Tharstern PRIMO equips your business and people with the tools, functionality, structure and discipline to help run your business efficiently; minmising administration, streamlining communication and optimising staff productivity.
Whatever type of print or print services you sell the PRIMO Estimating module forms the core module of the Commercials suite and enables you to price up almost any type of job quickly, simply and with precision.
PRIMO utilises the data from your estimates throughout the whole MIS and workflow without having to be re-keyed. For example, to create detailed and up-to-date job bags. PRIMO provides administrative and productive support to help aid efficient and controlled purchasing of materials, tracking of events and proofs, management of outwork and invoicing. However, the true value and purpose of your MIS is to record, extract and present Management Information which is made accessible through the MiView Dashboard and library of concise yet comprehensive reports; enabling you to quickly see and manage your business performance.
- Give your estimators and CSRs the right tools to build professional, accurate and consistent quotes.
- Reduce administration duplication, save time and eliminate data re-entry errors.
- Automate processes and task.
- Aid departmental communication as information becomes more transparent across your business.
- Free up staff time to concentrate on customer service, sales and job production.
- Allow staff quick access to pertinent information to help them better perform their roles.
- Deliver critical management information for informed decision making.
ArtiosCAD Link offers a seamless integration with market leading package design software to create estimates for carton packaging.
Estimating
The easy-to-use and intuitive Estimating interface lets you build every aspect of your estimate to create professionally consistent quotes, even with the most basic job requirements. Using full estimate templates or re-useable components as well as customer, or market specific price matrices and rates your estimators will have the right tools to handle even the more complex contract pricing models and create estimates quickly, simply and with precision.
Ganging
Save materials, effort and time to reduce costs by combining Tharstern PRIMO and Lithotechnics Metrix to gang sections and products with common materials or colours. With PRIMO you can identify and submit jobs to Lithotechnics Metrix to calculate the best layout options (in just a few clicks) for one to more than hundred products with different sizes, quantities, mixtures of flat and folded work, each with varying bleeds and grain directions.
Job Costing & Production
Allows you to convert the estimates you have won into a single point of entry for all related job activities to help control and manage jobs throughout your entire workflow.
Purchase Order Processing
Effectively manage and control the production and purchasing cycle to ensure raw materials and stock are
in place to fulfil a job on time.
Outwork
Ensure you get the best price for outwork and select suppliers you can rely on. The outwork management facility enables you to create product attributes, define suitable supply chains and submit a price request to capable suppliers.
Raw Materials Stock Control
Offers a comprehensive facility for your material stock tracking and ordering needs to ensure you have the right balance of stock in the right place at the right time; making sure unnecessary capital is not tied up.
Executive Intelligence
Track, manage, forecast and analyse your business performance using the MiView® Dashboards and comprehensive reports library.
