Production Manager User Manual (Download PDF)
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1. Stison Ltd 47 Wellington Square Hastings TN34 1PN Tel 44 0 20 7183 1476 info stison com www stison com Production Scheduling Page 13 Now that you have created your tasks established where these tasks fit within a range of default schedules and filled in the appropriate details for each title on your production list you can now have a look at the schedule for any particular book Search for Go Days Weeks From 2011 04 1 to 2011 05 1 Go Colour by User Task Legend Jane Marple David Copperfield Tom Sawyer Unassigned task 19 Apr 20Apr 21Apr 22Apr 23Apr 24Apr 25Apr 26Apr 27Apr 28Apr 29Apr 30Apr O1May 02May 03May 04May 05May 06May 07 May O8May O9May 10 May Beautiful Joe Paperback A Detached Pirate A Detached prate EE A Privateer s Fortune Paperback What you are looking at e The system is set up to automatically show you three week s worth of production details for all of your unpublished titles To adjust the dates click on the From and To fields on the top of the screen and adjust accordingly e If you want to look at the production schedule for a single book rather than your complete list of titles then type in the title name in the search box at the top of the screen and the information will be displayed for you e You can view the information displayed either by User or by Task noticing that the grid is characterised by coloured bars These colours were established by you previously se2. A pop up will appear on the screen with the following tabs Options Add a Note Task Notes All Notes to 2011 05 17 Options O Set this task to Complete Task assigned to Tom Sawyer gt los 06 May 07 May 08 May Paperback i Econo ii l I I I l I l l I I a Options If the item is finished tick Set this task to complete An X will be added across the bar to mark it as finished in the grid You can also change who the task is assigned to in this tab b Add a Note Choose the relevant Note Type from the drop down menu see page 8 for more information Type in the note in the box provided and then click Add c Task Notes The notes added in the previous tab will appear in a list here and are specific to a particular task and a title d All Notes Filters by the user all of the items in this tab will relate to a specific staff member and all of the books he she is currently working on Stison Ltd 47 Wellington Square Hastings TN34 1PN Tel 44 0 20 7183 1476 info stison com www stison com Page 15 Production Class The Production Class area of the system allows you to further classify the status of your print run For instance a book being published for the first time in paperback could have the production classification of HB into PB If you are reprinting a title with a new cover and a new ISBN then you could classify it as a Relaunch As with the rest of Production Ma
3. Page 4 Production Staff Where you will add the usernames for all of the people who are involved in the production schedules Production Tasks Where you establish all of the different elements of your production schedule The following are a few general task type examples that you will be familiar with 1 2 3 4 5 6 Copy In Layout done First Proof Corrections Second Proofs Corrected Shipping Publication A N N Default Schedule Where you will pull in the Production Tasks to organise them within a schedule template These templates are based on the processes of publishing a range of products eg Paperbacks Posters Hardbacks Ebooks etc and are made up of a set of standard tasks determined by you Without these schedules established on the system you won t be able to access the titles within Book Production Production Cost Types Where you create a set of cost type labels in order to allocate them subsequently within the Costs tab in Book Production These types of costs will allow you to see and then analyse the total costs involved in the production of one of your books Note Types Where you create note types that can then be categorised throughout the production schedule If you want to establish editorial note types specifically for the editorial department for instance you can do that here As mentioned earlier we will walk you through the system by taking each item within the Title Manager in its
4. do so click on the small box and adjust the colour by dragging the cursor up and down Click OK when you are finished Editing Cover Design General Please fill in the following fields Compulsory fields are marked with Label Cover Design Checkbox Label Colour a6ff00 a Click on Create when you are finished Repeat the above instructions for all other tasks There is no limit to the number of tasks you can create To remove tasks from the system go into the main Production Tasks screen Click on the box beside the relevant label and then on Remove Selected Stison Ltd 47 Wellington Square Hastings TN34 1PN Tel 44 0 20 7183 1476 info stison com www stison com Default Schedule Page 6 Before you can start working on schedules for individual books you must first establish your default schedules Best practise is to first create a schedule called Default that will automatically be applied to all of your titles until you create format specific schedules If you do not do this and you haven t created a format specific schedule then you will get the following error message when trying to access a title through the Book Production screen see pages 9 12 for more information Currently logged in as LBFSU Log Out A Default Production Task not found for this format In the main creating your default schedules is a one off task and does not take long Click on Create New and you will
5. Type in the empty field displayed eg Illustrations Copy editing Repro House etc These cost types are designed to work with your work flow which is why there aren t standard types to choose from in a drop down menu You determine the types based on your company s processes and needs e Click Create when you are finished To remove a cost type label from the system click on the box beside the name within the main Production Cost Type page and then on Remove selected Note Types To create a Note Type which allows you to classify your notes click on Create New and then type in the name of the Note Type Click Create when you are finished This item and any others will then appear subsequently in Production Scheduling in a drop down menu see page 14 Stison Ltd 47 Wellington Square Hastings TN34 1PN Tel 44 0 20 7183 1476 info stison com www stison com Book Production Page 9 Now that you have created your range of tasks established your default schedules and added your staff to the system it is time to use all of these items to create the schedules for specific titles You will do this through a set of tabs within Book Production The tabs are as follows Production Deadlines All of the deadlines created in Production Tasks see page 5 will appear in this tab Give your first deadline a date using the provided calendar The system will then ask if you want to update the proceeding fields with default duration da
6. be taken to a screen with the following fields e Form Choose a format from the list of options in the drop down menu This menu is automatically populated with all of the possible publishing formats If you are creating your general Default schedule then leave this item at Default e Deadlines Type amp Duration A deadline is a task that occurs prior to a title entering the actual production schedule For instance you cannot begin the schedule until the manuscript is received from the author A deadline is not related to a specific individual and is potentially a milestone A milestone is an item that cannot overlap with another element within the schedule Cover design and layout can be done simultaneously however typesetting cannot be completed before the copy editing stage In this case typesetting would be a milestone A deadline may also have a duration of 0 Y Choose a task from the drop down menu see page 5 for information about creating tasks to populate this list Establish the duration of the deadline by typing in a numerical value label the period either by day or week If the item is a milestone tick this box Bear in mind that you must set at least 1 deadline in your schedule otherwise you will get an error message see image above when accessing the title in Book Production To add another Deadline click on Add another task and repeat the above instructions Stison Ltd 47 Wellington Square Hasti
7. e pages 5 and 8 The legend at the top of the screen provides details about the colours and which tasks or users they correspond with for quick reference To toggle the view between Days or Weeks select the relevant item at the top of the page To move the view of your grid on by three weeks click on the arrow at the far right of the screen Clicking on a title name within the list on this screen takes you to the tabs within Book Production You can make amendments if necessary Stison Ltd 47 Wellington Square Hastings TN34 1PN Tel 44 0 20 7183 1476 info stison com www stison com Production Scheduling Page 14 You can make changes and updates to the schedule through Production Scheduling Rather than going back into the parts of the system to change the data as established early on you can manipulate the information from the Production Scheduling screen 1 You can adjust the duration of the items within the schedule by clicking on either end of the relevant bar and dragging it back and forth 2 You can also move an item in full by clicking on the bar and dragging it across NB These adjustments will impact the rest of your schedule keep an eye on where your tasks are moved to in the event that they conflict with milestone tasks These adjustments also change the end date as it appears on the Book Production Production Roles tab see page 9 3 You can update the status of a task by clicking on the relevant bar
8. eld provided in case information must be considered in the future e Click Update when you are finished and you will be taken to the next tab Stison Ltd 47 Wellington Square Hastings TN34 1PN Tel 44 0 20 7183 1476 info stison com www stison com Book Production Page 10 Print Runs This tab provides fields for keeping records of particular print runs and includes a calculator for establishing the estimated cost of printing your books The fields are as follows Page Height and Page Width metrical or imperial depending on your configuration Class Choose the relevant item from the drop down menu See page 15 for more info Printer Choose the relevant printer from this drop down menu Order Number This can be an internal number or a supplier number e Ordered Tick this box if the order has been sent to the printer e Sent Expected Received Choose the dates from the calendars provided e Quantity Ordered A numerical value for the print run Delivered Numerical value for the actual number of copies delivered Publicity Covers Numerical value for a set of extra jackets printed for publicity e Adv Copies to Publ Numerical value for a set of advance copies for publicity Reprint Tick this item if this is not the first print run Unit Cost Choose from the drop down menu to establish the currency then put in the numerical value per copy Estimated Cost The system will automatically calculate the e
9. he production schedule and notes can be added to inform future print runs This will allow you to improve on your production processes in the future You can also establish a sophisticated level of permissions in order to ensure accuracy throughout your system There are mandatory fields within the system which enable you to get the best use and functionality from the system All mandatory fields are marked with a red Throughout the following manual we will discuss the elements within the system out of the order that they appear in the main menu This will allow us to demonstrate the most logical way of manipulating the data within the system Glossary of sections within Title Manager Book Production Where all of the titles currently in their pre and production stages are listed Clicking on a particular title name will take you to a set of tabs of information relevant to creating a schedule We will take the tabs in turn a bit later as much of the information that appears in them is populated from different areas of Production Manager Production Scheduling At a glance information essentially the production schedule with its various elements laid out on a grid This allows you to quickly spot check the items within your schedules All of your titles appear in this screen displayed in order of publication date Stison Ltd 47 Wellington Square Hastings TN34 1PN Tel 44 0 20 7183 1476 info stison com www stison com Introduction
10. l Actual Cost ls automatically populated based on the Actual Amounts Editing Best Irish Walks NB Contained items within mixed media formats Pon Des af Pins Cos ions Abas os will each have their own tab embedded within the planet following Book Production tabs Production A acc Deadlines Production Roles and Costs A book Se 310 ene z O Complete z O complete and a CD for instance sold together in the same product each have their own tab in the image to the right z O Complete O Complete O Complete O Complete O Complete gt O Complete Click Update when you are finished and you will be taken to the following tab Stison Ltd 47 Wellington Square Hastings TN34 1PN Tel 44 0 20 7183 1476 info stison com www stison com Book Production Page 12 Reviewers Referees If you have external contacts that will need to review your titles then you can add their names into this screen If you are publishing a technical manual for instance you will need to verify certain parts of the text in order to establish accuracy Click Update when you are finished and you will be taken to the following tab Notes If there have been any notes added within Production Scheduling see page 14 then they will appear in this screen in list form This ensures that you will still be able to access the relevant notes even after a title has published and is no longer displayed in Production Scheduling
11. most logical position Stison Ltd 47 Wellington Square Hastings TN34 1PN Tel 44 0 20 7183 1476 info stison com www stison com Page 5 Production Tasks The first step is to establish all of the tasks that make up your schedules These items will then appear in a drop down menu in Default Schedule see pages 6 and 7 enabling you to assign them to individual staff members Click on Create New and you will be taken to a screen with the following fields e Label Name your task eg Layout Text Checkbox Label This field allows you to add checkboxes beside each task as they appear in the first two tabs of Book Production see page 9 You can create the label complete as demonstrated below When members of your team finish their tasks they can then tick the complete box Editing A Privateer s Fortune Production Deadlines Production Roles Print Runs Costs Reviewers Referees Production Charts Notes Paperback 9780887805721 Please fil in the following fields Compulsory fields are marked with Start Date Est End Date Actual End Date Layout Design 2011 04 18 2011 05 0 Cover Design 2011 05 06 2011 05 2e Copy Editing 2011 05 24 2011 07 01 Type Setting 2011 07 01 2011 08 28 Proof Checking 2011 08 28 2011 09 15 Corrections 2011 09 18 2011 09 24 e Colour Seta colour to represent the tasks on the Production Scheduling grid see page 13 To
12. nager this part is entirely flexible How you use Production Class what sorts of classifications you choose to create is up to you and your company s needs To create a new Production Class label click on Create New and then type in the name of the Production Class Click Create when you are finished This item and any others will then appear subsequently in Book Production Print Runs in a drop down menu see page 10 View All COMING SOON Stison Ltd 47 Wellington Square Hastings TN34 1PN Tel 44 0 20 7183 1476 info stison com www stison com
13. ngs TN34 1PN Tel 44 0 20 7183 1476 info stison com www stison com Default Schedule Page 7 e Roles Type amp Duration A role is a task that is needed to create the title and move it from concept into publication These tasks are specific to individuals As a result Roles will have fixed resources scheduled against them whilst Deadlines will not It will be typical to have more Roles in your schedule than Deadlines Y Choose a task from the drop down menu see page 5 for information about creating tasks to populate this list Establish the duration of the deadline by typing in a numerical value label the period either by day or week If the item is a milestone tick this box To add another Role click on Add another task and repeat the above instructions The deadlines and roles that make up your schedule will look like a variation of the following Editing Paperback General Please fill in the following fields Compulsory fields are marked with Form Paperback gt Deadlines Type amp Duration Books At Wharehouse Add another task Days Task Duration Period Milestone Tas ae Copy In zi 2 Days O Add another task Roles Type amp Duration Task Duration Period Milestone Tas o Q Layout Design Bd 14 Days O LT Cover Design zj 14 Days O ap Q Copy Editing z 28 Days O sb Type Setting z 42 Days O ab Q Proof Checking gt 14 Days O db Co
14. rrections z 7 Days O 4b Q Revised Proofs Ml 2 Days O gt Files Sent to Printers si 1 Days gt O db Books Printed z 42 Days O Books Despatched z 1 Days O 2 aj Y 8 Update Cancel Stison Ltd 47 Wellington Square Hastings TN34 1PN info stison com Tel 44 0 20 7183 1476 www stison com Production Staff Page 8 You will want to assign your production tasks to individual members of your team To add staff names to the system click on Create New and fill in the following fields e Type in the email address Note that the system will do a reverse look up if the email address is already on the system then the rest of the data will automatically populate e Ifthe email has not already been added then add the following items accordingly Short Nick Name First Name Last Name Phone Mobile Cell and Fax e Colour Choose a colour to represent each member of staff on the Production Scheduling grid see page 5 for more information e Click Create when you are finished To remove a name from the system click on the box beside the name within the main Production Staff page and then on Remove selected Production Cost Type Production Manager also allows you to keep track of the costs involved in producing a particular title In order to keep these records you will need to first establish the Production Cost Type labels e Click on Create New e Type in the name of your Cost
15. stimated cost based on the Quantity Ordered and the Unit Cost New Cover Tick this item if you are reprinting a title with a new cover Paper Add in any relevant information regarding the paper weight etc Spine Add in any relevant information regarding the spine such as the width Stison Ltd 47 Wellington Square Hastings TN34 1PN Tel 44 0 20 7183 1476 info stison com www stison com Book Production Page 11 e Distribution Comments If one of your distributors has requirements about pallet size for instance that info would go here e To add another print run click on Add another print run and fill in the fields as above e Click Update when you are finished and you will be taken to the next tab Costs e Cost Type This drop down menu is populated by the information added in the Production Cost Type screen see page 8 Choose the relevant item e Unit Cost Numerical value for the rate e Units Numerical value for the number of total units eg hours days number of pages quantity of illustrations etc Estimated Amount Is automatically populated when the two fields above are added Actual Amount Once the job is complete go back and fill in the actual costs This will allow you to subsequently establish budgetary variances and a comparative analysis To add more costs click on Add another production cost e Total Estimated Cost ls automatically populated from the Estimated Amounts e Tota
16. stison PUBLISHING SOLUTIONS Production Manager Product User Manual Stison Ltd 47 Wellington Square Hastings TN34 1PN Tel 44 0 20 7183 1476 info stison com www stison com Table of Contents A A E tine ecemniran needs ceca 3 Production TESSA ARA A att E E dee aca 5 RSE A A E 6 A A A 8 iso ae a A AP A 8 A P P P o o Pr eee 8 2 do mmP Pm E E 9 Production DERE i 9 PRUE OU ROlES ciedad odia 9 A A A 10 COS ri di ds 11 FRBVICW ENS RE STEOS id aca 12 NOUS oso ida 12 Production SV CUNNING trial dai 13 Prod ction ISS a ARA 15 Mew A A IN 15 Stison Ltd 47 Wellington Square Hastings TN34 1PN Tel 44 0 20 7183 1476 info stison com www stison com Page 3 Introduction Production Manager provides a space for you to manage your production schedules breaking them down into stages and tasks that can then be attributed to specific members of your team This part of the system is manipulated by two different types of users e The person responsible for assigning roles to the relevant people throughout your organisation e Those who will be completing those tasks throughout the production process and updating the system accordingly Production Manager is entirely flexible the functionality is determined by you based on the items within the schedules that you create The configuration of the system is established by you to meet the requirements and work flows of your business Adjustments can be made throughout t
17. tes as established in Production Tasks see page 5 Click OK You can go back into these dates and change them manually if necessary If you would rather not have them automatically populated click Cancel and then add your dates to each task through the calendars Announcement Date Publication Date Expected Ship Date and On Sale Date will be populated automatically from the info in Title Manager see Title Manager manual If you amend or delete the dates here the info will simultaneously change in Title Manager Click Update when you are finished and you will be taken to the next tab Production Roles e All of the tasks established in Default Schedule see page 7 will appear in this tab e Add the first Start Date through the provided calendar The Est End Date will automatically update with the information established in Production Tasks see page 5 Click OK to update the proceeding fields with the default duration dates You can go back and change these dates manually if necessary If you would rather not have them populated click Cancel and then add your dates to each task through the calendars Allocate each task to specific colleagues by choosing names from the drop down menus e Actual End Date When you complete a task the actual end date will automatically be populated in this field You can then take this information into account when establishing the dates for future production schedules e Add Comments in the fi
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