Tharstern Desktop

Standard Plan

The Standard Plan provides a complete suite of tools to manage your estimating, job management, procurement, shipping, and financials. Whether you need to speed up estimating, cut production costs, streamline your procurement process, or gain insight into your business performance, our Standard Plan has got you covered.

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ePS Tharstern Desktop Standard Features
Included in the Standard Plan:

Estimating

An estimating engine dedicated to print, packaging, and graphic arts that helps you select the best option for your business, your customer and your profits! You can use the intelligent estimating logic of our MIS to quickly compare production solutions and be presented with a list of the most viable manufacturing options, associated costs, and suggested selling prices. Choose the price recommended by the MIS software or select your own – the choice is yours!

A sophisticated set of algorithms are at work behind the scenes, meaning you can generate more estimates, more quickly, and amend existing ones at the click of a button. 
A sophisticated set of algorithms are at work behind the scenes, meaning you can generate more estimates, more quickly, and amend existing ones at the click of a button.
Create one estimate and get multiple solutions.  
Create one estimate and get multiple solutions.
Compare costs and pricing between all th available materials and methods of production (e.g. offset litho vs digital presses, or flatbed vs reel fed, or screen vs digital etc).  
Compare costs and pricing between all th available materials and methods of production (e.g. offset litho vs digital presses, or flatbed vs reel fed, or screen vs digital etc).
The estimating engine uses pre-defined product types and production routes to create estimates, which removes the guesswork out of estimating and keeps pricing consistent. 
The estimating engine uses pre-defined product types and production routes to create estimates, which removes the guesswork out of estimating and keeps pricing consistent.
Using a simple and intuitive interface, estimators run through a predefined checklist of options for a chosen product, so even staff with limited print production knowledge can create complex quotes. 
Using a simple and intuitive interface, estimators run through a predefined checklist of options for a chosen product, so even staff with limited print production knowledge can create complex quotes.
Use the estimate importer tool to automatically create estimates for entire projects from imported spreadsheets/CSV files. 
Use the estimate importer tool to automatically create estimates for entire projects from imported spreadsheets/CSV files.
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Request for Quote

Allow your customers or internal CSR team to request quotes quickly and easily from your estimators.

CSRs can use the MIS system to request quotes from estimators.
CSRs can use the MIS system to request quotes from estimators.
RFQs can be created by customers using online storefront software and sent automatically into the MIS system
RFQs can be created by customers using online storefront software and sent automatically into the MIS system
Customers can also raise an RFQ directly within the MIS system through a dedicated online portal.
Customers can also raise an RFQ directly within the MIS system through a dedicated online portal.
RFQs can be submitted directly from a website or other external sources using our API. (e.g. on a request for quote website page on your own website)
RFQs can be submitted directly from a website or other external sources using our API. (e.g. on a request for quote website page on your own website)
RFQs can be created remotely – no need to be in the office.
RFQs can be created remotely – no need to be in the office.

Job Presetting

Have your MIS automatically come up with the imposition layout that you would have selected manually.

(You may have seen this feature previously referred to as Layout Library.)

Allows you to create personalized impositions for those exceptions to the rule layouts that don’t follow standard behavior.
Allows you to create personalized impositions for those exceptions to the rule layouts that don’t follow standard behavior.
Control what signatures are required and exactly where they must be positioned on the sheet, as well as control whether they are flipped or rotated so you can specify the head direction and/or low folio position.
Control what signatures are required and exactly where they must be positioned on the sheet, as well as control whether they are flipped or rotated so you can specify the head direction and/or low folio position.
The finished size is agnostic, within tolerances, and so significantly minimizes the number of profiles required.
The finished size is agnostic, within tolerances, and so significantly minimizes the number of profiles required.
Communicates the imposition laydown to production and prepress workflows.
Communicates the imposition laydown to production and prepress workflows.
Independent signature positioning control allows for non-printable regions such as slow-down wheels and post-press requirements.
Independent signature positioning control allows for non-printable regions such as slow-down wheels and post-press requirements.
Teach your MIS which layout profiles you want to use in certain situations by assigning them product types and specifying other criteria that may change their suitability e.g. substrate, run length, orientation, grain direction, sheet size, and finished size.
Teach your MIS which layout profiles you want to use in certain situations by assigning them product types and specifying other criteria that may change their suitability e.g. substrate, run length, orientation, grain direction, sheet size, and finished size.
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Web Portal

Allow your customers or CSRs to create quotes and track jobs on any smart device in any location.

Device responsive web portal for any smart device.
Device responsive web portal for any smart device.
Communicates with the core MIS system using an internet connection.
Communicates with the core MIS system using an internet connection.
View all estimates and jobs stored within the MIS, wherever you are.
View all estimates and jobs stored within the MIS, wherever you are.
View or create a quote while on-site with customers, and even convert it to an order while you’re there!
View or create a quote while on-site with customers, and even convert it to an order while you’re there!

Job Management

Communicates to the team everything they need to know about the job to get it out on time, while also capturing all the activities, costs, and status of the job from start to finish.

Displays all information about a job so your whole team can view shipping and billing information, material requirements and allocation, and status.
Displays all information about a job so your whole team can view shipping and billing information, material requirements and allocation, and status.
View actual vs estimated activities to evaluate profit or loss costing.
View actual vs estimated activities to evaluate profit or loss costing.
Takes care of automatic document creation for job tickets/works instructions, order acknowledgments, purchase invoices, box labels, shipping notes, extras, etc.
Takes care of automatic document creation for job tickets/works instructions, order acknowledgments, purchase invoices, box labels, shipping notes, extras, etc.
Sends automated customer updates for order acknowledgments, proof approval and shipping notifications. 
Sends automated customer updates for order acknowledgments, proof approval and shipping notifications.
Capture unexpected production extras/costs, giving you the ability to pass these on to the customer.
Capture unexpected production extras/costs, giving you the ability to pass these on to the customer.
Create product-specific production milestones so you can track critical date constraints within your organization and provide key timeline plans to your customer.
Create product-specific production milestones so you can track critical date constraints within your organization and provide key timeline plans to your customer.
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Shipping

Organize shipping from within your MIS, using our integrations to leading courier services. Your operators will be able to quote for and arrange shipments for orders without leaving the MIS.

Procurement

Ensure you’re utilizing existing stock, identify material shortfalls, and automatically initiate purchase orders for materials and outsourced items.

Purchases can be consolidated into single orders to take advantage of bulk buying pricing.
Purchases can be consolidated into single orders to take advantage of bulk buying pricing.
Assign spending limits to users for different types of purchased goods and services. When users reach their spending limits, future purchase orders are stopped until authorized.
Assign spending limits to users for different types of purchased goods and services. When users reach their spending limits, future purchase orders are stopped until authorized.
Ensure your material prices are up to date by automatically highlighting and updating prices when processing supplier invoices.
Ensure your material prices are up to date by automatically highlighting and updating prices when processing supplier invoices.
Import supplier CSV files to create and update raw material prices.
Import supplier CSV files to create and update raw material prices.
Use our integration to the Zaikio platform for instant access to Premier Paper’s catalog and stock levels from within the MIS.
Use our integration to the Zaikio platform for instant access to Premier Paper’s catalog and stock levels from within the MIS.
Enhance this functionality to automate and digitize purchase invoice processing through our integrations with Paperless Europe, V1, and Access Capture.
Enhance this functionality to automate and digitize purchase invoice processing through our integrations with Paperless Europe, V1, and Access Capture.
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Financials

Financials

Tharstern Desktop allows for the creation and customization of Sales and Purchase invoices, credit notes, and proforma invoices. It also allows for purchase order limits and vendor invoice number entries and includes support for settlement and line discounting.

Raise single or consolidated Sales Invoices and Credit Notes/Memos 
Raise single or consolidated Sales Invoices and Credit Notes/Memos
Raise Proforma Invoices
Raise Proforma Invoices
Alter the default description, quantity, unit price, or value of line, tax & general ledger codes of the Invoice or Credit Note/Memo 
Alter the default description, quantity, unit price, or value of line, tax & general ledger codes of the Invoice or Credit Note/Memo
Addition or removal of extra charges
Addition or removal of extra charges
Print and email Invoices and Credit Notes/Memos 
Print and email Invoices and Credit Notes/Memos
Raise single or consolidated Purchase Invoices and Purchase Credits
Raise single or consolidated Purchase Invoices and Purchase Credits
Alter the default description, quantity, unit price, or value of line, tax & general ledger codes of the invoice/purchase credit
Alter the default description, quantity, unit price, or value of line, tax & general ledger codes of the invoice/purchase credit
Profile purchase order limits per order by the user
Profile purchase order limits per order by the user
Entry of vendor invoice number and references
Entry of vendor invoice number and references
Support for settlement and line discounting
Support for settlement and line discounting

Business Intelligence & Reporting

Analyze the data in your MIS to identify trends and actionable insights, and use data visualizations to make these findings easier to understand and share.

No MIS system would be complete without all the tools you need for business reporting and forecasting. That’s why Tharstern Desktop comes with a set of management dashboards and a comprehensive library of business reports to give you the insights to analyze, understand and drive your business.

Using our integration with Microsoft Power BI, you can create easy-to-understand dashboards based on the data in your MIS. Create simple charts, or highly complex illustrations that instantly respond to changes in context. The choice is yours! 

Example dashboards include: 

Sales Forecast
Sales Forecast
Growth Share Matrix (BCG matrix)
Growth Share Matrix (BCG matrix)
Estimate Analysis
Estimate Analysis
OEE (Overall Equipment Effectiveness)
OEE (Overall Equipment Effectiveness)
OTIF (On-time In-full)
OTIF (On-time In-full)
Production WIP 
Production WIP
Sales Overview
Sales Overview
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