Increased revenue and reduced unit costs for consumer and retail packaging manufacturers
Complete cost control and comparisons for fixed and variable costs. Absolute accuracy and flexibility in folding carton, flexible packaging, rigid box and label estimating. Instant real-time view of production schedule and plant loading. Constraint control to ensure that all materials are ready for all jobs. Deliver the perfect order, every time!
Solarsoft has solutions for all consumer and retail packaging
manufacturers, from single-plant folding carton, flexible
packaging, label or rigid box manufacturer to multi-plant
integrated consumer packaging manufacturers:
Solarsoft provides comprehensive information and control of
critical business processes for retail packaging manufacturers -
from the initial sales inquiry through to design, estimating, and
order management; from production scheduling and inventory
management through to delivery and invoicing. With built-in support
for shop floor data collection and supply chain integration,
Solarsoft helps increase top-line revenues and track fixed and
variable costs to ensure that margins and mark-ups take full
account of actual costs.
Proactive estimating handles complex product pricing and
provides absolute accuracy and integration with leading CAD
products:
- Fast Quote Wizard for rapid estimate creation; ideal for
customer service and remote sales personnel
- Estimate different product types within one estimate; cartons,
labels, rigid boxes, corrugated materials, flexible packaging,
general print
- Estimate activities in different plants and compare costs
- Automatically determine production routing based on product
type
Efficient scheduling, resource planning and plant workload
balancing translates into faster response times and reduced
make-ready times:
- Graphical planning board, with 'drag and drop' capabilities
& instant real-time view of the schedule including load vs.
capacity
- Manipulate machine line-ups using what-if scenarios, and access
cost-of-change information
- Create distribution and e-mail ready line-up reports instantly,
and save time for the scheduler and production staff
- Gain visibility into artwork approvals, board receipts, and
die/plate availability to identify problems early in the
process
Solarsoft provides complete traceability, including precise
Work-In-Progress (WIP) costing for added-value processes, and lot
traceability from raw material through WIP to finished goods.
Contact us to find out more about Consumer and Retail Packaging