Vertical Apparel and Home Products Company Pendleton Woolen Mills Selects Yunique plmOn

New York, NY (PRWEB) April 3, 2009 -- Yunique Solutions Inc. (http://www.yunique.com) announces that apparel and home products manufacturer and retailer Pendleton Woolen Mills plans to implement the Yunique plmOn™ product lifecycle management software solution in its Portland, Oregon (USA) headquarters. The renowned maker and marketer of men's and women's wool apparel, home goods and accessories will use the popular PLM software solution across all of its four divisions to centralize all product development information and make it more accessible to internal teams, Pendleton's domestic mills, and global trading partners. Pendleton expects the new system to reduce product development cycle times and enhance product innovation. With plans to go-live with about 45 users this summer, the company will also utilize Yunique's companion srmOn™ supplier relationship management (SRM) software to integrate its global factory partners into its business processes.

"This is an exciting year for Pendleton as we celebrate 100 years of weaving America's spirit since 1909. We are looking forward to building the brand for the next generation, and we are committed to providing our teams with the most productive tools available", stated Pat Fowler, Women's Wear Division Manager. "By utilizing the Yunique solution to keep information flow moving forward and automate traditionally manual tasks, our development team will realize efficiencies to focus on creativity and product innovation. After evaluating eight separate PLM systems, we saw Yunique as the best fit for us; both in terms of system capabilities and as a vendor partner. They clearly understand our business and the tools we need to streamline processes and shorten lead times."

"We are pleased with the opportunity to work with such a distinguished company as Pendleton Woolen Mills", added Yunique Vice President Lenny Weiss. "We look forward to working with the Pendleton team to help them achieve cost savings and enhance profitability and growth."

Privately owned Pendleton Woolen Mills is a sixth-generation family owned vertical manufacturer and retailer, controlling wool manufacturing from purchasing of wool from wool producers to the selling of the finished garment or blanket/home product. Wool processing occurs in Pendleton owned mills and much of the manufacturing in Pendleton facilities. The company owns and operates seven facilities that encompass aspects of its operation as well as 70 Pendleton retail stores across the United States. Pendleton products are available through traditional specialty stores, department stores, Pendleton catalogs and on the internet at http://www.pendleton-usa.com. Pendleton products are also sold in Japan, China and Canada.

About Yunique Solutions

Yunique Solutions Inc. is a New York-based developer of 100% browser-based product lifecycle management and supplier relationship management solutions that enable today's fast-paced apparel, home textiles, and accessories retailers and manufacturers speed more trend-setting merchandise to market by improving collaboration across their extended supply chains.

Yunique's flagship plmOn™ and srmOn™ products comprise a comprehensive suite of industry-specific technologies and services including digital asset (image) management, tech pack management, quotation and bid management, sample and production planning and tracking, pre-concept line management, and materials management. Based on the latest Microsoft .NET platform, Yunique's software solutions leverage the internet to provide organizations with the ease of use and global connectivity needed to execute, analyze, and optimize their businesses.

Yunique Solutions has been ranked by its customers as the top tier-one PLM solution provider to the fashion industry for two years running in an independent survey conducted by Apparel magazine. For more information on Yunique Solutions and its products, phone (212) 672-0098 (New York) or visit the website at www.yunique.com.

Yunique Solutions… creating and developing unique solutions.

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