Today's graphic communications companies utilize a broad spectrum of high-technology devices and systems, interacting in a time-sensitive environment with no room for error or delay. Smooth, efficient, and cost-effective operations help ensure that a graphic communications can not only meet its customers' demands for product and service excellence, but help it control costs for more favorable competitive positioning. NAPL offers a number of Operations Advisory Services that can help companies eliminate costly workflow bottlenecks, ensure a safe and environmentally sound workplace, and leverage every machine or system procurement dollar for maximum greatest advantage.

NAPL Operations Advisory Services:

	Chain-of-Custody Orientation & Checklist		MIS Accounts Receivable & Billing
	Chain-of-Custody Orientation		MIS Management Activity & Reports
	Chain-of-Custody Basic Assessment		MIS Order Entry
	Chain-of-Custody Strategic Assessment		MIS Order Fulfillment
	Chain-of-Custody Complete Assessment		Plant Assessment
	On-Site or Off-Site Safety Assessment		Manufacturer-Specific Workflow Training
	General Workflow Audit (Lite), (Medium)      or (Large)		Inplant Audit (Lite), (Medium) or (Large)
	World Class Variable Data Ad Campaigns		On-Site Waste Reduction Assessment
	Physical Plant Layout (Lite), (Medium)      or (Large)		Procurement Practices and Policies
	Make vs. Buy Analysis (Lite) or (Large)		Intro to Mailing
	Customer Training – File Preparation		Intro to Fulfillment
	Press Sheet Quality Assessment      (Remote)		Equipment Evaluation
	MIS Shop Floor		5S Training (On-Site)
	MIS Purchasing		40 Inch Press Test
	MIS Estimating		Operations Training
			On-Site Quality Audit

Operations services available range from physical plant and general workflow audits to management information systems and equipment evaluations, chain-of-custody assessments, waste-reduction strategies, and make vs. buy analyses.

For more information, please contact Tim Fischer at (201) 523-6376, tfischer@napl.org.