Case Study - Lithographics Inc.
- Saved over $50,000 annually on IT expenses
- Reduced their accounting staff by 30%
- Reduced their administrative overhead by 25%
Lithographics Inc. (Lithographics) is a 175-employee sheetfed and web commercial printer located in Nashville, Tennessee. They produce high quality commercial printing products using computer-to-plate technology, a Heidelberg® pressroom, and a full-service bindery. Lithographics also offers their clients an array of fulfillment programs and two state-of-the-art digital photography studios. Lithographics implemented CRC’s software in January of 2005 and immediately realized its benefits company-wide ranging from CRC’s open-architecture database structure and ease-of-use features to more accurate job costing information, increased control of inventory, and access to more detailed accounting information. In fact, as Lithographics continues to grow, CRC has helped them save over $50,000 annually on IT expenses.
Lithographics evaluated several business management software systems before deciding on CRC. “Other systems either were not powerful enough for the size of our shop, too expensive to implement and maintain, or were still ‘character based’ systems. CRC came out on top without question in all areas of consideration,” said Lithographics Director of IT Services Joe Schuld.
“Our decision to purchase CRC was based on the ‘Open Architecture’ of the SQL database coupled with CRC’s options, which I like to call ‘tools’ that allowed us to pick and choose our overall system configuration. Other systems had an ‘all or nothing’ approach. We also took into consideration the strong users group association and the demonstration of CRC’s commitment to the growth and future of their software,” remarked Schuld.
