Extensive
Print Methods:
Industry-wide support for all major printing methods.
Reusable
Estimate Templates:
Use with or without modification for the quick creation of repeat
jobs and standard work.
Estimate
Components:
Reusable estimate ‘building blocks’ allows CSRs to quickly and
consistently create estimates.
Merge-Estimates Facility:
Merge multiple estimates together.
Production
Estimates:
Link many ‘commercial’ pricing estimates to one production estimate
to gain production efficiencies by ganging together similar jobs.
Contract
Pricing:
Each estimate ‘component’ can be assigned a unique price matrix
based on different attributes for example: quantity, size and number
of colours.
Campaign Based
Support:
Unlimited products per estimate with option to adjust any of the
main totals (such as selling price, profit margin, value added) for
individual products or the overall quote, enabling instant selling
and profitability analysis and control.
Value Added:
Dynamic quote analysis for “what if” scenarios showing value added
recovery, wages and profitability.
Agency
Commission
and Order
Expense:
Absorb any standard administration charge or third party commission
in the final price without affecting actual profit.
Multiple
Quantities:
Unlimited multiple quantity pricing capability with user override
support.
Materials
Spoils Calculation:
Suggestion of both running and set-up spoils based on backend
user-defined parameters.
Auto Ink
Calculation:
Comprehensive ink/coating usage methodology based on the material,
type of print, ink and coating coverage required.
Stock
Balances:
Viewable in real-time within estimating to make informed production
decisions.
Material Pack
Option:
Force the usage of full material packs on a per material basis, for
example: specials.
Override and
Lock:
Any calculated estimate element can be manually overridden (if the
user permissions allows) for increased control and flexibility.
True Freight
Charge Calculation:
Based on customer location, weight, freight method and ability to
use multiple suppliers for different services, areas, zones or
postcodes.
Quote
Recalculation:
Update historical estimate to today’s rates.
Production
Instructions:
User-defined ‘method of working’ automatically generated for
departmental communication.
User-defined
Phrase Book:
With drag-and-drop note pad style quote for text standardisation
across the company.
Estimate
Version Control:
Track versions / revisions of different estimates automatically to
ensure accurate conversation rate and sales reporting.
Estimate
Breakdown Report:
A detailed on-screen and/or printed estimate analysis.
Sales Recovery
Analysis:
Provides user-definable sales analysis of estimate for reporting,
customer documentation and final ledger posting.
Auto Quote
Letter Creation:
Generated using the estimate details to create standard and
consistent wording for quotation letters based on customisable
templates. Eliminates the need for re-keying any information.
Custom Folding
Headers:
Create detailed and visual folding plans with links to external
imposition programs offering richer JDF support and feedback
throughout the workflow process.