Print MIS systems can help you manage your in-plant’s production and improve its efficiency, while collecting crucial shop floor data.

By Bob Atkinson

RECENT RESEARCH suggests that just over 40 percent of in-plants use some form of print shop management software or management information system (MIS). If you’re one of the other 60 percent, perhaps it’s time for you to consider joining them.

Obviously, this depends on the work you do, your customer mix and the level of management and planning/analysis capabilities you need. Let’s look at the pros and cons of these systems.