Printing Process Managment
Our client based in California, US, provides printed stationeries, flyers, brochures etc. from multiple locations.
Client Requirements:
Our client provides printing solutions for small businesses to large corporate. In complicated printing service procedure, which requires ordering, proof creation, proof approval and order approval by different people, client realized that there was no proper control system to manage the workflow and order process automatically and it was delaying order processing. Our client wanted unique solutions to resolve these problems and reduce human efforts and errors.
Our Solution:
Tatvasoft provided solution with following features which reduced human errors and automated ordering to PDF file generation tasks.
- Employee accounts management for Corporate customers
- Ecommerce store for stationary purchase by company employees
- Online order placement, on the fly proof creation in JPG format and proof approval, order approval
- Online stationary design
- Print ready PDF file creation with accurate details
Result:
This order-on-demand solution is usable simultaneously by multiple printers. A printer can have multiple customers managing their account in the system and a customer can manage multiple printers for different stationeries. It provided customers full control over their employee orders, control over stationary design and online proof approval with accurate result. Other hand, printers got benefited from order processing without any efforts and generation of ready to print PDF files uploaded to their server. Customers can also invite different printers to bid on their non regular printing material.
Statistics:
Backend : 1 SQL Server database, 45 tables, 293 stored procedures, 2 views, 1 user defined function
Frontend : 147 aspx pages, 24 ascx controls, 53 classes
Architecture - Technology:
- ASP.NET, Visual Basic.NET, Javascript, SQL Server Database
- 4-tier architecture
- Image processing, GDI+
- .NET Remoting, COM+ Interoperatability
- SQL Server Reporting Services for reports
Core Benefits:
- Purchase process moved to the users desktop
- Simplified workflow and order process
- Immediate proof approval in JPG format
- Print Ready PDF format
- Dealers can create and proof their own unique print jobs with variable data and graphics and printers can manage dealers
- Faster Delivery
- Greatly reduces the cost of errors & back order size
- Program available 24*7*365 for orders
- Guarantees enforcement of corporate identity and design standards
- Provides for consistency of product, quality and price
- Elimination of paper proofs and invoice
- View order status and order history & all kind of reports as per the client requirement
- Define user groups with ordering rights, product visibility and customization
- Reduces the overall turnaround and fulfillment times