Paper and Ink Stock for Printing Presses
Paper is counted by size and GSM, and plates, inks and chemicals have their own reorder levels. Stock is issued against the job, so what a job used can be read from the card.
What the stores hold
Paper issued to a job
Stores issues sheets against a job card, entering the paper and the quantity. When the job is done, sheets used, spoiled and left over are written back to stock. The card then shows how much paper the work actually took. Simple.
Receiving from the merchant
Paper arrives with a merchant’s invoice, and stores enters the purchase against the paper size and GSM. The count rises. The invoice stays for the accountant. A short supply is visible straight away, because the quantity received sits next to the quantity ordered by the press.
What the client decides
- The paper list, in the sizes and weights your press buys
- Reorder levels for each paper, plate and ink
- How leftover and cut stock is kept and counted
- Who may write off spoiled sheets and by how much
- How often a physical stock count is entered
Frequently asked questions
Can it deal with paper bought in kilograms and sold in sheets?
Yes. Paper can be bought in reams or kilograms and issued in sheets. The conversion for each paper, from weight or ream to sheet count, is set during implementation.
Does it link to the paper merchant’s system?
No. The purchase is entered by stores from the merchant’s invoice. Any direct link is a matter for scoping with that merchant.
Can leftover sheets from one job be used on another?
Yes. Leftover stock is added back as cut stock, and the next job can be issued from it.
Will stock warn us before paper runs out?
It flags any item that has fallen below its reorder level, so the person who buys can place an order before a job waits for sheets.
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