Shuttleworth raw materials MIS module goes live with Fasson

Shuttleworth’s Materials Management module for its MIS now includes live links with Fasson Roll Materials Europe enabling label printers to automatically place orders online via their MIS.

The system is already running live at Superior Labels in Lincolnshire, UK, and according to Sharon Preston, customer services manager at the company, the MIS links with Fasson are simple to use: 'It is saving us a lot of time, about five minutes per order, and if you consider that we might place anything between 20-30 orders with Fasson per day, that’s a lot of additional time we have gained. Our administration is becoming much more efficient and equally more productive,' she said.

According to a recent survey by the British Printing Industry Federation the average printing company will spend 40 percent of its turnover on materials and services used directly by jobs. The Shuttleworth Materials Management module therefore aims to reduce the proportion of turnover spent on materials and thereby help companies to increase their bottom line profits. 

These savings can come in various ways, says Paul Deane, joint managing director of Shuttleworth Business Systems: 'The Purchasing element of the Materials Management module creates a discipline within a business that ensures that no order is placed without the relevant authority. Generally the people that are approved to place orders will negotiate on the prices rather than just accept the list price. This really does help to drive down the direct cost of production.

'Maximizing the use of stocked items through the Materials Management module also enables the printer to reduce his costs by ensuring that his stock holdings are appropriate to his needs. Therefore the printer no longer needs to have cash tied up in unnecessary stock and similarly, the system ensures that you have the stock when you need it, bringing to an end the specters of standing machines and urgent delivery charges. Finally, by ensuring that your stocks are administered in an effective manner the overheads associated with keeping and delivering stocks are minimized. So as well as saving you money it means that your staff can concentrate on adding value to your services,' he said.