Overview
The price and the quality of the paper used to make newspapers are fundamental factors in the battle to reduce costs at every production plant. Yet, despite massive investment in most areas or their business, many newspapers still only have basic means of assessing their paper usage.

The PRIMA Roll Tracking System is a sophisticated suite of modules designed to manage your paper stock from the time paper is ordered until newspapers leave your site. It gives the Production Director the tools he needs to assess paper stocks and the quality provided by his suppliers and it gives the Financial Director the figures he needs for his management reports.

The PRIMA Roll Tracking System has been designed for both small and large sites. At one end of the scale, one might find a single terminal in the production office with data entered manually from delivery notes and run sheets. At the other extreme, the system can collect much of its data from portable scanners and a seamless link into our PRIMA Press Management System. In either case, the information that the system provides will be the same and will be readily available via the Reports module.

Roll Delivery and Roll Consumption data can be entered via the modules provided as part of the RTS, but is more easily available using the hand held scanner shown here. The scanner is able to store the data required when rolls arrive on site and when they are used on the press. Once the scanner is returned to its charging point, the data that it has stored can be downloaded to the system.

The PRIMA Roll Tracking System offers these key areas of functionality:

Purchase Orders
	Creates purchase orders to send to suppliers
Manifests
	Advance notice of deliveries from suppliers
Deliveries
	Notes the arrival of rolls on site and includes the condition of the rolls
Consumption
	Records the use and performance of paper against production jobs
Reports
	Suite of management reports focussing on roll usage and stock control
Roll Inquiry
	Check the status of any roll and modify data if necessary
Inventory Adjustments
	Allows stock to be reconciled with the system after a stock take
Newsprint Allocation
	Monitors stock usage against previously defined budgets

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Purchase Orders
The Purchase Order module allows the user to create, edit and save a purchase order for a specific supplier and mill.

The user selects the supplier and mill that he wishes to place his order with from drop-down lists and then chooses the type and quantity or paper that he requires. Once this is completed, the data is saved to the system and deliveries are then expected.

The Purchase Order document can be printed out and sent to the supplier or can be e-mailed directly to the supplier from the system.

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