On the cost control of offset printing paper

Nowadays, our country's offset printing companies have been rapidly developed. Print prices are becoming more transparent and market competition is becoming increasingly fierce. In order to achieve survival and development, small and medium-sized offset printing companies, which account for China's dominant position, are paying more and more attention to cost management. In the lithographic offset printing materials, the amount of paper used is the highest, and the cost of paper can not be ignored. Below we will discuss the specific methods to control the cost of offset printing paper from five aspects.

1. Weigh paper prices, save paper costs

Many factors affect the purchase price of paper. How much you can save depends mainly on your purchasing experience and the quantity and type of purchased paper. First, master the paper market dynamics. Understand the variety orientations and price differences among paper competitors, familiarize with the characteristics and quality of each product, and keep abreast of the changes, know the latest market prices, know oneself and know each other, and win every battle. Second, implement a transparent procurement system. Review and compare after open bid opening, then sign purchase and sales contracts, and publicly announce bid evaluation and calibration results. This standardizes the work of bidding, which helps to save procurement costs and improve procurement quality. Third, long-term cooperation and bulk goods. Try to cooperate with paper suppliers who know the printing for a long time. For long-term cooperation and bulk shipments, he will be more willing to accept price cuts. Once a long-term contract is signed, even if the price of paper rises again, it will ensure the consistency of paper prices. Fourth, pay as soon as possible. If the paper distributors can get the money paid by the printer in a short period of time, they usually give the customer a discount of around 10%. Therefore, it is best for the printer to discuss with the print customers in advance so that they can pay part of the money in advance. Save some paper costs. Fifth, pay attention to the special clearance of paper merchants. The dealer's clearing list will be updated once a year. Knowing clearly will also allow you to enjoy very favorable discounts. Some dealers may have some stocks that have stopped selling, or papers whose brightness and other attributes have changed, but will not affect the printing effect. This batch of price-reducing products will save you about 35% of the cost.

2. Keep paper properly, save paper costs

First, guarantee the stock level. A certain amount of paper stock is reasonably guaranteed, and papers with tight supply are procured in time and stored. For papers with sufficient supplies, storage and storage are reduced, and excessive storage leads to capital occupation. Second, set the consumption quota. Under the premise of a clear printing plan, the print paper consumption quota is established. Specifically, in all aspects of printing, quantitative management should be implemented, and the responsibility for cost control should be decomposed into each of the basic management personnel and front-line production personnel. Through the monthly workshop cost accounting, the standards for workshop machines (work groups) should be formulated. Print paper release, strictly limit the release. This can effectively reduce paper usage. Third, strict control over paper data. Regardless of whether it is stored in the warehouse or printed on the machine, count the counts of the machine paper according to the type and batch of the printed product, and ensure that the records are not missed, are not rewritten, are not falsified, and the records are accurate. Paper bank managers and workshop machines need to be regularly reconciled, signed, and supervised. Fourth, set up a waste paper recycling center. Send someone to recycle the waste paper from the workshop, implement a waste conversion and increase paper project, set up a waste paper recycling center, and try to reuse the waste paper. In this way, the paper is fully protected and utilized to avoid loss. When the above measures are not compared with the regulations, at least 20 percent of the cost is saved.

3. Appropriate specifications and paper opening, saving paper costs

First of all, according to the customer's original selected the correct paper specifications, different specifications of the paper, out of a single page will be different. For example, a book with a size of 300 × 230 mm is printed, the whole book has 56 P pages, and the whole book has a paper weight of 200 g. If you choose a positive paper size of 787 mm × l0 92 mm, you will need to complete 7 split prints. However, if you choose special paper 960 × 630 paper for printing, 3.5 special prints can be completed. The paper is 1.38 yuan per sheet, 1.05 yuan per sheet. If printed in 2000, the positive paper is (2000+100) × 7 ÷ 2 = 7 3 5 0 (Note: 1 of them. 0 0 is the release number, a total of 1. 3 8 × 7 3 5 0 = 1 0 1 4 3 RMB; the speciality paper is (2 0 0 0 + 1 0 0 ) × 3 × 1 . 0 5 + ( 1 0 0 0 + 1 0 0 ) × 1 . 0 5 =7 7 7 0 RMB. By comparing the two, a reasonable choice of paper can save paper money of 273 yuan. At the same time, it saves 2 out of 8 PS plates and 7 times on the machine. According to the cost of 30 yuan per plate, Saving plate 2 8 × 3 0 = 8 4 RMB. That is to say, the book selection is correct, that is, it saves paper and media, saves time, saves time and can print more copies, resulting in a cumulative increase in value. This is profit, real reduction of more than 25% of the cost. Therefore, be very careful when selecting the paper size and paper opening method. Unreasonable use will result in a decrease in the effective use of paper and excessive use of paper.

How to choose paper opening method? We often use positive cutting. That is, it is an open-expanding series according to the exponent of 2. It is easy to print. After the paper was cut, there was no fractional leftover material and the paper utilization rate was high. To make full use of paper, you can seek the advice of the printer at the beginning of product design, and try to adjust the product size to the state of saving paper. Sometimes you can reduce the size by 1/8 inch, which can save a lot of paper cost. If it is a small-batch print job or a post-printing process that has little effect, the second straight line cut method can be used in combination with the actual situation. The number of cuts is more selective and the paper utilization rate is higher. Of course, if your product is not suitable for printing on any standard-sized page, you may also consider customizing the paper to the paper mill. You may choose to open the paper in a large and small way, since this will maximize the paper utilization rate. And paper waste is minimized.

Note: Do not waste the cut edge. If the paper edge is larger than 10K, it can be used for small-format printers or other applications, such as six-boot printing, so that you can save the company from 3% to 5% of the cost.

4. Introduce innovative technologies to save on paper costs

Focusing on the development of new printing technologies, we introduce innovative measures to increase efficiency and save costs to reduce the number of paper losses. Examples include the introduction of CIP, color management systems, and the establishment of EPP platforms. CIP / CIP 3 PPF files are produced before printing and can create a digital file containing data for each stage of production. These digital materials follow the printing process through all stages of the printing process, which greatly reduces the number of papers printed. For example: Prior to the use of CIP, the number of printed copies of 1 0 0 copies was probably 200 sheets (on boot), that is, 100 full sheets of paper, and 200 grams of double copper paper each. Yuan, 1 0 0 × 1. 7 The loss amount is 1 7 1 yuan. However, the number of impressions for the 1,000-page book after the use of CIP is only 80, then 40% of the total number of copies is 1.97, which results in a loss cost of 68.4%, which means that the loss is reduced by about 60%. Equivalent to savings of 100 yuan per set. The cost savings from day-by-day, month-by-month, and year-by-year savings are in the hundreds of thousands and millions, and the cost savings are 40%. The introduction of the color management system is also the same principle, which greatly reduces the number of trials in the printing process and reduces the generation of waste paper. In addition, there is a digital management system (ERP) platform that establishes a detailed and clear list of inventory materials and spare parts, standardizes the process of materials procurement, acquisition, and financial reimbursement. The system records information on each material's receipt and delivery and each invoice's information. Greatly facilitate data statistics, analysis and assessment. The ERP system has a paper consumption assessment function. The statistician can automatically summarize the output paper consumption table according to the output and actual paper consumption fed back by the operator of the printing shop, which greatly reduces the paper consumption of the workshop and improves the work efficiency. The improvement of efficiency has resulted in cost savings.

5. Improve the quality of employees and save paper costs

Cost management is consciously linking production and business activities with cost and revenue. This kind of self-awareness is realized by “man”, and cost management is mainly based on “man”. When the company realized this, it began to create various incentive mechanisms to raise awareness of costs and create a concept of cost management throughout the employees. For example, an assessment team is formed by the heads of various departments, the cost management rules and regulations are perfected, constraints and incentive mechanisms are implemented, and quantitative assessments are conducted to regulate the behavior of all internal employees. Every mistake and every waste is implemented to the operator and the inspector. It also implements energy-saving and consumption-reduction projects by carrying out “creation of conservation-oriented corporate activities”, and rewards those who are serious and responsible, save in place or make special contributions to cost savings.

Paper accounts for the first place in the amount of printed materials. Saving paper costs is an important issue for offset printing companies in China. In accordance with its own financial status and development level, enterprises need to implement cost-saving methods gradually and systematically from the above five links. In particular, technological innovations and the introduction of software have led to the development of the whole body and need to be carried out in a planned and step-by-step manner. Paper price, paper storage, paper opening methods and specifications selection, and employee management need to be regulated by the enterprise system and operating procedures, and they must be implemented in a practical and long-term manner. It is just around the corner to reduce the cost of paper and enhance the competitiveness of enterprises.