Many companies today struggle with the new technological trends, industry standards, and ever-changing rules and regulations that impact how they manage their various forms of output. These can include diverse output formats, document design, distribution conditions, and marketing components. For some companies, an output management system is an answer they’ve been looking for.

What is Output Management?

Output management systems help businesses manage the entire process of creating, designing, and delivering all of the information to be sent from ERPs or other IT systems, generally with much greater efficiency than alternate methods. An output management system enables companies to send the correct information, in the right format and design, to the right recipient at any given time.

Many companies choose to use their default ERP output solution. However, these default tools are often very inflexible and can be difficult to maintain in a competitive and international market. Some ERPs offer fragmented solutions for each type of output format which is often costly and time-consuming to support.

Benefits of Using an Output Management System

By using an advanced output management system like InterForm, a company can centralize its output from a diverse collection of devices and platforms, eliminate duplicated workflows, and accommodate both customer demands and industry regulations.

With InterForm you can:

  • Create customer-facing documents with unique designs
  • Generate informative, structured, and branded documents and reports
  • Form customer-specific messaging and product information
  • Eliminate printing and shipping costs by delivering and distributing data electronically
  • Raise the level of service and support with a wide range of smart document features

Output management combines distribution features with a wide variety of output channels allowing you to manage everything from PDF, label, and laser printing to sending faxes and emails. It’s fully customizable, so you set the standards, choose the rules, and set the conditions for your specific workflow.

Is Output Management Right for Me?

Whether you want to send personalized PDFs to your customers, create bar codes, structure your internal printer flow, construct marketing materials, or integrate external links into all your customer-facing documents, an output management system can help you do it.

Using an output management system also reduces costs and adds value by making your workflow more efficient and strengthening your brand identity across channels.

Hence, if you’re frustrated by your inflexible ERP system and a reliance on expensive programmers, a professional output management system may be right for you.

Peter

Hey there, thank you for reading my posts. I write about output management. In fact, I have done it for 15 years and I love it. With that said, I like to share what I learn. Through the years I have had many roles - presales, sales, marketing, and today I am now CEO and owner of InterForm with the same learning mentality. I am very interested in topics involving new trends, what is going on out there, and how we can help customers solve challenges. My true passion is helping and inspiring customers. I like to be inspired by others so please reach out to me if you have something to share. Peter