An estimate is where the job plan begins. All the information on how the job will be produced most efficiently comes from this well-constructed estimate. So mistakes and incorrect assumptions at the estimating stage can have catastrophic implications.

Read our information sheet ‘Smarter Estimating & Scheduling’ to learn more.

So, it goes without saying that getting estimating right at the outset is going to have a highly positive impact on your whole business. Furthermore, as the information in the estimate directly translates into the sales order and job ticket its difficulty to spot issues before they are too late.

Therefore it makes sense to pre-define and template key aspects of your estimating process. That’s exactly what the Avanti Slingshot® Print MIS Estimating module does. Meaning you get more jobs processed, printed and delivered on time.

Read our ‘Estimating & Scheduling’ article to learn more.

Improving production planning & workflow will result in getting more jobs out on time. Something every print business aspires to. So you’ll be interested to know that a print MIS solution such as Ricoh Avanti will help you achieve exactly that.

Learn about Enhancing The Print Production Workflow

Digital printing has moved the goalposts both in terms of costs but also timescales. Most importantly, it’s changed the expectations of customers. They’ve grown accustomed to on-demand supply so print suppliers need to be able to manage their operations to accommodate this.

Which reinforces the need for greater production visibility and streamlined end-to-end workflows.

Learn more on this subject by reading our article ‘Why adopting a print MIS solution is vital to your production visibility and your business right now’.

Customer Relationship Management (CRM) is the lifeblood of any effective business. A single view of all your customer’s interactions will enable you to continually strengthen relationships, grow revenue and add value to your business.

Learn more about CRM, how it can be used and some of its principal benefits by reading our datasheet ‘How CRM can benefit your business and create value’.

Your ability to interact, support, sell and respond to customers is largely determined by how effective your CRM is. Having every detail of a customer's history, present activity and sales potential in a digital interface will optimise your ability to service them.

Knowing this level of detail enables informed communications and superior customer service. Our article ‘Effective CRM & Management is key to being customer-centric and preserving customer loyalty’ provides more detail on the power of CRM to improve customer engagement. Read now.

Real-time insight from all areas of your business operations will help you and your management team make quicker and smarter decisions. These can be specific areas of interest which help to fine-tune processes or to analyse customer behaviour. For instance, you might want to improve the accuracy of your sales forecasting or identify your most profitable projects.

Learn about how insight-driven decisions will increase efficiency in your print businesses by reading our datasheet - Making better business decisions based on real-time insights.

Print MIS solutions such as Avanti Slingshot® Print MIS will provide the means to gather the data required to provide this level of insight. For more information on how this can improve your print operation please read our blog post ‘How real-time insight from your print MIS can increase efficiency in your print business’.