Technique
Unlock Publication Efficiency and Profitability with ePS Technique
We understand the challenges you face as a publication printer, grappling with digital competition, rising costs, evolving reader preferences, and market volatility.
If you are adapting to changing technologies, optimizing distribution, or exploring innovative revenue streams, ePS Technique MIS/ERP can help you streamline your printing and publication workflows, reducing the need for manual interventions and boosting overall efficiency.
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Benefits
Enhanced Cost-Efficiency
With its intelligent estimating and automation features, Technique helps businesses streamline their operations, reduce waste, and optimize resource utilization.
Improved Quality Control
With real-time data tracking and historical quality management information, Technique assists in maintaining consistent quality standards throughout the production process.
Customization and Scalability
Technique offers customization to align with the specific requirements of your business. As your operations expand, the software seamlessly scales alongside you, accommodating changes and evolving demands effortlessly.Improved Negotiating Power
By leveraging historical quality management and inventory control data, organizations using Technique can strengthen their negotiating power with suppliers.
Business Growth and Adaptability
Technique's adaptability enables businesses to respond to market changes and evolving customer preferences seamlessly, ensuring sustained success in a dynamic business landscape.
Enhanced Cost-Efficiency
With its intelligent estimating and automation features, Technique helps businesses streamline their operations, reduce waste, and optimize resource utilization.
Improved Quality Control
With real-time data tracking and historical quality management information, Technique assists in maintaining consistent quality standards throughout the production process.
Customization and Scalability
Technique offers customization to align with the specific requirements of your business. As your operations expand, the software seamlessly scales alongside you, accommodating changes and evolving demands effortlessly.Improved Negotiating Power
By leveraging historical quality management and inventory control data, organizations using Technique can strengthen their negotiating power with suppliers.
Business Growth and Adaptability
Technique's adaptability enables businesses to respond to market changes and evolving customer preferences seamlessly, ensuring sustained success in a dynamic business landscape.
Data-Driven Decision Making
Technique provides businesses with access to valuable data and insights on their production processes which can be used for informed decision-making, process optimization, and strategic planning.
Unlocking Growth Potential
Technique enhances the efficiency and effectiveness of managing printing and publication operations, from order intake and job tracking to inventory management and financial control.
Discover Acorn Web's remarkable growth journey, powered by data-driven decisions and the transformative capabilities Technique.
Spotlight Features
Publication-Specific Order Entry and Management
Technique offers a dedicated system for entering and managing orders specific to publications. This feature streamlines the order processing workflow, making it easier to handle orders, track their progress, and ensure accuracy.
Advanced Estimating and Quoting
Users can benefit from advanced estimating and quoting tools within Technique. This feature allows businesses to provide accurate cost estimates and quotes to clients, helping them make informed decisions about their printing or publication projects.
Real-Time Job Tracking and Scheduling
Technique offers real-time job tracking and scheduling functions, enabling businesses to oversee job progress, allocate tasks, and make necessary schedule adjustments for efficient deadline management.
Inventory Management
Technique includes an inventory management module, which enables businesses to keep track of their printing materials, supplies, and products. This ensures that they have the right materials on hand for fulfilling orders without overstocking or running out of critical supplies.
Paper Requirement Recalculation
Technique allows users to continuously recalculate paper requirements, enabling efficient utilization of existing paper stock. This feature helps businesses minimize waste and reduce costs by ensuring that paper is used judiciously.
Publication-Specific Order Entry and Management
Technique offers a dedicated system for entering and managing orders specific to publications. This feature streamlines the order processing workflow, making it easier to handle orders, track their progress, and ensure accuracy.
Advanced Estimating and Quoting
Users can benefit from advanced estimating and quoting tools within Technique. This feature allows businesses to provide accurate cost estimates and quotes to clients, helping them make informed decisions about their printing or publication projects.
Real-Time Job Tracking and Scheduling
Technique offers real-time job tracking and scheduling functions, enabling businesses to oversee job progress, allocate tasks, and make necessary schedule adjustments for efficient deadline management.
Inventory Management
Technique includes an inventory management module, which enables businesses to keep track of their printing materials, supplies, and products. This ensures that they have the right materials on hand for fulfilling orders without overstocking or running out of critical supplies.
Paper Requirement Recalculation
Technique allows users to continuously recalculate paper requirements, enabling efficient utilization of existing paper stock. This feature helps businesses minimize waste and reduce costs by ensuring that paper is used judiciously.
Invoicing and Accounting
Technique provides comprehensive invoicing and accounting tools, enabling users to create invoices, monitor payments, and handle financial transactions seamlessly within the platform.
"Partnering with ePS and Technique has been a game-changer for Acorn Web. It has become the backbone of our operations, enabling us to offer consistently high-quality products. With Technique, we've revolutionized our monitoring, efficiency, communication, and production schedules. Our turnover has skyrocketed from £16 million to £26 million. As we continue to grow, Technique remains a crucial asset in our journey, helping us also reduce our environmental footprint while embracing cutting-edge printing technology."Mark Roberts Managing Director, Acorn Web Offset Ltd Read Case Study
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Frequently Asked Questions
How does Technique handle estimating and quoting for complex printing jobs?
Technique utilizes a sophisticated rules-based system intelligence that can rapidly generate accurate estimates for even the most complex printing jobs. This feature allows for the consideration of multiple variables, ensuring precise and competitive quoting, thus enabling businesses to secure more contracts and maximize profitability.
How does Technique ensure efficient job tracking and scheduling to meet strict deadlines and minimize production bottlenecks?
Technique ensures efficient job tracking and scheduling through its advanced automation features. It provides real-time visibility into the progress of each job, allowing for proactive identification of potential bottlenecks. It also facilitates effective scheduling adjustments, ensuring that strict deadlines are met and production processes remain optimized.
Does Technique provide detailed reporting and analytics for us to monitor key performance indicators and make informed business decisions?
Technique offers robust reporting and analytics functionalities that provide comprehensive insights into key performance indicators (KPIs) critical to your printing business. It generates detailed reports on various aspects of the printing process, enabling informed decision-making and strategic planning. This data-driven approach empowers businesses to identify trends, optimize processes, and drive overall efficiency and growth.
What are the advantages of using ePS Technique for publication-specific order management?
Technique offers dedicated systems for publication-specific order entry and management, streamlining the entire workflow. It simplifies order handling, tracks progress, and ensures accuracy, enhancing efficiency, reducing errors, and boosting productivity in publication printing operations.
How does Technique assist in maintaining quality across multiple book editions?
Technique ensures consistent quality across multiple book editions with robust quality control features. It provides real-time data tracking and historical quality management information, enabling publishers to uphold strict standards throughout production. This minimizes errors, ensures uniformity, and enhances customer satisfaction across book editions.
What features does Technique offer for managing magazine print schedules?
Technique facilitates efficient magazine print scheduling through advanced job tracking and scheduling functionalities. Publishers monitor real-time job progress, allocate tasks effectively, and adjust as needed to meet publication deadlines. This streamlines workflow, reduces bottlenecks, and enhances operational efficiency in magazine printing.
How does Technique assist in managing advertising inserts and special editions?
Technique supports advertising inserts and special editions with comprehensive inventory management and paper requirement recalculation features. It optimizes paper usage, minimizes waste, and ensures timely delivery. Automating these processes improves accuracy, cuts costs, and enhances overall production efficiency.
What makes Technique different from other options on the market?
Technique is tailored specifically for your publication business, your production environment and your workflow, offering advanced automation, real-time job tracking, precise cost estimation, and scalable architecture. Our deep partnerships with industry leaders like Kodak, ECO3, CarbonQuota, Heidelberg, Microsoft Dynamics 365, and One Source further enhance the robustness and reliability of our solutions.