Logistics and distribution-point environments need to do everything they can to maximize efficiency and accuracy. Of course, this means there are lots of challenges they must meet when printing documents. This presentation discusses the main problems and solutions in logistics printing.

1. Printing Solutions for the
Logistics Industry
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2. Logistics & Printing Efficiency
 Logistics and distribution-point environments need to do everything
they can to maximize efficiency and accuracy.
 As such, the logistics industry depends on reliable output management
software to print documents without any hang-ups.
 Documents include:
 pick tickets
 invoices
 labels
 bills of lading
 Etc.
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3. Printing Challenges in Logistics
 In many cases documents have to be combined or
re-ordered for inclusion in a shipment.
 Documents should not be printed twice or missed.
 The ability to restart print jobs at a specific page is
very important as well.
 Maximizing throughput load by balancing jobs
across multiple devices is an important capability.
 Automated fail-over upon print failure also helps
maintain uptime on the line.
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4. A Print Spooler for Logistics
 All of these elements need to be managed with the right print spooling
software.
 By adding a third-party spooler like OM Plus to your logistics software, you
can gain all the functionality and features you need to optimize your printing
capabilities.
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5. The Main Concerns in Logistics Printing
 Logistics services are often managed by automated and integrated order
processing and inventory control systems. Orders are processed upon
receipt, and they ship within 24 hours.
 In other words, logistic systems need to be reliable to fulfill the promise of fast,
accurate shipping of your products to anywhere in the world.
 When fulfilling customer orders, warehouse documents such as labels,
pick tickets, invoices, etc need to be printed on a printer at the end of the
logistic process, in real time.
 As print volume increases, the single printer model can no longer keep
up with the volume of printing, which impacts customer satisfaction,
revenue, and profit.
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6. The OM Plus Solution
 Utilizing OM Plus, you can automatically split the print jobs and load
balance them across multiple printers without requiring any changes to the
underlying application
 You can also ensure that all documents related to a specific customer order stay
together in a "bundle" so related documents are not split across multiple printers.
 Print fail-over can ensure no orders are missed due to down printers, and
help desk personnel are immediately notified of problems to increase the
velocity of problem remediation.
We have numerous instances of OM Plus throughout our enterprise.
It has done the job for us. -Johnson Controls
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7. Even More OM Plus Advantages
 In addition, your logistics business can take advantage of these other OM
Plus benefits:
 Streamline system administrator and Help Desk functions
 Print delivery confirmation and error notification
 Print user and device metrics
 Centralizing multi-system printing
 And more!
 See for yourself: Download a Free Trial of OM Plus Today!
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8. Even More Print Solutions from Plus
 OM Plus DM = Delivery Manager
+ Advanced Delivery and Confirmation of Print Jobs (Spooler)
+ Management of queues
+ Value Add Functions e.g. – Secure Print Release, Failover, Load Balancing, Redirect, Restart,
Bundling, Bursting, Tray Mgmt, Audit, Throughput Enhancement, etc
 OM Plus FM = Fleet Manager
+ Consumable Management
+ Device Alerts
+ Device Meters
 OM Plus RM = Report Manager
+ Electronic Report Distribution
+ Virtual Bursting
+ Archiving
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9. Support and Licensing
 Multiple Licensing Pricing Models – Examples:
 ILF – one time fee
 Subscription – 36 months
 Usage Based – on # of printers
 Custom Licensing – large opportunities
 Free Customer Evaluation
 30 Day Trials
 Printing Support
 Direct access to technician
 5 x 12 hrs per day (standard)
 7 x 24 available
 Annual support renewals
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10. Plus Tech Contact Information
 Telephone
 Toll free in North America: 877-899-7587
 Local: 937-847-0614
 Email
 Contactus@plustechnologies.com
 Website
 www.plustechnologies.com
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