product Lifecycle Management Make Ideas Reality - The Simparel Difference Simparel PLM is designed to address the industry-specific, multi-dimension functionality global fashion companies require, giving you the ability to respond with faster, more efficient and cost-effective operations and products. Our fashion and apparel PLM solution seamlessly integrates people, data, processes and business systems, providing the product information backbone for fashion companies. Enabling collaboration between you and your vendors ensures that all parties involved are on the same page throughout the product development process. With Simparel PLM you can manage all of your product development, quality and compliance data, images and processes from concept-to-delivery in one single solution. Effective Cost Management and Better Quality Faster Time-To-Market By Reducing Cycle Times Enhanced Sourcing Processes Increased Sales and Profitability Real-time calendar exception alerts provide you with the ability to efficiently manage the production process. Users, managers and vendors are notified of any potential problem that may affect development or delivery of your products to your customer in real-time, with the ability to drill down and resolve the problem with the click of a button. Digital asset and document management integrate with Adobe tools to provide access to all your images and important documents relating to design, packaging, import and compliance. Managing your design images, product development, purchasing and sample approval, and tracking your workflow in one solution enables faster time-to-market, increased process visibility and collaboration, and more. With Simparel PLM, making ideas a reality is simple! Unlike other solutions, you can adopt a design and produce purchase orders with the click of a button because Simparel PLM is an embedded component of Simparel ERP, a true end-to-end solution. Simparel's PLM Functionality Includes: Concept to Production Work Flow Merchandising / Line Planning Storyboard and Line Sheets Specification and Bill of Material Color and Material Development Adobe Illustrator Integration Digital Asset / Document Management Sample Development Management Calendar / Exception Visibility / Alerts Collaborative Event Tracking Collaborative RFQ Costing / Actualization Sample Cost and Inventory Management

4 Supply Chain Management Turn Product Faster - The Simparel Difference Simparel SCM is designed to address the industry-specific, multi-dimension functionality global fashion companies require, giving you the ability to have complete visibility across your global supply chain and run a cost-effective operation. In a global industry, often with complex supply chains, it is crucial to have visibility and tracking of all orders. Our supply chain solution provides the tools to increase efficiencies and margins through real-time communication between you and your global supply chain partners. Maintain visibility to your orders and products at all times, with the ability to track margins, and be alerted of any delays, along with real-time tools to correct any problems, to ensure better cost management and accelerate cycle times. Operations Improvements Through Reduced Cycle Times Improved Cash Flow and Better Cost Management Significant Savings From Automated Collaborative Processes Real-Time Visibility To Supply Chain With Warnings & Alerts All of your vendor sample and production orders, with their requirements, due dates and status, are visible in a list or calendar format to both you and your vendor, simplifying and automating communications. Establishing and maintaining cost and margin control through every step of your production order process, starting with a request for quote (RFQ), is made easy with Simparel s web-based vendor portal. Simparel SCM will enable you to automate the pricing agreement and actualize the cost to your DC. With Simparel SCM, you can jointly manage production schedules with your partners to accelerate the production process and ensure on-time delivery. Collecting real-time progress updates gives you the agility to make informed decisions to best meet your consumer demands. Simparel's SCM Functionality Includes: Import and Manufacturing Work Flow Concept-to-Distribution: Plan/Forecast/Actual Production Approval QC through QA Time Phased WIP / Cut and Sold Specification and Bill of Material Purchase Order Generation Logistics Track and Trace Vendor Collaboration / Event Tracking Calendar / Exception Visibility / Alerts Vendor Quality and Cost Decision Matrix Cost Actualization, FIFO, LIFO, WT AVG Retail Compliance Management Testing and Quality Assurance Digital Asset / Document Management

5 Electronic Data Interchange Automate Your Communications - The Simparel Difference Simparel EDI provides embedded communication technology to communicate with your trading partners, logistics providers and vendors seamlessly streamlining business processes and synchronizing data. In a time-sensitive, global industry, you have little margin for errors and delays. With EDI, you can automate your processes, saving both time and money by eliminating time and errors associated with manual data entry. Reduce processing time and ensure the validity of your data on purchase orders, invoices, shipping, inventory and other time sensitive business documents and confirmations to ensure your success. In the end, you will build closer business partnerships which result in operational gains and competitive advantages. Dramatically Improved Accuracy In Order Handling Reduced Costs Through Chargeback Elimination Improved Operational Efficiencies Greatly Improved Customer Relationships EDI has become a standard for business-to-business collaboration across the fashion industry. Processing EDI orders to meet customer, production, quality and regulatory requirements is easy with Simparel EDI because it is a true real-time end-to-end solution. Automating document preparation and processing reduces order processing times, accelerates collections, provides visibility into sales performance, reduces chargebacks, and cuts business transaction costs. As an embedded application into the Simparel Unified ERP, information is updated in real-time to increase inventory turns, reduce customer service costs, and ultimately accelerate time-to-market. Unlike other solutions, the Simparel EDI application is fully embedded into the Simparel Unified ERP, providing roll back and drill through capabilities, all while requiring no expensive third-party translation software or services. Simparel's EDI Functionality Includes: Major Retailer Maps and Labels Map Compliance Support Program AS2 Supported GDSM Supported Open API / Web Services Logistics EDI 7xx and 2xx Supported 3PL EDI 9xx Supported Fully Automated and Intelligent Plug and Play - Only Testing Required Embedded in Simparel ERP Not 3rd Party 3rd Party EDI Solutions Can Be Integrated Document to Data Trace and Drill Ability to Manage Transactions in System Compliance Control Management

6 Manufacturing Resource Planning Leverage Vendor Capacity - The Simparel Difference Simparel MRP is designed to address the industry-specific, multi-dimension functionality global fashion companies require, to improve production performance and help reduce buffer inventory, while ensuring on-time delivery of your products. The successful management of raw materials is critical to maximize throughput and ensure on-time receipt of finished goods inventory into the distribution cycle. Simparel MRP provides the tools to facilitate your raw material planning, synchronizing your team with your vendor capacity to meet your customer orders through collaborative planning. The automatic generation of raw material requirements based on the production plan, ease of communication with your suppliers, and exception-based reporting of supply problems, all provide you with improved control over raw materials inventory. Inventory Optimization Through Sales Forecasting Projections Improved Efficiency of the Planning Process By Day/Week/Month Better Evaluation of Inventory, Tracking and Consumption of Raw Materials Cost Savings as a Result of More Accurate Buy Plans Raw material planning is a critical part of the production process to ensure orders are ready on time. Your raw material needs can be planned based on order projections and material requirements. As orders come, you are alerted of any material shortages, keeping you ahead of the order curve. Time phased inquiries allow you to see where a product is by day, week, or month, looking at all elements needed to analyze a style. Simparel MRP provides suggested purchasing to cover the sold product, as well as the planned products. This allows you to meet deliveries to your customers without financial risk or excess inventory. Our exception reporting will alert and advise you of the suggested transactions based on the appropriate lead times. In Simparel MRP, you have the ability to identify plan vs. actual production capacity, facilitating the decision making for production managers to deliver on-time orders and increase the efficiency of future planning. Simparel's B2B Functionality Includes: Import / Manufacturing Resource Planning Concept to Distribution Work Flow Production Plan / Forecast / Actual Specification and Bill of Material Multi Level Bill of Material SAMS Standard Allowed Minutes Time Phase MRP Management Vendor Capacity Capabilities / Constraints Vendor Capacity Decision Matrix Calendar / Exception Visibility / Alerts Work In Process / Cut and Sold Vendor Collaboration / Event Tracking Vendor Compliance Management Score Card and Actionable Intelligence

7 Warehouse Management System Increase Distribution Accuracy - The Simparel Difference Simparel WMS is designed to address the industry-specific, multi-dimension functionality global fashion companies require, giving you the ability to run more efficient and cost-effective warehouse operations. The efficient management of your distribution network is the final link to ensuring your products get to the right place, at the right time. This isn t always easy because disruptions in inventory movement happen all the time. How your warehouse management software handles these disruptions is what differentiates one solution from the next. If handled right, your warehouse solution can give you the tools to reduce turnaround time, reduce inventory levels, increase productivity, efficiency and accuracy, and improve customer relationships. Reduced Inventory Levels Improved Customer Relations Reduced Chargebacks Real-time, Accurate Inventory Information Warehouse management isn t just about storage anymore; it s about the movement of goods and making your inventory and people more productive. Simparel s warehouse management software gives you the tools for the visibility, agility and control you need to operate more efficiently, from the supplier to the consumer. Our advanced warehouse capabilities can manage varied warehouse environments; from simple to complex distribution networks. Real-time exception based alerts notify warehouse managers immediately, providing the agility to correct any potential disruptions in the flow of goods to the customer, helping to maintain good and profitable working relationships. Simparel WMS is a seamless extension of the Simparel ERP solution, providing visibility to all users involved in the supply chain process, eliminating the need for expensive point solutions and interfaces. Simparel's WMS Functionality Includes: Multi Warehouse Support / Visibility Stock, Aisle, Bin, Pallet, Case, Item Location Transload, Cross Dock, Pick & Pack B2B Replenishment B2C Fulfillment SCM -Logistics Track/Trace Inbound ASN ALL EDI Processes and Labels Supported Retailer Compliance Management Workflow and Pick Wave Optimization Inventory Management / Cycle Counting Directed Labor and Value Add Management Dynamic Routing / Common Carrier Wireless and Automated System Integration Integration with All FedEx/UPS Platforms

8 Business to Business Commerce Collaborate With Your Partners - The Simparel Difference Simparel B2B helps facilitate secure web collaboration with all partners in your supply chain resulting in the development, production, and shipment of high quality, compliant products on-time and on-margin. In a global, time-sensitive industry where consumer demands are changing daily, the key to your success is the ability to ensure the delivery of on-time and on-trend products. With Simparel B2B web collaboration, you have ability to view the production and tracking of all orders. Real-time communication between you and your global partners provides visibility, allows you to track margins, and be alerted of any delays, along with real-time tools to correct problems, to ensure better cost management and accelerate cycle times. Sales Growth and Risk Reduction Increased Profitability Through Productivity Improved Cash Flow Significant Savings From Automated Processes and Less Errors With Simparel B2B collaboration, all of your vendor sample and production orders, with their requirements, due dates and status, are visible in a list or calendar format to both you and your vendor, simplifying communication. Calendars are automatically updated in real-time, streamlining the communication process and keeping all parties up-to-date. Jointly managing production schedules with your partners will accelerate the production process and ensure on-time delivery. Collecting real-time progress updates gives you the agility to make informed decisions to best meet your consumer demands. Even your supplier partners can benefit from collaboration by electronically posting invoices and receiving payments more efficiently than in a manual world. Collaboration is an efficiency tool that provides tangible benefits to all partners in the supply chain. Simparel B2B will make the management of the collaboration relationship beneficial for both you and your partners at every step of the process. Simparel's B2B Functionality Includes: Collaborative Sourcing / Event Tracking RFP/RFQ/RFI Request for Price / Quote Sample Request / Tracking Production Request / Tracking Import Logistics Track and Trace Import and Manufacturing Planning Concept to Distribution Work Flow Vendor Decision Matrix Embedded Trails Calendar / Exception Visibility / Alerts Work In Process / Cut and Sold Time Phase Demand Management Vendor Compliance Management Score Card and Actionable Intelligence

9 Enterprise Sales Platform Empower Your Salesforce - The Simparel Difference Be amazing, be compelling. Present product animations, full screen video, image pops and more right from the catalog page. Submit orders from the field directly to your Simparel ERP solution. Replace thousands of catalogs with a single tablet. Create catalogs, upload videos. Distribute them to your force. Place orders. Show more. Teach more. Capture more. Do more. Sell more. SimPad makes it easy. Tablet Collection Presentation: Browse categories and view product in Full View. Favorite Lists - A catalog that remembers for you. Create a product list of client favorites with just a few taps. Merchandise Sheets - No more printing. Easily send clients a PDF of their Favories List via . Integration to Simparel ERP - Automatically pull your customer and product data to your SimPad. Order Placement: Move from product to presentation to orders - it s all just a tap or swipe away! Quick Orders - Orders in a snap. Easily create orders while offline or online. Integration to Simparel ERP - Automatic submission of orders to your Simparel ERP solution.

10 Industries We Serve Serving the Apparel and Other Fashion-Related Industries The Fashion and Apparel industry is unique. Simparel's Unified Global ERP Solution was built for the specific needs of our industry, with all processes on one unified platform. Simparel gives you the tools you need to improve profits and can handle mixed product classifications. Simparel was designed to accommodate both small and large size fashion, apparel, footwear, accessories, and textile companies, with a particular focus on wholesalers, manufacturers, and self-sourcing retailers. Combining next-generation enterprise resource planning (ERP) with real-time business process management capabilitiesfrom design through development, sourcing, manufacturing, distribution, and sales, Simparel helps you simplify design and product development, streamline sourcing and sample management, and automate sales so you can reduce cycle times and get your products to market more quickly than your competition. The industries we currently serve include: Apparel Footwear Hosiery Accessories Home Furnishings Costume Jewelry Cosmetics Toys Uniforms Fashion Apparel Software If your apparel company is challenged by issues involving pre-pack, assortment, style/color/size planning and execution; EDI and retail compliance; royalty and sales commission management; global sourcing; costing and distribution logistics; or other common industry procedures, the Simparel fashion apparel software can solve those challenges. Simparel's global supply chain management solution makes complex global operations simple with its user-friendly features, automated processes, and exception alerts. With Simparel, you can make better decisions, react quickly to changing trends, and ultimately deliver better service to your customers. Footwear Software The Simparel footwear software, with its user-friendly features, automated processes, and exception alerts, is the answer to some of footwear companies' most common challenges: case pack and assortment runs, style/size/width management, inventory planning and execution, EDI and retail compliance, royalty management, global sourcing, first-cost management, and distribution logistics. You'll be able to make better decisions faster, to react quickly to an ever-changing industry, and ultimately to serve your customers better through your distribution center or direct-shop facilities. Our global supply chain management solution makes complex operations simple, so that you can concentrate on products and sales. Home Furnishings Software Simparel's home furnishings software addresses and resolves some of the most common industry challenges, including pre-pack, assortment, item inventory planning and execution; EDI and retail compliance; royalty and sales commission management; global sourcing and costing; and distribution logistics. The user-friendly Simparel solution automates your business processes and delivers exception alerts for quick resolution, enabling you to make better, faster decisions and to react immediately to changing trends. Complex inventory management will be made simple, ultimately allowing you to boost service levels from your distribution center or direct-ship facilities. Accessories, Jewelry and Toys Software For the accessories, costume jewelry, and toy industries, Simparel offers its SKU Management Solution. The SKU Management Solution makes complex operations simple with its user-friendly features, exception alerts, and automated processes. You'll be able to meet head-on the challenges of pre-pack, assortment, item inventory planning and execution; component management; EDI and retail compliance; complex royalty management; global sourcing and costing; distribution logistics; and other industry issues. Simparel's SKU Management Solution enables you to make better, faster decisions, react quickly to emerging trends, and ultimately to improve service levels from your distribution center or direct-ship facilities.

11 About Simparel Simparel, Inc. has developed a Unified Global ERP Solution that is designed to grow apparel, footwear and accessories businesses. The Unified Global ERP Solution is faster to deploy and extend, delivering a magnitude of scalability and performance over any other solution. True end-to-end functionality lets our customers focus on products and sales by making business decisions easier, improving product delivery, and facilitating cost and inventory management. Providing global enterprise visibility and collaboration throughout Product Lifecycle, Supply Chain, Order-to-Cash, EDI, Logistics and Distribution processes, this unified model approach ensures compliant and on-time delivery. Simparel Inc. 53 West 36th Street, 11th Floor New York, NY info@simparel.com Simparel Inc. All Rights Reserved.