Problems associated with the absence of centralized produciton plan
The principal inefficiencies of a “non-electronic” mock-up arise from the necessity of duplicating the original, distributing it along the page producion workflow, collecting the information added by different offices, then incorporating it in a timely fashion, working out a complete and secure system through which production managers can ensure timely production and delivery.
This type of process, over time, achieves a high level of speed under various production conditions. However, because it consumes great quantities of resources in an unproductive manner, it remains inefficient.
4-Flying solution: 4-Plan
4-Plan is a module integrated with the other modules in the "4-Flying" system. It was developed to facilitate the management of the publication plan of periodic editorial products with advanced functions of design and editorial control.
4-Plan advantages
The 4-Plan module, as with all the "4-Flying" modules, works from a standard web browser. Its integration in a production environment carries numerous benefits:
- complete online publication plan management of an editorial publication;
- dynamic modification of the publication plan during the production phase;
- updated status of the pages and editorial sections;
- improvement of the global quality of communications (time reduction, precise and constantly updated data) between the departments involved in the production process;
- management of automated notification following events or activities performed by users and by the system;
- development of integrated automation between the functionalities of the online publication plan and the system of automatic page creation and the reporting system.
