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Liz Claiborne Moves to JC - 4D.com Case Study

03/01/05 NYC - Liz Claiborne, Inc. has been turning heads since it was founded in 1976. With an ever-fresh twist on style, sumptuous fabrics, colors and cuts to flaunt, Liz Claiborne is always on the verge of another beautiful season. And the company doesn’t stop at its own chic Claiborne lines. Its brands also include Juicy Couture, Ellen Tracy, Laundry by Shelli Segal, and Lucky Brand. Liz Claiborne even holds an exclusive license to produce the men’s and women’s DKNY® Jeans and DKNY® Active collections, as well as CITY DKNY® women’s sportswear. Plainly, this company is a formidable fashion force.

But to keep on top of the retailer scene, Liz Claiborne moved to a behind-the-scenes project management system called Job Central. Designed by Luc Devar at LD Consulting, a developer of cutting edge 4th Dimension business and productivity solutions, Job Central is now integral in Liz Claiborne’s Creative Resources, Multimedia, and E-commerce departments. Customized to the company’s unique needs, Job Central facilitated the Creative Resources and Multimedia departments’ migration from manual to electronic workflow systems, improved communications across divisions, and accelerated financial reporting by eliminating manual calculations.

The application is essential to creating reports. It codes and records batch invoices, accounts for and reconciles costs, performs line item and workload analysis, supports a photo shoot calendar and image use, allocates for freelance work as well as travel and operational expenses. Job Central also manages for E-commerce the life cycle of products and collateral, from conception to posting, on three of the company’s websites. Used for tracking jobs and their statuses, Job Central easily enfolds new users into Liz Cliaborne’s workflow system.

And this 4D-based solution has certainly borne fruit. According to reports of improvement since Luc Devar put Job Central in place, Liz Claiborne has noted task cycle time reductions at an impressive 80 to 98 percent – proving again the axiom that change can be a beautiful thing!

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