Requirements checklist
What to ask for when choosing software for corrugated box manufacturers.
A checklist built from how corrugated box manufacturers work, to print or save as a PDF and bring to any supplier meeting.
What the software should cover
Tick each one that matters to your business.
- Box specification library
- Paper reel stock
- Corrugator and converting planning
- Tooling register for dies and plates
- Strength test records
- Bundles, packing and dispatch
Roles that need their own access
Who logs in, and what each person may see or change.
- For owners
- For estimators and sales
- For corrugator and converting crews
- For quality staff
- For the reel store and loading bay
Reports to ask for
Ask to see each one with your own sample data.
- Board runs by flute and width
- Reel use against sheets produced
- Trim per order and shift
- Tests per run with pass or hold status
- Dies and plates by impressions since repair
- Bundles dispatched by buyer
- Open invoices per buyer, longest unpaid at the top
Systems it may need to connect to
Note which ones you already run.
- Barcode and bundle label printing
- Weighing scale input
- WhatsApp or other messaging
- Accounting software export
Questions for any vendor
Put these to every supplier you are comparing.
- Can a board run be traced to its paper reels?
- How does it help with trim waste?
- Can it hold a die and plate for each repeat order?
- How are burst and compression results entered?
- Can different flutes run through one plant?
- Does it manage buyers who want their own bundle labels?
- Can we start with live orders?
- Which files do we get back on exit?
- How is pricing set?
Where the work usually breaks today
Circle the ones you recognise. They set the order of the project.
- Board runs lose their paper reels
- Trim waste is guessed
- Dies and plates have no register
- Strength claims arrive without a test
- Bundle counts and print colours drift
Prefer to talk it through? See the corrugated box manufacturers page.