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Reduced/elimated administrative waste and costs Reduced/elimated administrative waste and costs Here are some of the 8 areas companies have reduced/elimated administrative waste and costs using the Lean Printing Office (c) methodology www.lean-printing-office.com 1) Overproduction...

War On Waste - Author War On Waste - Author I may be showing my age... Roger V Dickeson (1970-2006), coined the phrase in 1975 when he wrote "War On Waste I" for the Graphic Communications Association (GCA) and then wrote "War On Waste II" in 1991. I have both books.

Dealing with customer file issues Dealing with customer file issues Not always. There are at least 4 scenarios, depending on the files issues discovered during order entry Level I preflight… Scenario 1) The files are different then the customer’s specs or purchase order. --- In this case...

Basic lean principles date back to the famous printer, Benjamin Franklin when in 1737 he wrote of wasted time is wasted costs in his renowned Poor Richard's Almanack - "He that idly loses 5 shillings worth of time, loses 5 shillings” In Lean we call this “NON VALUE ADDED ACTIVITIES” Lean is...

Revised estimates from order and Level 1 Preflight Revised estimates from order and Level 1 Preflight By creating a new or revised estimate at time of order, that reflects how the order and files came in has many benefits: 1) You will be able to forecast how much time, material, and costs it...

There are 2 key Lean Office or pre-production functions that companies have successfully implemented to improve the accuracy and completeness of job information and instructions going into production: 1) Implementing Planning as part of the order entry process Before production touches a job...

A Press Rule-up Sheet is the rule-up of an actual printed sheet that comes off the press during the makeready and just prior to pproducing good product. Its your final makeready check before running the job. An Imposition proof comes off a proofing device such as a digital Dylux, Sherpa...

Lean Manufacturing principles can also be applied to the office or administrative environment rather then the manufacturing environment. This is called “Lean Office”. Approximately 32% of a printing company’s value added is administrative costs. Most of these administrative costs are labor...

Proofing Best Practices Proofing Best Practices With the adoption of digital proofs, laser proofs, and CTP, many companies have circumvented some fundamental procedures; contributing to significant spoilage costs. You can significantly reduce spoilage by implementing better procedures for...

Re: Metrix by LithoTechnics Costs are typically distributed back to the individual orders based on percentage of gang press sheet occupied. If the press sheet is cut apart, then the cutting, folding, or other finishing costs are distributed back to individual orders based on percentage of...

Re: Who has the best all-around package for web-to-print? There are at least 20 web-to-print solutions on the market, all with their own strengths and weaknesses. To select the best solution for your organization, you should… - define your company’s requirements - benchmark your requirements...