Digital Pricing and Run Speed?

[Hal Heindel]

Originally Posted by Keith

Is it possible to have the job name/keyword appear in the email when you send a customer an acknowledgement? Sometimes a customer will request several quotes, approve one and when I ackowledge it, they don't know what job I'm referring to. Or I'll get multiple jobs from a single customer with different due dates.

Not only possible, Keith, but an excellent idea. In version 2009.3, uploaded yesterday, the keyword is now integrated into the product description.

On the digital upgrade, I decided to go with the actual run factors instead of labelling the slider settings Heavy 1, Heavy 2, and so on. The newly installed slider starts at "Normal" (fastest press speed, as entered in the Press Update window) and slows to 90, 75, 60, and 40% of that speed as the slider is moved up the scale. Those ratios are the best compromise I could come up with, based on the speed variations reported by you, Craig, and Robin. Thanks to all for your help on this latest upgrade.





As usual, the output view can be changed from minutes to IPH by simply waving the cursor over the display pointed to by the arrow. The preferred view can be locked in by clicking.

The second revision to digital pricing involves sheet size. Unlike the run factor that's individually adjusted for each product (and would be left at "Normal" for the heavy iron such as Craig's Xerox), IPH is now proportionally reduced for sheets larger than 8-1/2x11 / A4, regardless of the digital press used. That means prices will increase for larger sheet sizes, and you may want to take a fresh look at your hourly rates to make sure your 11x17 / A3 pricing is still competitive.

If the digital run factors don't work for your equipment, please let me know. The factors are dynamically retrieved by Morning Flight from the WRNFile.TPS, meaning they will at some point be user-adjustable.

The size factor is hard-wired, mathematically arrived at, and currently uses the standard hourly rate as a base. I'm still debating whether to split the difference and use the duplexing rate for the extra charge instead. In other words, use the standard hourly rate for the base price, then add the oversize charge at the duplexing rate.

The polls won't close for another couple of months!

[Keith]

WOO-HOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I can't wait to get to work tomorrow and download the update! I don't care what needs to get done tomorrow, I'm putting those updates throught the ringer first thing in the morning!

Now I'm too excited to sleep. It's like Christmas.

Keith