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News Release from: DiMS | Subject: Management system and Direct Machine Interface
Edited by the Printingtalk Editorial
Team on 15 May 2007
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Elanders has selected DiMS to implement its management system and Direct Machine Interface (DMI) in its production plants in Hungary.
The implementation of the full information system for Elanders will be done by DiMS and the Hungarian DiMS partner, Datorg Team, for support during training and roll out The implementation of DiMS' system will enable Elanders to integrate its diverse printing operations and better serve the needs of its customers throughout the world, said the company
This article was originally published on Printingtalk on 2 May 2006 at 8.00am (UK)
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All of Elanders' operations are geared towards short lead-times - focusing on a 24-hour turn-around.
The project's goal is to implement DiMS within the production sites in Hungary, then make an efficiency evaluation to decide on the use of these best practices to roll out the business template within the Elanders group.
DiMS will also integrate all the production equipment, from web-offset, sheet fed and digital presses.
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DiMS' DMI will provide real-time feedback from the production floor and ensure a 24-hour turn-around.
Mats Almgren, chief financial officer of Elanders, said: "Elanders views the implementation of DiMS in Hungary as a critical analysis to see whether it could support our business in other operations within the group.
We continue to focus on our goal of meeting our customers' 24-hour turn-around demand and by exploiting the DiMS workflow and DMI we will be able to respond faster and even better to these needs of our customers." Henrik Morner, IT and business development and project manager at Elanders, explained: "DiMS is the system that best positions us to accomplish our customer and growth objectives.
As part of a strategic initiative to better serve its customers through streamlining its processes, the installation of DiMS' web-enabled print management software will enable Elanders to optimise resources and leverage its diverse products and services on a worldwide basis." Bert Buiskool, project manager at DiMS, commented: "After concentrated research by Elanders for a MIS system, only DiMS could meet its needs for an open, innovative and compatible system that could continue to develop with Elanders' continued expansion and vision." Gerard Marneth, chief executive officer at DiMS, said: "The fact that DiMS is the only fully integrated system for handling the multi-site, multi-country print production and fulfilment process of Elanders' info media products for its leading worldwide customers made DiMS the ideal choice.
Our experience with projects of this magnitude and complexity will certainly help as we forge ahead with this partnership.".
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