Always Know What You Have. Always Have What You Need. Never Stop the Press.
Managing consumables for commercial print - paper by weight and finish, substrates by caliper and width, inks by formulation and colour, solvents, plates, finishing materials - exceeds what generic warehouse systems handle well. Seradex ERP gives Flexo, Litho, Digital, and Silk Screen printers real-time visibility into every material in the shop.
The Value of Preventing Press-Day Stockouts Without Hoarding Cash in Dead Stock
Inventory failure in print is a production crisis: Flexo cannot substitute film grade on the fly; Litho stops if the specified coated stock is gone; Silk Screen stalls when a plastisol colour runs out mid-run. Emergency freight and missed dates erase margin.
Seradex tracks granular stock, reservations, and consumption so you prevent crises and understand efficiency.
Press stoppages from stockouts are reduced through reorder alerts, emergency freight spend drops when buying is proactive, material waste visibility improves through job-level consumption tracking, and double-allocation errors are prevented by reservations at work order creation.
Key Features: Built for Print Materials and Locations
Print-specific inventory structure
Items carry grade, gsm, finish, supplier, roll width, caliper, ink formulation, colour reference, viscosity range, press compatibility searched the way print teams think.
Consumption tracking by job and press
Allocate and consume substrate, ink, and consumables per run for accurate job costing and spoilage analysis over time.
Multi-location inventory management
Track central warehouse, satellite floor storage, and multi-plant balances with logged transfers so surplus at one site is visible before duplicate buying.
Real-time stock levels
Quantities update on receipt, consumption, and adjustment across paper, film, board, ink, plates, solvents, and consumables.
Automatic reorder alerts
Minimum thresholds notify purchasing before the press is at risk.
Job-level material reservation
Reservations at work order creation stop two jobs from claiming the same roll or sheet pack.
Ink inventory management
Track by formulation, colour, press compatibility, and container size; Flexo can include liquid and premix viscosity variants with consumption by press unit.
Roll and sheet stock management
Manage partial rolls by remaining footage or weight for web Flexo and wide-format Digital.
Plate material tracking
Photopolymer stock with quantity, expiry, and consumption by plate size and type so plate room does not run dry before a critical run.
Supplier lead time awareness
Lead times feed reorder math so alerts fire early enough for inbound freight to land before need dates.
Lot and batch traceability
Lot and batch on receipt tie to production for investigations when substrate or ink defects require tracing which runs used affected material.
Inventory valuation reporting
FIFO or weighted-average style valuation support for finance and accurate cost of goods sold views.
Case Studies: Success in Action
Real-world results showcasing how our solutions drive efficiency, growth, and measurable impact.
Case Study 1:
Friday's Litho without the stock
When specified coated stock is not reserved, the press idles while purchasing scrambles. Seradex reserves at order creation and warns purchasing before minimums breach.
Case Study 2:
Inventory programme outcomes
Shops prevent press stoppages from surprise stockouts, cut emergency freight from reactive buys, reduce waste when consumption variance is visible by job, and stop double-booking the same roll across two jobs.
Case Study 3:
Multi-site visibility
Transfers between warehouse and satellite floor storage stay logged so one site does not reorder what another already holds.
How Inventory Visibility Connects to Your Seradex Modules
- Scheduling - material readiness can gate whether a scheduled start is realistic.
- Purchasing - reorder alerts and lead times drive proactive PO creation.
- Job costing - consumption posts to the job as materials are issued and used.
- Traceability - lot and batch tie from receipt through production for investigations.
- Finance - valuation methods support month-end inventory reporting.
Frequently Asked Questions
Answers to common questions to help you better understand our solutions and processes.
Can Seradex represent paper and film the way we buy and consume?
Yes. Attributes such as grade, weight, finish, caliper, width, roll versus sheet, and supplier are supported natively for search and allocation.
How does reservation prevent double booking?
When the work order is created, required materials reserve against on-hand so another job cannot consume the same stock without override.
Can we track partial rolls?
Yes. Rolls and sheets can be tracked with remaining footage or weight for web and wide-format operations.
Does the system support multiple warehouses or plants?
Yes. Locations, transfers, and consolidated views support multi-site groups.
Is lot traceability available?
Yes. Lot or batch from receipt through consumption supports quality investigations and regulated customer requirements where applicable.
Expert Tips for Warehouse and Purchasing Teams
- Maintain lead times per critical SKU so reorder alerts fire with enough runway for supplier delivery.
- Reserve at order approval so high-value film and speciality board cannot be pulled to the wrong job silently.
- Review consumption versus estimate by press weekly to find chronic overrun on certain substrates or operators.
- Use lot records on every receipt so recalls and supplier disputes trace to exact press runs.
ARE YOU READY?
Never Stop the Press for Lack of Material Again
Seradex ERP gives your print operation complete visibility into every material - in real time, at the job level, and across every location. Book your demo and see the difference intelligent inventory management makes.