The first and most important task of a print house is the initial project estimating and order entry procedures. In an environment where every minute counts, you need a solution that captures the business-critical information once, and then allows you to reuse it many times throughout the organization.

PrintStreams' Print Estimating & Order Entry Module, a component of the Print Business Management System created exclusively for print houses, enables you to do just that.
 

Since accuracy is critical in the printing business, PrintStream allows users to estimate art, press, bindery and materials. In addition, the comparison ability of estimated costs versus pricing derived from other (perhaps competitive) price lists increases accuracy in profitable estimating. And since production needs to be scheduled at the time of estimate approval, PrintStreams' integrated order entry and production scheduling module enables seamless and transparent action upon approval of the estimate. To begin work immediately, work tickets are produced with no effort from the estimate, as the job is approved. As with all of Streamline's products, the billing is also integrated for complete pass-through of information, ensuring accuracy and integrity of data.

Flexibility for the User

Of course, the information must be entered in a format that is most conducive to the language of your business language. For that reason, PrintStream provides user-defined setup and scripting. And because similar information is reused numerous times, the capability for cloning and reuse of the same information eliminates unnecessary re-entry and freeing your people from unneeded labor.

PrintStream is the only solution we found that will integrate our entire operation of Print, Mail and Fulfillment. It replaces 5 major software systems, and several other sub-systems that we had developed for specific clients. The result is a single platform we can continue to grow with. Ted Straus, COO Suttle-Straus, Inc.

Cross Industry Compatibility To meet the needs of plants that combine print and mailing services, PrintStream includes the availability of a Mail Estimating & Order Entry Module as well as a seamless Print & Mail Estimating & Order Entry Module. These additional modules continue with the same features of the Print, but go beyond to include a complete array of postage estimating and services. In addition, PrintStream software configurations may include a comprehensive Fulfillment Business Management system integrated with either Print or Mailing Management or encompassing all three areas.

Features include: