Custom Software Applications to Improve Business Process.

Dispatch is a never-ending concern for publishers, especially those that produce weekly magazines. When you require the total control over your dispatch processes that third-party outsourcing can't offer, Pragmatix delivers custom application design in publishing management software that is more affordable than you might think.

The Same Solution Used by BusinessWeek and Newsweek

Every weekly publication has distinct, internal processes no off-the-shelf product can handle. Just ask the Circulation Director of BusinessWeek, and he'll quickly tell you of the bottlenecks and scrambles they used to face until they implemented the Pragmatix solution.

We created core publishing management software with the flexibility to accommodate customizations efficiently and quickly. In addition, the application functions are controlled by easy-to-use, point-and-click configuration screens rather than being hard-coded. The results? Faster turnaround on necessary adjustments and highly affordable, custom application design.

How Does This Publishing Management Software Work?

The system receives inputs from managers worldwide and electronic feeds from internal systems, and electronically filed uploads from external vendors. With Pragmatix's customizable applications design, the flow of information to fulfillment service bureaus and printers was improved because this system:

• Reduces the labor and administrative efforts required to produce the weekly print orders and dispatch schedules.
• Directly downloads service bureau data to improve turnaround time and reduce errors.
• Improves the process for handling special orders and non-subscriber copies to reduce cost and take advantage of postal discounts when possible.
• Creates a capability to work on future issues in advance, so all print order and dispatch scheduling work related to a specific edition does not have to take place in the same week.
• Improves the process for adding or changing distribution points and/or suppliers.
• Streamlines the process and reduces the potential for errors by automating other data collection and data distribution to and from suppliers and vendors.
• Creates automated alerts or reminders for missing or late information, or to update information that may have become stale.
• Imbeds the “business rules” into the solution so that the process is not dependent on a single individual.
• Automatically produces management reports to help control the process, and to improve communications and service levels with suppliers.

Contact us today for additional information on how customizable applications design from Pragmatix can increase your productivity while reducing expenses and stress.