The Direct Benefits of on-line ordering and proofing

The following illustration compares traditional business card ordering and proofing and the superior efficiency of the Internet2Press on-line ordering system. The assumptions used to create this comparison are based on in-put from many of our satisfied customers. Imagine XYZ Corporation with 300 card using employees at six locations across the country. Assume 15 new card orders per week.

In the Internet2Press scenario
there is an Administrator (card builder) at each location with a Master Administrator at the corporate headquarters. The Master Administrator approves or declines all card orders, system wide, via the custom web site.

The traditional printer
receives faxed forms from the office managers at the various branch offices. This fax based proofing system requires at least two faxes, often a phone call and paper record keeping for each order.

The Internet2Press on-line ordering and proofing

Step 1
The Card builder builds card and sees finished card in template on screen for instant proofing.
The Card builder clicks on the submit button and forwards the order, via email, to the Master Administrator for approval.
Elapsed time 2 minutes

Step 2
The Master Administrator checks the card order and clicks on the approved or declined button.
The approved order is forwarded to the press que at Internet2Press.
A chronological record of the order is automatically generated on the Administrative section of the custom web site.
Elapsed time 30 seconds

The order is submitted and complete.

Total elapsed time 2 min. 30 seconds

Traditional faxed based ordering and proofing

Step 1
Fill out fax order form
Elapsed time 2 minutes

Step 2
Fax to printer. Printer must create card based on information on the order form.
This is a point in the process that is prone to mistakes.
Elapsed time 1 minute

Step 3
Receive faxed proof and circulate to card user and/or administrator for proofing.
Typically if an order gets lost it happens at this point.
Elapsed time 5 minutes

Step 4
Fax approved proof back to printer and file paper record of order.
Elapsed time 2 minutes

With the traditional ordering system a printer will often wait to accumulate orders so they can batch them in order to save money on film, plates and presstime. This can add substantially to turnaround time. None of these factors effect a digital press.

Total elapsed time 10 minutes

As you can see by this illustration the Inernet2Press system can accomplish the ordering and proofing function in one quarter of the time needed by the traditional method. According to the illustration the Internet2Press system saves 7.5 minutes of your employees time per card order! Assuming fifteen orders per week this means that your company’s employees have an extra two hours per week or a whopping 104 extra hours per year to take care of more important business. When you add to this automatic record keeping, ease of use, system dependability and lightening fast turnaround the evidence leaves no doubt of the superiority of the Internet2Press business card procurement system.