BPCS ERP Implementation Guide for Printing Industry

How does Printing Industry work?

Print is one of the fastest-growing industries. Digitization has added much more power under the hood of print companies and has changed the outlook, completely.

This piece of content is an effort to get an overview of how a typical print industry operates, what are the different processes, departments, and challenges that the industry battles.

Let’s begin!

Stages of Printing

Printing Industry adheres to a clearly identified, three-stage process, that has matured over the years.

As the name suggests, at this stage the team focuses primarily on getting the prerequisites ready. Preparation is of vital importance in the printing industry as the output completely relies on how well you prepare before you print.

Here are some common Pre-Press requisites:

• Get the design for the editorial or ad ready
• Chalk out the correct page layout and margins
• Get the printing film or plates ready as per the design

With these things at hand, now one can be confident to move up the ladder to print.

This is the core stage where preparations done in the Pre-Press stage are acted upon and output is provided to the Post-Press stage.

Here’s what goes around in the Press/Print Stage:

• Get the Press Ready
• Get the color cartridges ready as per the specifications
• With the permission to print, schedule the print order

Once the print job is ready, we are good to move to the next stage.

This is the final yet crucial stage of printing. The Post-Print team does the finishing for the print job received and makes it ship-ready.

Here’s what happens in the Post-Print stage:

• As per the finishing specifications fold, trim, and bind the prints to match the finesse expected
• If the order is for memo books, books, or similar goods that demand to bind, perform the said binding procedures
• Prepare queues or stacks of the finished goods for shipping
• Make the arrangements for sales and distribution via the different channels

And, this is how a print job is completed for an order. Nothing but the slowly and steadily matured process keeps the integrity alive.

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