Jet d'Encre

What can a small graphics company expect from an ERP system like MultiPress?

Jet d'Encre is a small French company that specialises in signage. Founded in 2009 by Bertrand Prod'homme, the printing company manufactures and prints all types of advertising media as well as offering a wide range of visual communication products. Customer service is a key focus for this company and in order to further optimise their customer relations, Jet d'Encre required ERP software which meets the needs of professionals in today's printing industry, and in particular those in the large-format sector. But what are the returns on this type of investment for a small company like Jet d'Encre?

Responsiveness and cost control

Jet d'Encre met the Dataline team exhibiting at a trade fair. A discussion then ensued about the possible advantages versus the costs and constraints of ERP software on small companies, particularly those in the events sector. As Jet d'Encre's founder, Bertrand Prod'homme explains, "Working in the events sector means reacting very quickly to every eventuality and we were not able to do this with basic accounting software. We needed a flexible and high-performance toolkit that allows us to make estimates very quickly on the basis of actual costs so that we can maintain our margins. This is all the more important at a time when material prices are rising significantly."

MultiPress, the business software for large format

Unlike a conventional ERP system that is limited to managing machine speeds, ink types and paper sizes, as is the case in traditional printing, MultiPress is a management software system comprehensively adapted to the specific problems facing today's large-format professionals. "By definition, the large-format printing industry uses a wide range of different sized media and materials and a variety of different production methods. In MultiPress these elements are all addressed and grouped together in a single software package so estimating becomes easy. For example, MultiPress can calculate the number of eyelets to be applied around the circumference of a tarpaulin no matter its size. This kind of advantage saves time and materials."

A lever for growth

Jet d'Encre uses several MultiPress functions: Calculation, Job ticket, Delivery note, Invoicing and Export. Thanks to the calculation option, Jet d'Encre can now issue almost 1,000 quotations per year: "For a small company like ours, issuing more quotations means more orders in the order book. We are now winning contracts that we used to have to wait far too long for, even if the products were easy to produce! The time freed up by MultiPress allows Jet d'Encre to concentrate on complex products and on its core business of production and manufacturing."

"We have been so busy that we sometimes forgot to send invoices to our clients. With MultiPress, this no longer happens. We work more calmly with the certainty that our invoicing is all taken care of."

A partnership based on trust

Today, MultiPress is an integral part of Jet d'Encre's business operation. Prod'homme concludes, "We are very well supported by the Dataline team. They are attentive and very competent. We know that our business will continue to evolve and change going forward and we need the latest software tools that can adapt to our evolution. MultiPress is a sophisticated ERP system dedicated to large format professionals and recognised by the market. It allows us to take better care of our customers, an important value at Jet d'Encre. Dataline will accompany us on our journey for a long time."