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	Typical Challenge Suppose a training company has 120 different printed stock lines for their training delegates — training manuals, brochures, leaflets and stationery. They also have non-printed items that are needed by delegates — pens, pads, binders and freebies. All these items are sourced across a wide range of suppliers, in varying locations. They need to be assembled and shipped in various kits to delegates at training venues throughout the UK. A complex printing Supply Chain to administer, and most large corporations across most industry sectors face similar challenges.	Turn on the Tap DocuPump™ not only manages but also executes the entire supply chain. All the client needs to do is to set their stock rules, and place web orders for shipment to the end user. Such automation provides a high velocity supply chain with the agility to react to demand. Stocks can be far lower or Built or Manufactured to Order (BTO/MTO). A good analogy is to compare DocuPump™ to a tap in your kitchen. If you want a glass of water all you do is turn on the tap. The water utility company do the rest — collecting, storing, purifying and pumping. DocuPump™ is the same. All the customer does is place orders and The Electronic Document Company (EDC) and DocuPump™ automatically do the rest, including provision of job specification, version control, automatic inventory control, on-line access of their files for clients, manufacture or outsource and fulfil. DocuPump™ allows complex products to be built, product within product, to an unlimited depth. A good example is a training pack which contains a binder, a textblock, binder inserts, a brochure etc., and might even include another training pack with all of its associated sub-products. Through the website, clients set min and max stock rules for products, individuals without any print knowledge can then place online shipping orders for these products. When a minimum stock threshold is reached, print and build orders are triggered by the software and sent to the production department of the elected supplier. Through the web site, products can be designated min/max levels of 0/0, which means the product is print, or build on demand.
DocuPump™ easily administers the most complex Supply Chains. It not only manages but also executes the entire supply chain. Most software solutions are not true SCE tools....since they execute very little. Compare DocuPump™ to a tap in your kitchen. If you want a glass of water all you do is turn on the tap.
	Most Solutions The usual solution is for Supply Chain Execution (SCE) to be conducted by the customer, across a range of suppliers, or perhaps consolidated with one print procurement company, who manage the supplier relationships on behalf of the customer. However the SCE process is conducted it is still a manual task needing immense, error prone, user interaction. Most software solutions focus upon price tendering, the comparatively easy bit. They are really only Supply Chain Management (SCM) tools rather than true SCE, since they Execute very little.
	Proven Concept DocuPump™ based services are responsible for 90% of our revenue over the past 3 years — with glowing testimonials from BA, ACAS and other companies.