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

In-plant MIS Options

Here is a quick overview of some of the key MIS vendors with products of interest to in-plants.

Avanti

www.avantisystems.com

One of the larger and best-known players in the MIS business, particularly among in-plants, the Toronto-based company has about 22 years in the business. It offers a range of fully integrated business and process-management modules: estimating/quoting, order entry, job jackets/costing/tracking, shop-floor data collection, invoicing, purchasing, inventory and shipping. Production/workflow features include JDF support, direct interface to digital duplicators (including Xerox’s FreeFlow), MS Word or PDF export and connections to over 20 popular accounting packages.