Your opinion wanted..

[spurs501]

Hi.

First thread here!

I have recently been given the task of Print Manager within our company.

We have a Pre Press dept, a Print dept (B3 2 Colour Presses) and a Finishing dept.

I want to understand how you guys Manage and Schedule the progress of a job in the factory, from the initial enquiry through to delivering the finished job.

We have a management information system, but this is not fully utilised at the moment.

Do you guys use a software system, a T Card board etc etc.

Would love to hear how you all keep track of things.

Many Thanks in advance.

[Amalik]

Yes we have couple of Job scheduling solutions available for you to look into which has been in used by several of our customers for last 10 years now, one being Power Builder version and our latest on .Net platform.

Since 1981, Primac Systems has been developing and supporting business management solutions specifically for the Print and related industries. Our solutions are designed to improve the bottom line and provide high ROI's. Primac is known for its strong market knowledge and its ability to deliver custom solutions to the printing industry. With over 200 plant installations including commercial web, sheet-fed publications, free standing insert, book, roll label, flexographic packaging, folding carton, business forms, screen and large in-plant printers. You can visit Primac - Print & Manufacturing Solutions for further information about our company and products you can visit our website search for PRIMAC Systems.

Our research and development efforts have led to business process management solutions that can be used in the Printing and also other industries.

PRIMAC-21 DX, is the new and improved Scheduling and Job Board application Vercom Software has launched, this application is developed on Microsoft .NET platform which makes it more powerful, efficient, this improved PRIMAC-21 DX, Scheduling application has all the existing features which are present in the Power Builder based PRIMAC-21 Scheduling application which has been in use for past many years, in production by a large number of our customers.


PRIMAC-21 DX, application is developed in compliance to the WWF (Windows Workflow Foundation), meaning this can be used as a standalone application and as well as a Pridget/Widget (Activity) in our WorkflowBP environment. With some new added features to make it more efficient, fast for the job scheduler’s to perform scheduling of the jobs.
Following functions can be performed with PRIMAC-21 DX:

1. Plant Characteristics
2. Work Center setup
3. Define Production Operations
4. Shift setup
5. Resources setup
6. Project / Job Creation
7. Project / Job Scheduling
8. Project / Job Routing
9. Project / Job Movement

If you are interested please let me know and we can arrange an online demo of the product and also introduce rest of the products and way we can help you run your plant with more efficient and cost effective way.
Or you can directly contact:
Faisal Bhombal
Primac Systems
972.661-9336 x324

Thanks & Regards
Anwar Malik

[bellesim]

Let me tell something that penened my mind, unfortunately I've studied this too late.

The digital divide is a very important thing for a print shop, if you decide tho buy a machine, a workflow, a CRM software, before I must make yourself some questions:

how old are you?
how old are yours collaborators?
skills in computer or technology use?
what you technology realy need in your bussines?

Statistics says that % of return match of technology in the bussins is very small.

Digital divide - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Sorry form my english and regards.

[Morning Flight]

Hi spurs501,

There have been quite a few discussions on this forum about job scheduling. Not a whole lot has changed since the following post:

advice needed please!

Hope this helps.