print manager

• From the outset Opal set about creating a user-friendly, highly flexible and versatile package which would set new standards for speed and accuracy in multi-tasking, job tracking, quoting, client management and credit control.
  
  As Opal Print Manager has been designed for the print shop of today, Opal's Print Shop procedures and practices are state of the art, with the system expertly controlling, managing and monitoring each and every job. 
  
  A Complete System
  
  Unlike common 'modular' MIS systems, that start you on a basic estimating package, then force you into buying expensive feature upgrades thereafter, Opal Print Manager is supplied complete with all the tools required to actually do the job.
  
  All elements in the Opal suite work seamlessly together, providing a complete set of sales, quoting, ordering, production tracking, purchasing, invoicing plus an array of powerful management reporting tools that track your plants sales and production efficiency. 
  
  Unlike traditional systems Opal is Mac-friendly. Opal Print Manager is a fast, stable, multi-user solution that fits comfortably into any Macintosh or Windows PC environment. It's ideally suited to today's busy Digital Print bureaus that need accurate control of their costs and a boost in profitability
  
  Quotation and Order Management
  
  Separate Job Bags are automatically produced by the system covering all customer sales and production details. Operators are able to add unlimited jobs per customer, and all system procedures are stored, so that a history is quickly achieved and available in an instant. It's job tracking ability records the actual production time for comparison later with quoted price and hence ability to determine the real profit margin. The System is also highly intelligent, ensuring that each step in the order process is complete before proceeding further. Every phase of the order is tracked and controlled, minimising errors, waste and theft. 
  
  Job History
  
  So comprehensive is Opal Print Manager at sorting Job Histories, it can automatically copy details from a customers previous 'similar' job, while allowing changes to create an instant new quote. Variables such as stock differences, hourly rates etc., are changed at the touch of a button.
  
  Data Availability
  
  Data stored in Opal Print Manager can be monitored from multiple stations (Version 2.2 comes licensed for ten, but the system is future - proof, being fully upgradeable). Several levels of User-Password provides complete data integrity, while enabling input and changes specific to particular stations to be made easily by those operators.
  
  Administration
  
  The multi-level 'live-time' reporting capability of Opal Print Manager puts management in touch like never before. Current and historical reports are available by a host of useful categories, including Department, Printing Personnel, Machine, Sales Personnel, and Customer. And to assist such a comprehensive database Opal Print Manager features a powerful search engine for locating and retrieving data - by Job Number, Job Name, Client Name, Date, Key Word and more.
  
  Remote Access
  
  Opal Print Manager goes even further, providing fully remote, off-site access to the system. Just imagine - the status of any work in progress can be fully monitored even from home.