Production Process:
1. Check New Job status.
All new Job Cards will have a "New Job" Status.
Production Office will actively monitor all Job Cards that have the status "New Job". "New Jobs" need to be checked for completeness.
Artwork is then sent to DTP with a Job Card number and the Job Card Status is marked as "InDTP"
The goal for the Production Office is to ensure all jobs are processed quickly and passed to DTP.
2. DTP
When logging onto QE DTP will have a Production List populating and showing in the side panel. This report will show all jobs marked as InDTP.
DTP will be able to open JC and edit information in print instructions for Printing. eg Print Sizes etc
Once completed DTP will mark jobs as "Artwork Complete"
3. Job Card Printing
Production office will pickup all "Artwork Complete" status jobs, Print out physical Job cards and hand them to Production for Printing.
The status of the Job Card will be set to "InProduction".
4. Production
Production Manager will have a report showing all jobs "InProduction".
The goal of production would be to manage these jobs and move them to "InFinishing".
5. Finishing
Finishing Manager will have a report showing all jobs "InFinshing".
The goal of Finishing would be to manage these jobs and move them to "InDespatch".
7. Back to Production Office
The Production office will pick up jobs marked "InDespatch" in order to arrange collection/delivery/courier, costing and Complete/Ready to invoice.
Complete if the job has already been invoiced. Ready to invoice if the no invoice has been raised.