TGI & West Coast Novelty Deliver Record Shipments After Implementation of Enterprise 21

>West Coast Novelty. From their modest souvenir
and concession stand beginnings at the San
West Coast Novelty is the largest distributor ofFrancisco Pan Pacific International Exposition in
licensed sports, entertainment, and lifestyle1915, West Coast Novelty has grown into a full
products in the world. WCN is officially recognizedservice licensed goods distributor and strategic
by the NFL, MLB,marketing partner with key retailers and
NBA, WWF and Collegiate Licensing (CLC) as amanufacturers. WCN has distribution centers in
national distributor of their licensed merchandise.the San Francisco Bay area and just outside
While others in their industry have come andMemphis, Tennessee.
gone, over the last two decades WCN sales haveAbout Technology Group International, Ltd.
grown at an astonishing annual rate of 27%. InFounded in 1990 and headquartered in Toledo,
fact, in just four months after completing theirOhio, Technology Group International is a proven
implementation of Enterprise 21, WCN had recordtechnology leader delivering Tier 1 application
sales by shipping over 40% more shipments thansoftware functionality at a price performance
the same month the prior year.level that can be readily accepted by organizations
The WCN warehouses are where it all comesof all sizes. Specializing in software solutions for
together. These facilities are considered the starssmall and mid-market manufacturing and
of the WCN team. Their innovative distributiondistribution companies, TGI’s integrated
facilities use Enterprise 21’s state-of-the-artEnterprise Series software suite is a complete
software to fulfill all aspects of customer service,business process management solution. The
inventory control, and accounting functions.product offering includes Enterprise Resources
Operators can instantly see the entire inventoryPlanning (ERP), Manufacturing Resource Planning
and order flow with a few keystrokes, ensuring(MRP), Supply Chain Management (SCM),
quick and efficient order processing. DistributionWarehouse Management System (WMS),
staff uses the latest in hand-held computerAdvanced Planning and Scheduling (APS), Decision
scanners to process orders and to relay real-timeSupport System (DSS), Business Intelligence (BI),
stock information back into the system’sManufacturing Execution System (MES), and
database. WCN’s in-house trackingeCommerce. TGI implements, maintains,
software monitors each order throughout theenhances, and supports its packaged distribution
WCN facility until it arrives at the retailer's door.and manufacturing software solutions directly and
TGI is proud to be support the winning team atvia its channel partners.