Printing and Packaging Industry

Print & Packaging for Microsoft Dynamics^TM AX is the vertical industry solution, specifically designed to meet the needs and challenges of today’s corrugated packaging and displays, folding cartons, printed labels and flexible packaging manufacturers.

The Print & Packaging vertical solution comprises the industry best practices of more than 15 international references and offers – on top of the rich Dynamics AX ERP functionalities – a wide range of industry tailored features ranging from prepress and product design, quotation configuration and job estimation, complex process and material flow generation, tools management, production and quality control as well as shop floor data collection.

Key Features and Benefits include:

• Fast and flexible estimating system suited for all - printing, offset printed packaging and displays, corrugated packaging and label printing;
• Flexible generation of product variants with e.g. different number of colors, different grade, different tooling, alternative work centers, etc. using quick input screens;
• Support for multi-run quotations and multi-layer materials;
• User-definable estimation models using machine/product characteristic-based performance tables;
• Automatic generation of production process through advanced material flow technology, avoiding time consuming bill of materials and routing definitions;
• Multiple variants and finished goods from one production order;
• Integrated pricing module with user-definable metrics;
• Exact model generation of your production process, forming the basis for accurate process costing;
• Automated generation of quotations, order confirmations and production instructions – all in multiple languages;
• Fully integrated with Microsoft Dynamics AX CRM and SCM functionality;
• Integrated shop floor data collection, quality management, tools and ink management;
• Integrated RCCP, (finite) capacity planning and production order scheduling;
• Palletizing characteristics and algorithms to calculate packaging and freight costs;
• Finished goods shipments with transport cost calculations;
• Direct integration with leading CAD systems like ArtiosCAD;
• Easy and flexible production reporting