Estimating & Quoting

The estimating module comprehensively exceeds industry needs whatever print function it is to be used for; including Commercial Litho and Magazines, Roll Label, Continuous, Web Offset, Packaging, Large format and Screen.

Estimating The easy-to-use approach lets you build every aspect of your quote quickly and simply with precision. Plus its connectivity with Microsoft Word and Crystal Reports gives you more choice and control over the way you present the quote to your client. Using full estimate templates or re-useable 'components', quotes can be created quickly and to a consistent working method. By further assigning customer specific price matrices, quotations can be produced based on complex contract pricing models. In addition to the usual process automation associated with estimating products, Tharstern's Estimating module can generate user defined production instructions and customer friendly quotation description. This ensures consistency in presentation of quotes, but more importantly that any changes can be produced based on complex contract pricing models. Audit traceability identifies key activities pertinent to the quote production also including identification of any production experiences that may need to be considered during re-prints or re-quotes. Multi-product quotes to manage quote variations, campaigns or other related print under a single reference. In addition to productions quote facility to group unrelated quotes together to prepare for Job Ganging. Multiple charge out rates, for example trade pricing, key account and standard pricing models. A powerful SQL search engine for quick identification and retrieval of previous estimates is included, with a 'recalculation' feature to update the price to reflect current rates.