Reliable costing
Here is how the Prinect Prinance management information system works: the program asks for product-speci?c details and guides the user step-by-step through the process of costing prepress, press and postpress work. It is a rapid, simple and error-free solution. With Prinect Prinance, you can even maintain a clear costing overview of complex print products with different options, colors and papers where production involves several different presses. With the support of the press library supplied, production parameters are automatically calculated from the product de?nition. Quotes issued are also passed to the relevant sales personnel in the Microsoft Outlook calendar application so that they can be followed up properly. This ensures that jobs never go missing in the hustle and bustle of day-to-day operations.
Improved job preparation
Production starts with the administrative aspect - namely job preparation. Prinect Prinance determines all the production steps required for the job, which means that each stage in the process is pre-structured. This gives a precise picture of which steps need to be taken in which order, at which cost center and with which key deadlines. The job-related data is packaged into an electronic job ticket and passed to the Prinect Data Control production planning and control system. Additionally, the components are pre-con?gured in the production work?ow, i.e. Prinect Signa Station and Prinect Printready System for prepress, Prinect CP2000 Center in the pressroom and Prinect FCS100 in the ?nishing stage. The overall effect is that error-prone and time-consuming repeat entry operations for job numbers, customer names and the like are eliminated. What is more, this data remains consistent throughout the business and production processes. Overall, this considerably reduces the risk of having to carry out cost-intensive post-processing because of incorrect instructions.
Transparent order processing
You therefore have a precise overview of the current status of quotes, orders, invoices and the like at all times and in all stages of the job preparation process. This means that you can be assured of complete transparency in real time. The integrated capacity planning function will also let you know immediately whether a job is going to be produced to schedule, allowing you to respond quickly.
Production planning and control
All the information relating to the status of a print job and its planning status is automatically relayed in real time from the networked workstations to Prinect Data Control. This gives a precise picture at any time of exactly what stage a job is at and how far away it is from completion. Greater transparency also means that capacity reserves can be identi?ed at an early stage and available potential can be fully utilized. A wide range of reports accurately log precise performance and event data during each press shift to provide a clear overview of the production process.
Precise post-costing
Prinect Management Solutions also ensure effective cost control. Each job is evaluated, and the results are presented in a clear and simple format. This gives you reliable ?gures, so that you can tell how pro?tably you are working at all times. Operating data can be captured either manually by entering the job slips for the day or through automatic import via the interfaced components. Prinect Prinance provides you with precise and reliable information such as comparisons of targets and actual performance, product group analyses or cost center productivity analyses.