Computer Management--Proactive Management

QUALITY COLOR GRAPHICS
Pewaukee, WI
The Problem: Quality Color Graphics' world, prior to implementing a computer management system, can best be described by the company's Operations Manager Richard Polster: "Estimating consistency was a nightmare; the scheduling room looked more like a war room, a visual system with tags; production cycles segmented paperwork and production cycles, nothing interrelated; and day-to-day routines were redundant or fly-by-the-seat-of-our-pants hectic," says Polster.