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ERP for Printing and Packaging
A complete eresource Xcel ERP solution for modern print & packaging units
ERP for Printing and Packaging
A complete eresource Xcel ERP solution for modern print & packaging units
About the Industry
The printing and packaging industry operates on tight deadlines, variable order sizes, multiple material combinations, and precise color and quality requirements. Manufacturers need to manage job cards, design approvals, plate making, cutting, lamination, coating, binding, finishing, and dispatch — all while controlling costs and avoiding material wastage.
eresource Xcel ERP is designed specifically for commercial printers, packaging units, carton manufacturers, label printers, corrugated box makers, and flexible packaging producers. It centralizes production planning, inventory, machine scheduling, prepress workflows, quality assurance, costing, and financials into one unified system.
With real-time dashboards, automated job tracking, and accurate material consumption analysis, companies can handle custom jobs, multiple SKUs, complex print requirements, and high-volume production seamlessly.
The system supports sheet-fed printing, web printing, flexo, digital, gravure, offset, corrugation, and rigid box manufacturing. It also helps manage die-cutting, lamination, UV coating, foiling, and multi-process workflows.
Why Choose eresource Xcel ERP for Printing and Packaging?
Printing and packaging companies must manage color consistency, material accuracy, customer artwork, design versions, machine scheduling, and quality checks across multiple operations. Manual methods lead to errors, high wastage, and slow turnaround. eresource Xcel ERP unifies all operations from prepress to dispatch ensuring complete clarity, faster job completion, and strong cost control.
- Key Advantages:
- Handles job cards, artwork, approvals, and multi-process workflows seamlessly.
- Tracks printing, cutting, die-making, lamination, and finishing operations in real time.
- Ensures precise quality checks with digital inspection and measurement logs.
- Ensures strict quality checks with full traceability and documentation.
- Automates costing, invoicing, payables, receivables, and financial control.
- Provides cloud and mobile access for complete operational visibility.
With improved workflow clarity and accurate planning, eresource Xcel helps printing and packaging units deliver faster, consistent, and high-quality output.
Core Modules
Production Scheduling
Enables efficient planning, sequencing, and allocation of production tasks to ensure optimal use of resources, minimize bottlenecks, and meet delivery commitments.
Key Highlights:
- Real-time scheduling and rescheduling
- Capacity planning for machines, work centers, and manpower
- Visual Gantt charts and load balancing
- Priority-based job sequencing
- Integration with sales orders and inventory availability
Bill of Materials (BOM) Management
Provides complete control over product structures, enabling multi-level BOMs, alternate material definitions, and revision management.
Key Highlights:
- Multi-level BOM creation & maintenance
- Alternate/Equivalent material and component support
- Phantom BOM and by-product tracking
- Routing-linked BOM consumption
- Version and revision-controlled BOM updates
Engineering Change Request (ECR) & Engineering Change Note (ECN)
Automates the process of proposing, reviewing, approving, and implementing engineering changes in products and processes.
Key Highlights:
- Workflow for ECR creation, review & approval
- ECN issuance with effective date control
- Impact analysis on BOM, routing, costing, and inventory
- Controlled release to production & procurement
- Audit trail for design revisions
Production Routing Management
Defines and manages the operational steps required to manufacture a product, enabling precise planning and costing.
Key Highlights:
- Operation sequencing and work center assignment
- Setup time, run time, and labor standards
- Machine capability mapping
- Resource utilization analysis
- Links to production orders for cost roll-up
Inventory & Warehouse Control
Ensures accurate tracking of raw materials, WIP, and finished goods across multiple warehouses and locations.
Key Highlights:
- Multi-location & bin-level inventory
- Batch/Lot/Serial number tracking
- Automated re-ordering and replenishment
- GRN, Issue, Transfer, and Material Return management
- Cycle counting & real-time stock visibility
Purchase & Vendor Management
Streamlines procurement processes, vendor onboarding, and purchase controls to ensure uninterrupted material supply.
Key Highlights:
- Supplier qualification & rating
- Purchase requisition, RFQ, quotation comparison
- Purchase order, GRN, and invoice matching
- Contract & blanket purchase order management
- Vendor performance insights
Quality Control & Assurance
Manages inspection processes and ensures adherence to quality standards throughout procurement, production, and dispatch stages.
Key Highlights:
- Incoming, in-process, and final QC checks
- Quality parameters & tolerance definitions
- QC sampling plans and auto-hold controls
- Non-conformance reports (NCR), CAPA management
- Certificates of Analysis (COA) & compliance documentation
Maintenance & Asset Management
Ensures continuous availability of critical equipment through preventive, predictive, and breakdown maintenance management.
Key Highlights:
- Preventive maintenance scheduling
- Breakdown reporting & root cause analysis
- Asset register with lifecycle tracking
- Spare parts & maintenance inventory control
- Maintenance cost tracking and reports
Sales & Order Management
Handles customer inquiries, quotation, order processing, and dispatch in a fully integrated workflow.
Key Highlights:
- Inquiry → Quotation → Sales Order lifecycle
- Pricing, discounts, and special condition management
- Delivery scheduling & shipment tracking
- Integration with production planning and inventory availability
- Customer-wise profitability tracking
Benefits for Printing and Packaging Companies
- Improve job turnaround times with structured planning and workflow tracking
- Reduce wastage with accurate material forecasting and real-time monitoring
- Maintain consistent print quality through strong QC and color control
- Enhance machine utilization with smart scheduling
- Gain accurate costing for quotations, job work, and multi-process jobs
- Strengthen supplier coordination for paper, inks, plates, and consumables
- Ensure complete traceability from artwork to dispatch
- Scale efficiently across multiple presses, lines, and product varieties
Transform the Way You Build with eresource Xcel
eresource Xcel ERP isn’t just software, it’s a growth engine for your manufacturing business. With smart automation, real-time visibility, and cloud-based accessibility, it converts operational challenges into opportunities.
From planning to production to delivery, every process becomes more streamlined, controlled, and scalable.
Case Studies
ColorPrint Solutions
Reduced color matching time by 50% with integrated color management.
50% Faster Color Matching
PackagePro Ltd
Improved job delivery accuracy by 42% with better scheduling systems.
42% Better Delivery
API Integrations
APIs to integrate with other enterprise, analytics, finance, or planning systems as per business needs.
Real-time data exchange with printing equipment, color management tools, and finishing machinery.
IoT Integrations
Printing press monitoring systems
Color measurement devices
Finishing equipment integration
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Frequently
Asked Question
Get answers to common questions about Industrial Products Manufacturing Industry
Can eresource Xcel handle multi-process printing and packaging jobs?
Yes. It supports offset, flexo, digital, corrugation, rigid box, and multi-stage workflows.
Does the system manage artwork, proofs, and design approvals?
Absolutely. Prepress modules store artwork versions, proofs, and approvals digitally.
Can it track real-time production across printing and finishing lines?
Yes. Shop-floor updates show job progress, machine load, and WIP status instantly.
Does Xcel manage paper, ink, film, and plate inventory?
Yes. Inventory modules track raw materials, consumables, plates, dies, and packaging stock.
Can it calculate costing for custom jobs and multi-process production?
Yes. Costing integrates time, material, waste, overheads, and process data automatically.
Is Xcel ERP suitable for both commercial printers and packaging manufacturers?
Yes. It is ideal for carton makers, label printers, flexible packaging units, and print houses.
Transform Your Printing & Packaging Workflow with eresource Xcel
Discover how eresource Xcel ERP optimizes prepress, production, inventory, and financial workflows for printing and packaging units.