MIS in Printing press IndustryDNA

Presented by:

Indrajeet Sahani

MMS

Trends In Printing Industry

• Print costs are rising faster than prices charged for print products and services.

• New value added services and increased efficiency to control costs are important trends in the maintenance of profitability levels.

• The transaction and direct mail markets are converging, and cross channel marketing is growing.

Web-to-print

•Web-to-print, also known as Web2Print is a commercial prepress process reduces the gap between digital content online and commercial print production

•HIFLEX a Web2Print system and HIFLEX MIS a “print management information system” because of its advanced functionality and Job Definition Format integration capabilities it gives optimum utilization

Prepress systems

The Kodak Prinergy Workflow System provides advanced PDF-based workflow processing, in a framework that is modular, scalable and flexible enough to grow with business volume and complexity

ERP system•Data CollectionAn integrated generic data collection system for all cost centres. Monitors job performance and helps reduce waste and downtime

•Inventory ManagementStock control system incorporating requisitions, authorisations, purchase, receipts and consumption of materials

•EstimatingA revolutionary system with a unique, route based calculation, dramatically improving the performance of a commercial department

•Production Scheduling

Multi-dimensional graphical production scheduling with capacity analysis and key event/ progress indicators as well as plan vs actual display

Conclusion• The Printing industry faces enormous challenges to stay

profitable now and in the future

• The companies that don’t evolve into a multi-channel value added organization will continue to struggle and or fail

• It is no longer a business of ink on paper but a service for all media origination from print through web content and beyond

• It is important to have a good print management information system in place that links all of the financial, production, sales and human resources together to gain the competitive advantage a printing company needs to prosper

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