What is label estimating software?

Companies that specialize in printing and converting labels for different types of businesses use label estimating software to accurately calculate the time and cost of producing and shipping labels at one site or multiple sites.

How do I choose the best label estimating software?

The best label estimating software should be able to track the status of estimates, convert approved estimates into orders, and determine whether it is more cost-effective to produce the job on an analog printing press or digital press. Good labeling software should also be able to share data with print management information system (Print MIS) software used for business functions such as sales and , proof approvals, invoicing, and shipping.

What makes Ordant different from other label print MIS software?

Ordant is powerful, versatile, and can be easily used by employees at multiple production sites. Everyone in the label printing business can use it with minimal training. If your production processes include a mix of flexo, hybrid, inkjet, or toner presses, Ordant can set up printing and finishing workflows for each type of label you produce. This enables you to choose the most economical method for producing each label. Plus, you can easily add estimating and order processing capabilities for whatever slitters, rewinders, embossing equipment and other devices your label printing business adds as it grows organically or through mergers and acquisitions.

Estimating and order management for label printers

Ordant consolidates and integrates the data that label printers need to automate sales, marketing, estimating, customer service, prepress, online ordering, order tracking, shipping, invoicing, and reporting.

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Independently Powerful, Unstoppable Together

Easily manage orders for printing and converting labels on flexo, offset or screen printing presses as well as toner and inkjet digital presses. Whether your business grows organically or through acquisitions, Ordant can grow too – without costly customizations.

Our label print business, estimating, order management, and web-to-print software includes powerful customizable modules. Choose any module that fills gaps of software you may have already installed. But when our modules are used together, they integrate seamlessly to enable state-of-the-art predictive analytics that older Print MIS programs don’t offer. The modules in Ordant’s business-information platform help you adapt to what’s next for your business. Costly customizations aren’t required.

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Sales, Marketing & Services

Boost revenues by being more effective in pursuing new opportunities and communicating with customers and prospects.

Companies, Contacts, Prospects

Keep profiles of each company you serve as well as the decision makers and influencers within each company. Use information about prospective customers for more personalized marketing.

Opportunities and Estimates

Track the status of potential jobs. Quickly provide timely, customized estimates for single-item or multi-piece print jobs Keep the sales team focused on moving the best prospects from “opportunity” to “estimate” to “order.”

Marketing and Order Process Automation

Keep orders flowing to and through to your print business. Automatically send timely marketing and job-status messages to each customer and prospect. Drop approved job files directly into production hot folders.

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Order Management

Ordant print-business management software handles all the data required to efficiently and accurately process multiple orders for printed labels. Order management includes compiling accurate data and messages to customers, creating cost estimates, generating purchase orders, tracking inventory levels, and creating shipping labels for a single site or multiple brands and locations.

Web Portals for Online Order Submissions

Make it easier for your best customers to see the types of labels they have ordered in the past and submit new orders.

Job Tracking Status

Monitor and record the progress of each job, including proof approvals, changes, shipping, and invoicing. Every detail matters in label production.

Digital Asset Management

Keep clients’ logos and other digital assets attached to their accounts for easy retrieval on future jobs.

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Prepress & Workflow

If your shop uses a mix of flexo and digital printing equipment, it’s essential to ensure that every file for each printer is properly preflighted and proofed. Ordant can check incoming files for errors, generate proofs, and help obtain timely approvals.

Simple Preflighting

Automatically scan customer-supplied files to detect file-preparation errors that will cause glitches when the job is produced.

Expedited Proof Approvals

Contact everyone who must sign off on a proof when each proof is ready. Automatically send reminders to those who haven’t commented by the deadline

Marketing and Order Process Automation

Approved job files are automatically synced to hot folders in the workstations for each device that will be used to print that item.

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Inventory & Purchasing

Managing inventory levels and automatically replenishing supplies needed for jobs in the pipeline can save time and money and prevent delays due to human errors.

Purchase Orders

Monitor inventories of the supplies used most often. Set triggers to notify the purchasing manager when inventories fall below a certain level.

Quotes for Outsourced Work

While estimating a multi-item order, quickly get quotes from outsourcing partners.

Plan for the Next Quarter

Analyze data from each customer’s order history to predict future orders. Estimate the types and quantities of materials that should be kept in stock.

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Shipping, Invoicing & Reporting

Ordant provides multiple options for delivering, billing, and processing payments for finished jobs. For example, ship all items in a multi-part order together, or separately depending on what the customer requires.

Know Shipping Costs Upfront

Connect your FedEx and/or UPS account. Calculate shipping costs, taxes, and insurance to one or multiple locations. Choose the most economical shipping method for each job.

Create Invoices and Track Payments

Convert estimates to invoices as each line item is completed. Or, wait until all line items are done. Offer several online payment options and track past-due payments.

Branding for Multiple Locations

For merged label companies, Ordant can create branded estimates and invoices from the customer’s preferred site, even if work was produced at another site.

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