Manage your end-to-end printing workflow

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1 Technique MIS Solution Manage your end-to-end printing workflow

2 Increase your profit potential through visibility and control. By gaining visibility into every area of your enterprise and enhancing communication between everyone involved in every job, you gain the ability to implement confident, profit-building changes. With the EFI TM Technique Print MIS/ERP solution, you can integrate the many components of your business and automate countless manual touchpoints to lower costs, remove inefficiencies, and focus on business growth.

3 mating Manage sales activities and opportunities, helpdesk activities, and campaign marketing projects, along with , calendar, and social feed integrations with this comprehensive browser-based account and contact management suite. scheduling Gain deep visibility and make critical production decisions with Technique s graphical production scheduling solution. Track capacity, use progress analyze planned indicators for key events, quickly versus actual costs, and more. management Sales inquiries Manage the requisition, authorization, Produce fully-calculated quotes purchase, receipt, and consumption of in seconds or submit them to the materials with stock control estimating team with browser-based Technique s system, which also provides barcode tracking for requests for quotes (RFQs). Online re-price functionality, paper, work in progress, furnished items, and finished PDF quote letter generation, and full RFQ status goods stock. tracking further accelerate your workflow. ess ence A unique, route-based calculation engine and graphical manipulation capabilities will dramatically improve the performance of your commercial departments. You can also convert quotes to orders in a browserjob Costing based environment. Job costing Job costing provides an integrated, standardized system that facilitates costing and profit variance analysis. Data collection Automatically collect accurate, real-time production data including counts, machine status, speed, waste management production routing across and downtime. Track paper yield and automatically Assign consume roll and sheet-fed stock. Date- or cycle-based your enterprise with job planning Costing planned preventative maintenance helps keep your functionality. Easily manage keyjob events, equipment running smoothly. complex versioning, insert profiling, and dispatch lists. Automatic cost calculations ory and materials based on ment current job specifications and production plans are synchronized with inventory and purchasing. A connectivity suite designed to Data Collection Sales Enquiries interface with external systems, including leading prepress workflow and management financial accounts applications, allows you to harness Manage your customers contract price the power of one integrated system. lists, create related titles, and manage the forward schedule of repeat jobs. generate price list quotations in seconds Additionally, intelligence and streamline the contract billing process. Analytical reporting tools allow quick, simplified access to key information on which to improve business performance. A custom report builder and the ability to automatically publish reports to the user base keep the organization informed and agile. 3

4 Increase sales effectiveness The most profitable printers consider outstanding customer service to be an essential ingredient of their differentiation and success. With Technique s solution, your sales staff can act quickly and stay connected with your customers, prospects, and plant and can securely access information from any browser. Knowledge is power Deliver critical information to those who need it most. Sales staff in particular will benefit from seeing the status of every quotation and job, production updates, anticipated delivery dates, missing components, and outstanding customer actions. Shorten the sales cycle You can dramatically condense the time and cost associated with processing quotes and orders with Technique. By removing many manual steps, you can secure more profitable business from the very first day of use. Instant pricing Harness the knowledge of your most seasoned estimators and share that expertise with the whole business. The mobile Quick Pricer lets sales staff produce reliable and accurate production-ready quotes, which accelerates the estimating process, and allows your estimators to concentrate on projects that demand their expertise. 4

5 More quotes = more business By carefully offering variations that suit your equipment as well as your customers budgets, you will generate more customer confidence and more profitable orders. Technique intimately understands your production processes, so even inexperienced estimators can generate complex, multi-option, and productionready proposals in seconds. Accuracy is everything Although accelerated estimating will certainly win you more business, inaccurate estimating will just as certainly lose you money. Technique automatically calculates all possible production routes and highlights the most cost-effective option. Graphical estimating Intuitive graphics and intelligent logic simplify the estimating process. Graphical representations of an estimate s workflow allow for additional operations to be added, removed, or re-ordered using drag-and-drop functionality and immediate re-pricing, which can be especially helpful for products with complex workflows. Online RFQ Technique s Request For Quote (RFQ) system lets sales and estimating initiate the quoting process from any Web browser. All submitted RFQs are automatically absorbed into Technique saving your estimators time and reducing the potential for errors. Reality estimating Most traditional estimating systems possess the same basic flaw: They allow a disconnect between production and estimating. Technique always displays current production data to estimators so routing decisions are based on true capacity. 5

6 Planning for success With the right tools, many aspects of the manufacturing process can be forecasted and controlled. The Technique System provides a graphical representation of your entire operation, clearly illustrating spare capacity, bottlenecks, missing components, and alternative resource options. shows what is happening right now and predicts immediate challenges so that your planning decisions are fast, cost sensitive, and extremely well-informed. Universally understood graphics Gantt charts gained popularity because they were easy to understand and provided views of current and future production. Technique harnesses the visual power of the Gantt chart and enhances it with the ability to rebuild the entire plan in seconds. Build production plans fast When an order is confirmed, the production requirements are passed directly to, showing all planned equipment and critical events like data receipt, press checks, paper schedules, and dispatch dates. By dragging a job on to the planning board an immediate re-assessment of all scheduled operations is triggered so you can clearly identify potential issues or opportunities. 5-minute production meetings You can save your departmental managers hundreds of wasted hours every month simply by giving them production information when, where, and how they need it. What if? Experiment with production scenarios without affecting activities on the factory floor. This simple process can save you thousands in unnecessary overtime alone and provide a valuable tool for CSRs to negotiate less disruptive delivery deadlines. Share the knowledge Once you have a production plan, Technique distributes key information to the right people. Whether it is a full schedule view for managers, a work-to-list for a machine operators, or a list of missing content for your CSRs, everyone understands they have a part to play. 6

7 Capture data/control costs With so much downward pressure on profit margins, you must understand your cost base in order to effectively control and reducing costs. Profit leaders recognize this fact and generate 30-50% more profit margin than the average printer. With Technique s Data Capture System, you gain a powerful way to gather actionable operational data. Finger on the pulse Our Data Capture (DC) system increases awareness, making sure every machine and operator is accounted for. With just a glance, you know whether they are producing chargeable work or engaged in less profitable activity. Departmental managers, and CSRs will benefit from outstanding job tracking capabilities. True direct machine interface Technique s advanced DC equipment becomes an integral part of your press or other machine, connecting directly to the Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) and utilizing the available data including current status, gross/net counts, stop codes, and downtime. It s a two-way street With bidirectional data flow, in addition to gathering shop floor data for costing and scheduling purposes, Technique actively transmits production information to your shop floor operatives. Electronic job tickets, scheduling priorities, supporting documentation, and pertinent reports are all available from the DC units. Hardware flexibility Whether you use state-of-the-art machinery with full JDF connectivity or 40-year-old workhorses, Technique s DC systems can be matched to the setup of your shop floor. Remote control Our DC solutions can contribute directly to your profitability. Stop presses as soon as good copy count is reached to save time, improve efficiency, and reduce wasted materials. Shut down air compressors when not required to reduce energy consumption and save thousands every year. Paper monitoring Our fully integrated solution includes Reelstand Monitoring to carefully track each individual roll from inventory to the press and back. Each roll is scanned and weighed to provide precise reports on true yield, slab waste, and returned rolls with documentation provided at the roll ID level. 7

8 Reduce your paper costs For some printers, paper represents as much as 60% of a job s cost, and yet very few have imposed real control on their purchasing, warehousing, and consumption patterns. Whether digital, sheet-fed, web, or a combination of all three, Technique will ensure you purchase only what you need, improve inventory turnover, manage your suppliers more effectively, and coordinate receipts with production. If you don t need it, don t buy it Under-running jobs can severely damage customer confidence and destroy a slim profit margin. With Technique, all of your makeready requirements are accurately calculated throughout the entire production cycle so you can confidently buy exactly what you need. As you change presses, quantities, or finishing processes, paper requirements are recalculated and you can immediately see how it should affect your purchasing decisions. Use existing inventory first If you hold excessive inventory, Technique can see exactly what materials you have and can allocate them to appropriate jobs. By simply allocating legacy stock for new makereadies you can cut your annual paper costs significantly and can dramatically increase inventory turnover rates. Environmental awareness Technique can improve your environmental credentials by reducing energy consumption and paper waste, often by as much as 75%. Look! No wires The life cycle of every sheet and roll is tracked through Technique. From estimate to job, from purchase to receipt, from inventory to the press, from finished product to dispatch, we monitor it all the way. Wireless barcode scanners simplify the process, reduce administration, and provide a real-time view of all materials. Supply chain management Technique s System lets you effectively manage your vendor relationships, holding them accountable where appropriate. If the supplier falls below agreed service or quality levels, Technique can supply the forensic documentary evidence you need to negotiate. EFI fuels success. We develop breakthrough technologies for the manufacturing of signage, packaging, textiles, ceramic tiles, and personalized documents, with a wide range of printers, inks, digital front ends, and a comprehensive business and production workflow suite that transforms and streamlines the entire production process, increasing your competitiveness and boosting productivity. Visit or call for more information. Nothing herein should be construed as a warranty in addition to the express warranty statement provided with EFI products and services. The APPS logo, AutoCal, Auto-Count, Balance, Best, the Best logo, BESTColor, BioVu, BioWare, ColorPASS, Colorproof, ColorWise, Command WorkStation, CopyNet, Cretachrom, Cretaprint, the Cretaprint logo, Cretaprinter, Cretaroller, DockNet, Digital StoreFront, DirectSmile, DocBuilder, DocBuilder Pro, DocStream, DSFdesign Studio, Dynamic Wedge, EDOX, EFI, the EFI logo, Electronics For Imaging, Entrac, EPCount, EPPhoto, EPRegister, EPStatus, Estimate, ExpressPay, Fabrivu, Fast-4, Fiery, the Fiery logo, Fiery Driven, the Fiery Driven logo, Fiery JobFlow, Fiery JobMaster, Fiery Link, Fiery Prints, the Fiery Prints logo, Fiery Spark, FreeForm, Hagen, Inktensity, Inkware, Jetrion, the Jetrion logo, LapNet, Logic, MiniNet, Monarch, MicroPress, OneFlow, Pace, PhotoXposure, Printcafe, PressVu, PrinterSite, PrintFlow, PrintMe, the PrintMe logo, PrintSmith, PrintSmith Site, PrintStream, Print to Win, Prograph, PSI, PSI Flexo, Radius, Rastek, the Rastek logo, Remoteproof, RIPChips, RIP-While-Print, Screenproof, SendMe, Sincrolor, Splash, Spot-On, TrackNet, UltraPress, UltraTex, UltraVu, UV Series 50, VisualCal, VUTEk, the VUTEk logo, and WebTools are trademarks of Electronics For Imaging, Inc. and/or its wholly owned subsidiaries in the U.S. and/or certain other countries ELECTRONICS FOR IMAGING, INC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. GVP _US