The selection and implementation of a Fulfillment Operating System (FOS) is the single most important step for printers considering adding fulfillment services to their service mix. This presentation is designed to provide the potential fulfillment buyer with a formal approach to evaluating fulfillment software programs, which results in the selection of the correct software for your company.
The topics to be discussed include:
· Who should be involved in the evaluation process
· Matching the correct software to your application
· Five major Third Party Fulfillment (3PF) software vendors
· Why focusing on the Warehouse Management System comes first
· What are the Order Management and web interface capabilities
· Advantages and disadvantages of ASP & Stand-alone models
· Invoicing capabilities
· Coexistence with other systems
· Training and Support
· Management's responsibility to embrace change
Join Tom Quinn for this highly informative and information packed session. The goal of this program is to reduce the fulfillment software selection and implementation time for your company and assure a profitable revenue stream from your fulfillment operation in the years to come.
Tom Quinn
• Duration: One hour
Featuring: Tom Quinn, Director of Fulfillment Services, MFSA
The selection and implementation of a Fulfillment Operating System (FOS) is the single most important step for printers considering adding fulfillment services to their service mix. This presentation is designed to provide the potential fulfillment buyer with a formal approach to evaluating fulfillment software programs, which results in the selection of the correct software for your company.
The topics discussed include:
• Who should be involved in the evaluation process
• Matching the correct software to your application
• Five major Third Party Fulfillment (3PF) software vendors
• Why focusing on the Warehouse Management System comes first
• What are the Order Management and web interface capabilities
• Advantages and disadvantages of ASP & Stand-alone models
• Invoicing capabilities
• Coexistence with other systems
• Training and Support
• Management’s responsibility to embrace change
Join Tom Quinn for this highly informative and information packed session. This program will reduce the fulfillment software selection and implementation time for your company and assure a profitable revenue stream from your fulfillment operation in the years to come.
Registration fee: $97
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ONE OF the biggest selling points of the annual Web Offset Association (WOA) conference is that it hasn’t turned into a statue that’s firmly cemented and unmoving. The venerable conference’s year-old name, Offset and Beyond, suggests that its participants view technology favorably and don’t consider themselves forever locked into the past. Not that we’re turning our backs on offset lithography, mind you. It’s not being thrown under the technological bus. But it stands to reason that web and sheetfed offset printers need as many guns in their arsenal as possible to remain competitive in a congested marketplace, and the good folks who bring you
Handwork is completed in every mailing, fulfillment, quick print and printing establishment in the country. Handwork has the potential to provide the highest profit margins to our business compared to any other business component. Is your company experiencing these high profit margins? If not, plan to attend this hands-on session conducted by Tom Quinn, Director of Fulfillment Services, MFSA.
Tomwill lead this fast session which includes: how to price hand assembly services, using workflow models, handwork estimate, line balancing and other critical activities for success. Mr. Quinn will share his experience in this area of handwork and will answer your questions concerning handwork projects. This comprehensive course is designed for owners, vice presidents of operations, estimators and handwork supervisors from mailing, printing or 3PF companies.
Webinar objectives include:
* Learn a handwork estimating model.
* Demonstrate how to properly set-up a handwork area.
* Provide line balancing tips to gain better efficiency
CHICAGO—The Paramus, NJ-based NAPL honored 12 printing industry leaders with induction into the Soderstrom Society during a pre-Graph Expo gala held September 8 at the Art Institute of Chicago. The event also celebrated NAPL’s 75th anniversary. The 2007 inductees are: Dale Aigner, owner, Bentley Printing & Graphics, Garden Grove, CA; Robert Carew, retiring president, Action Printing, Fond du Lac, WI; Craig Dellinger, general manager/partner, New Haven Print & Copy, Fort Wayne, IN; Bill Gavigan, executive vice president/CFO, PDQ Print Center, Scranton, PA; Steve Hayes, president/CEO, Omaha Printing, Omaha, NE; Kevin Joyce, managing director, Kodak, Norwalk, CT; Keith Kemp, president, Xerographic Digital Printing, Orlando, FL; Francis
One of the obstacles confounding printers entering the fulfillment industry is how to price for the services. Many printers have entered the fulfillment business to satisfy client requests, only to find that after several years of operation - they are losing money. In this webinar, find out how to bring greater than 10% net profit to the bottom line.
Tom Quinn will discuss his pricing methodology and what pricing parameters need to be established for different types of fulfillment applications. Two of the most popular fulfillment applications: Sales Collateral Fulfillment and Lead Inquiry Fulfillment will be discussed, along with the pricing parameters for each of these applications.
The objective of this session is to help webinar attendees gain an understanding of:
· How to establish labor rates for the fulfillment industry
· When to use time studies to establish billing parameters
· What are the fulfillment profit silos and why they are useful to management
· The use of workflow diagrams in establishing pricing
· A minimum set of billing parameters
Join Mr. Quinn as he unravels the mystery of fulfillment program pricing and give you the tools to achieve greater that 10% net profits in your fulfillment operation.
