E-Z Estimator- User Manual-3-5
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1. 13 Reset This Get Past 3 o Price This 3 Customer Quotes Print ERE Estimate Exit Figure 7 The information on this screen may be modified saved printed and processed into the Price Estimator section of the system If you have completed a Production Time Estimate and would like a Price Quote you may press the Price This Estimate button and view a price estimate Detailed information on the Price Quotation screen follows in the next section When you have completed this estimate press the EXIT button to return to the Main E Z Estimator selection screen Page 17 E Z Estimator v 3 5 06 30 2002 Price Quotation When you select the Price Quotation button on the main screen the following screen is displayed Name Changed Here Custom Price Quotation 27 May 02 Company Contact Information Name Name as Product z Add New sd EXT Customer Konna Fax No of Sewing Pieces Cost Estimate emat Est Stitch Sewing Count Unit Price TATAL Price Estimate Additional Quantity Extended Costs Amount Delivery Shipping E le pri i Compute Price Options Get Past Print Ge Less Cash Credits o BA Production Print Estimate Less Discount age a E A Save Invoice State Tax Rate 5 00 i Prepared by faim S Figure 8 The Company Name Product and Contact Information fields are the same fields in the Production Time screen Select a customer fr2. display the customer information on the screen and then press the Delete Record button in Figure 2 Only the customer file information is deleted from the file Time or price quotations created for this customer will remain in the quotations database 10 To add a new customer to the file press Add Record a blank screen will appear enter the desired information then press Save Record 11 To exit this screen and return to the main E Z Estimator screen press EXIT Page 11 E Z Estimator v 3 5 06 30 2002 NOTE The information on the LOGO half of the screen is only visible when viewing your company record information This portion of the screen will be blank for all other records in the system Page 12 E Z Estimator v 3 5 06 30 2002 Production Estimator The Production Estimator will produce time estimates based upon design parameters for a customer You may view this screen from the main E Z Estimator screen or view it from the Production Quote screen when estimating time after computing a cost When the Production Estimator button is pressed the following screen appears Q Name Changed Here Production Time Estimates 26 May 02 ompany y Contact Information Name Name E Product Y damay Phone Eq EXT E Fax Email TR umber of Stitche Estimated sat Natas OR Dakota Col Time minutes for o Color Seena Machi Changos Estimated sa GF Swing Machine Time hr ain Speed stitches 750
3. 1 when you EXIT this screen 6 The bracketed information is described in this section The information included on this screen was used in the development of the software You may modify it at any time After changing any information in this section the system will require you to re enter the E Z Estimator software Click the EZE icon on the desk top and continue Number of Heads How many sewing heads does your facility run at any time Usual Stitches per Minute What is the normal running speed of your equipment Some jobs may require slower or faster speeds and that will be taken into consideration later in the manual Keep in mind all data items are easily changed Usual Production Overhead this number refers to the amount of time it takes to setup hooping teardown trim package and prepare the finished goods to be delivered The percentage factor of 30 appears to be a normal estimating factor but it may change for the jobs that require an extensive amount of time to cleanup or steam or package a difficult job Sales Tax Enter your state s sales tax percentage It is used in the cost estimates Have you overlooked including tax in your past estimates Page 10 E Z Estimator v 3 5 06 30 2002 e Enter the Name of the Head Estimator Who normally prepares the estimates for your company Enter the name or initials of the here This will appear on all estimates e
4. CB DA IN sa BELLE SERASA td EA GA ET Len ee DE na td ESSE ESTES ESTES tai E E A AE IA A ASE A A sl EEE EEE A ca EIA El BR e o Pa Figure 10 sa sar a Te mo asap asno n sem sem mo sa KAKA CO a e us so sa soo ao A E A 606 to sa E E as EE EI A ee a sa sa KAKA A A sa om em a rua ras ass a Aa rs ur un ua un us pan save cm ma ee ee ee MG ee EA af O ER LAN LUN EEE as KABA SS ES KAKA ES ESE AAA EIA A A KO Ha cad ESE LA MA KA NA ma Ei KA Ed Ed EA ESA ET HS PO LT Y Rea E Md ES L ESSES ES ee cm A ee Ti Page 24 E Z Estimator v 3 5 06 30 2002 License Agreement Important read carefully understand all of the rights and restrictions described in this Software License Agreement SLA You should review and either accept or not accept the terms of the SLA The software will only load onto your computer when you accept the terms of this SLA Your click of the accept option is your electronic signature recognition and acceptance of the terms and conditions of the SLA This SLA is a legal agreement between you either an individual or a Single entity and E Z Stitches Inc for the E Z Estimator software This SLA is valid and grants the end user license rights only after purchasing installing and registering this software By installing and using the software you agree to be bound by the terms of this SLA If you do not agree to be bound by the te
5. Print Prints a copy of this estimate for your files and or your customer The value of Cost of Goods will be an extended price and the markup percentage will not be printed Save Saves this information to the file for later retrieval see Get Past Quotes Print Invoice Prints an invoice of this quotation If multiple copies of the invoice are needed click this button for each copy required Get Past Quotes To view a customer s past price quotes select the customer from the dropdown list click the Get Past Quotes button and the screen will display all price quotations previously generated and saved for this customer Select the desired quote and it will populate the screen with the settings and calculations of the original quotation Get Production Estimate To view the production time of his quotation click Get Production Estimate and the next screen will be the Production Time Estimate of this price quotation This button will be activated after a calculation has been completed for this quotation Price Options This selection button allows you the versatility to view the price of the order using Retail or Contract price tables The selection of which option to use was made on your customer screen You determined that your shop is primarily a Page 19 E Z Estimator v 3 5 06 30 2002 retail or contract facility If you happen to get a contract jo
6. purchase This will allow you to e Keep you apprised of new product line releases e Provide any undocumented technical upgrades aka bug fixes e Obtain technical support via email or phone e Suggest enhancements to make the software better You may register your software on the web at www ezstitches com or you may complete the information on this page and fax it to EZSI 301 253 9978 Thank you Do Agat DO mp Fax Number Date of Purchase Email address CD Serial Number lt lt lt VERY IMPORTANT Password lt lt lt you select Password Hint lt your hint just in case Our software is licensed and as a legal owner you may install this software on any machine you own You will need a separate registration key for each machine Contact E Z Stitches to request an additional registration key The license agreement is included on the CD when you loaded your software and is also supplied in the back of this manual Page 7 E Z Estimator v 3 5 06 30 2002 Getting Started VERY IMPORTANT The initial paper that comes with the CD suggests to 1 Print and read this documentation 2 Register your software 3 Double click the SETUP command on the CD The loading of the E Z Estimator software is routine it is self extracting and loads with no problem onto your hard drive An icon appears on your desktop and you will have to REBOOT your system before clicking on the EZE icon After clicking the EZE i
7. 25 000 it may be changed by you How many stitches are there in the item to be sewn The number range is in thousand increments i e 2000 2999 If there were 3500 stitches in the item to sew the fee would be the number where the quantity and stitches intersect Think of the city to city mileage chart match the stitch range with the item count range and get a base number for cost estimating The numbers in the top row may be changed to your quantity range specifications AND the dollar value amounts may be modified per your fee schedule If you currently do not have a fee schedule you may want to test the system to determine your best quantity to stitch count fee schedule You cannot add any additional columns or rows There should be sufficient space for about 99 of the contract embroidery facilities Of course there will be companies that need more stitch quantity options That is an item for future consideration The following page is a screen image of the complete Pricing Table e General reminder text appears on the screen each time the table is accessed e C or R under the EXIT Button indicates Contract or Retail prices Quantities in column 1 CAN NOT be changed All other numbers CAN be modified by you e X the end of the pricing table Page 23 E Z Estimator v 3 5 06 30 2002 How to read and use this table You may change any value in columes 2 through 7 pai sae cem a ee E a
8. E Z Estimator User Manual Version 3 5 E Z Stitches Embroidery Specialists 301 253 3971 sew ezstitches com E Z Estimator v 3 5 06 30 2002 Copyright 1 2k2 Preface All home based and commercial embroidery people and companies have heard these questions a thousand times How much is it And when can get it The E Z Estimator may provide some of the answers The Production Time Estimator will generate reasonable time estimates while the Cost Estimator will prepare cost estimates using cost competitive tables that may be customized by you This software has been in use for over 2 years and the requests for Can get a copy of it prompted the commercial release of the E Z Estimator It has been tested in five countries and the testers were embroiderers just like you am confident you will like it use it and profit from it For my friend Dan Dilley use your quote with great pleasure In Embroidery land There is no Utopia The E Z Estimator was developed for all embroiderers who have ever or have reluctantly had to prepare time and cost estimates It will make your embroidery life just a little E Z er and hopefully more profitable Thank you for your purchase Best regards Jim Serritella E Z Stitches Inc Page 2 E Z Estimator v 3 5 06 30 2002 Table of Contents DISCIAIM ES UNANG NANIKOWGNEB ndo Gu ditada du aaa db aos dida AG 4 Hp Ligo 1o 18 e31 0 sui a dr a Si 5 F
9. NT When an estimate is SAVEd the customer name area on the form Page 15 E Z Estimator v 3 5 06 30 2002 is colored gray as a reminder that the estimate has been saved If additional estimates must be computed for this customer the RESET THIS CUSTOMER button will clear all values except the pre set parameters e f any of the parameters must be modified Place the cursor in the desired field to change the value i e change the value of 750 spm to 600 spm click on Compute Estimate and the new time estimates will appear In this example of reducing the machine speed will lengthen the amount of time to complete the order 5 Ifthe customer has previously received a quote from you and now would like to modify the quote i e add more pieces to the total order you may retrieve any past quote from the system provided of course that you saved the quote After the customer name is selected from the customer list that customer s past Production Time Estimates may be viewed and retrieved by pressing the Get Past Quotes button The following screen will appear Production Quotes _ Do by Customer Date on file Customer Name Product Name Quantity Suichos a y 02 09 2002 EE aaa 280 02 09 2002 Parem o Tete Bags a O 00 30 2002 PesEmb ms 2 f 18500 By clicking a tile anf 031012002 Parem fpe f2 om bar along this side se 0 10 2002 Eos Emb Perens j 2 jf eo will select a 3241 03 10 2002 aa H
10. Registration Number on your screen this area will be a white box that will contain the registration key provided by E Z Stitches Go on line to www ezstitches com and complete the E Z Estimator registration form and you will receive a registration key code that you will enter into this field If you prefer you may fill in the form in the rear of this manual and fax it to E Z Stitches at 301 253 9978 e Product Markup What is your routine product markup percentage When you add the cost of material to a quote the system allows you to enter your costs and automatically adds in your percentage markup On any printed reports or invoices the customer ONLY sees the cost you normally charge For example if your markup is 150 on an item that costs you 4 00 the printed reports will show the cost of goods at 56 00 e Pricing Options Does your company do more retail or contract embroidery Make a selection This has a bearing on the pricing table used on the cost estimate page It may be changed at any time This is a powerful feature and adds to the system versatility 7 The Notes field appears for each customer record you may enter any message about this customer 8 The arrow buttons work much like the buttons on your VCR The left button allows you to go backwards to find a customer record The right button allows you to proceed forward in the customer file 9 To delete a customer record from the file
11. ate 28 8500 customer s prior 3710 2002 Poe E Tate Bag p g sO actimata NS 08 10 2002 Ez Polo S 2 Bo gt j HUK 04 19 2002 Beem Preece Sf f 2300 Figure 6 This screen displays information on previous quotes that will allow you to select the quote needed for review and adjustment by pressing the raised side button i e the bar next to number 453 shown by the arrow The main Production Time Estimate screen Page 16 E Z Estimator v 3 5 06 30 2002 Estimated Overhead Percentage 3 30 will appear and contain the information from that prior quotation See next page If there are no usable quotes on file click on the upper left hand exit door and return to the main Production Time Estimate screen No data will be displayed Name Changed Here Production Time Estimates Company Zee Emb Name Product Fleece a Number of Pieces 5 Number of Stitches OR Dakota Col 2300 Color Changes 1 Sewing Machine Speed stitches 75 per minute Number of Heads 30 setup tear down trim Estimate Prepared by flims 26 May 02 Contact Information Name Emb King Phone ao 555 1212 EXT Fax ao 777 8883 Email pg Estimated Sewing B Time minutes for 1 3 13 RE Estimated Sewi Time hemin 0 42 Estimated Added Overhead hr min 0 13 TOTAL Estimated Sewing 0 55 Time hr min Ctrl Enter Next Line Number of Hoopings
12. b specify the quantity stitches etc and then select the Contract Button The prices change automatically as well as the screen title Custom or Contract Price Quotation You probably will bounce back and forth between these two buttons to see the power of this option The Price Grid Extra Personalization The order may have required a left logo and a right chest name The stitch count should have included both sewing fields The costs were computed only on the values supplied in the Est Stitch Count box How much do you charge for the additional right chest personalization Enter that amount under Unit Price The Extended Amount will be computed and the Total Price Estimate will be re calculated The Extra Personalization applies to any other sewing charges i e extra apparel placements back or sides of hats etc If the original order was 24 pieces and you only have to personalize 10 pieces you can change the quantity to 10 Remember the system automatically puts the No of Pieces in the quantity column you can change that with no problem Cost of Goods Enter your cost of the material The Mark Up Percentage from your customer screen will be applied to the Cost of Goods price multiplied by the Quantity and presented in the Extended Amount column The Total Price Estimate is re calculated If you prefer to change the Markup Per
13. centage on this screen for this estimate Place the cursor in this field and highlight the current percentage change the number to the desired amount and click Compute Estimate all totals re calculate Additional Hooping Do you charge extra for those very difficult pieces i e tennis racket covers If you have an extra hooping charge enter it here Delivery Shipping Enter the dollar amount here Digitizing Costs Enter the fee for digitizing this sew out design here Page 20 E Z Estimator v 3 5 06 30 2002 Add Other Charges What else do you charge Packaging special wrapping additional labeling this is a catchall dollar amount that will be added into the total price Less Cash Credits Would you like to give this customer a dollar amount discount i e Take 550 00 off the total price Enter the dollar amount here DO NOT enter a preceding minus sign the system knows this is a subtraction amount Less Discount age Do you provide 10 off large orders Or give special customers 15 off Enter a discount percentage here Enter only the number not the percentage sign State Tax Rate This is a preset value from your customer screen If you prefer not to charge this customer a sales tax change the value on this quote to O and the tax will not be applied The preset value will reappear when you re enter this screen from the main E Z Estimator screen The followin
14. con the main E Z Estimator screen appears Figure 1 E Z Estimator 26 May 02 Name Changed Here Production Estimator Price Quotations Pricing Data Customer Information lt Exit SEZ Sliches Inc 22 Figure 1 Throughout this documentation you will see a number in a hexagon with an arrow pointing to a particular item of interest The hexagon number represents the corresponding paragraph number The Name Changed Here and the EZ Stitches logo are user fields that can be modified by following these instructions 1 Click the Customer Information button Page 8 E Z Estimator v 3 5 06 30 2002 The next screen to appear is YOUR most important screen in the system It allows you to specify the sewing time variables and the cost estimating percentages used in the calculations Most of the data fields on this screen may be modified by you Customer Information logoimage Select Customer Customer ID ft Company Name Contact First Name Pim Serritella BG Address fpoo4 Hilton Road City Laytonsville State Province Maryland Postal Code 20882 Contact Title Owner Number of Heads 4 Phone Number o 1 253 3971 Usual Stitches Min 750 Extension a Usual Production 0 3 Fax Number feon 253 9978 Overhead 3 30 Email Address fim ezstitches com State Sales Tax 0 05 05 5 bico Individaul name of Jim 5 head estimator 3 29 2002 EZE S Pro
15. duct Hats A AIK Pane EEE Ea EM Fax fnar Emat TR Number of Pieces Number of Stitches Estimated Sewing a OR Dakota Cal Time minutes for 1 Notes 8 Color SS essas ATAT iss Estimated Sewing awing macane Time hrmin Speed stitches 750 ba SN per minute queria le Number of Heads 4 h ee Cin Enter Next Lina Estimated Overhead Estimated Sewing Percentage J 30 30 Time hemin setup tear down trim i Number of Estimate Prepared by fim S Hoopings Compute Reset This Get Past a Price hie gt Estimate Customer Quotes Prin save Estimetr Exit Figure 4 The information contained in the Enter Production Data area is described as follows e Enter the Number of Pieces to be embroidered i e 24 e Enter the Number of Stitches in the design i e 6543 e Enter the Number of Color Changes in the design i e 3 At this point the time calculations will automatically appear on the remainder of the screen The calculations will be based upon the pre set parameters from the initial customer screen The following screen displays and explains a completed form entry for the Production Time Estimates screen Page 14 E Z Estimator v 3 5 06 30 2002 Name Changed Here Production Time Estimates 26 May 02 Company Zee Emb Emb OU J Contact lalornation Name Mame fEnvKrg O NOTE The Product Hats El AREZ 0198 1216 Company name Fes ira Product and Contact Emai A in
16. duct Pricing Options Mark Up e 4 b Add Delete Save aus 1 5 150 Contract Record Record Record 15 Retail Figure 2 2 The Select Customer drop down arrow will display all of the customers in the system By using this arrow you may quickly know if a customer is on file in your system The system contains some test names if you would like to try it before loading your customer s information You may enter customer data as you provide estimates for your clients 3 Customer ID may not be modified by you Itis a system generated customer identification number assigned when new clients are entered into the system 4 Company Name Enter your company name in this field The Company Name will appear on all screens and printed documents You may change this and all pertinent company information at this time Click the SAVE RECORD button after changing any data Page 9 E Z Estimator v 3 5 06 30 2002 5 The logo may be changed or you may continue to use the EZ Stitches logo To change the logo follow these instructions Your logo must be a bitmap format approximately the same size as the spool and needle Copy your image onto the clipboard left click the mouse button once highlight the image click the copy icon In Figure 2 click the logo it will be selected by box marks Paste your image logo over the spool and needle SAVE your work your logo will appear on the frst screen Figure
17. e are several keys to that end the key addressed here is the pricing table If you as the embroiderer do not know how to generate the prices that you see in the table you have a couple of options This is a very powerful tool with great flexibility e Use the figures in the table they are reasonably competitive and you will make a profit on any job e If you feel the dollar amounts in the table are too low change the numbers All dollar amounts may be changed e f you feel the quantity price breaks are not to your liking change the numbers Set your own price break limits e If you need financial assistance in setting these prices refer to an accountant or financial expert Here is an important point of this program It performs proportional price estimating totaling in the embroiderer s favor What is proportional price estimating As you enter the stitch count to be used in the estimate the value of the estimate uses the base number from the quantity stitch intersection For example if you enter 3000 stitches to be sewn and 55 pieces as the quantity the price you will see on the RETAIL chart is 3 75 If you enter 3500 stitches on the chart for 55 items the amount changes to 3 85 per item It has been the practice of embroidery estimating to forget a few hundred stitches in the computation The system does the work and computes the complete estimate for you The system estimates are based upon the dollar amounts provided b
18. eatures and Beng iam AAAGAAA KNANG 6 Register Your SOMWAL O ae E ae aaaea aa ta 7 Getting Started VERY IMPORTANT scsecsssesseeseesseenessseeneenseeeneeseeneennseeseesneneneeas 8 Production ESMAS 13 Price QUOTATION iii aiii 18 PRICING Dala ania kaaa NA a Li dd 22 License AE MO dinner dd dead 25 COMMONS test a atico 28 Page 3 E Z Estimator v 3 5 06 30 2002 Disclaimers Software products that have an implied statement of increased operational benefits to the user include a disclaimer statement to exclude any level of liability to the manufacturer E Z Stitches Inc These disclaimers for the EZ Estimator software product are presented to meet this requirement Software Hardware disclaimer This program loads on the user hardware with no detrimental impact to the user software or hardware configurations Operational disclaimer This software is for estimating the production time to embroider a garment s and or obtain an estimated market price for the services and material supplied by the embroiderer Any miscalculations or incorrect time estimates are not the responsibility of E Z Stitches Inc E Z Stitches Inc is not responsible for incorrect data entry or pricing table modifications by the user of this product The screen images in the manual may have been update in the software and not in the manual The content remains the same allowing for a more pleasant presentation of the information The graphic images
19. formation have been Number of Pieces j 24 entered a Estimated 5 NOTE The OR Dakota Col 8543 Tino minositeni B204 Mates production data Showa 3 ges 3 information has Mista Mencia Estimated Sowing E 0 58 been entered Speed stitches 750 par minute Estimated ormin 0 17 based on user Monard Hands 4 Overhead hr min 0 17 Cirl Erder Mest Lins inputs AND the NANA TOTAL preset information paaa aaa 30k am from the customer ba bait pango a HC master record Estimate Proparad by 5 Hosnis 6 tease Sagar pon som tamo em Figure 5 e Estimated Sewing Time minutes for 1 Notice the first value 9 04 minutes to sew 1 hat This estimate is used as a guideline if a sample sew out is required prior to the production run e Estimated Sewing time hr min Is computed at 58 minutes to sew this order e Estimated Added Overhead hr min Is computed at 17 minutes of overhead setup teardown trimming etc e TOTAL Estimated Sewing Time hr min Is computed at 1 hour and 15 minutes for the full 24 hats 58 minutes of sewing and 17 minutes of overhead setup teardown trimming etc e With 4 heads working on this job 6 full production runs will be required e The estimator Jim S did not enter any job notes in the Notes box Any information may be placed in the box e This estimate may be SAVEd and PRINTed at any time during this process simply press SAVE or PRI
20. g screen is an example of a completed Price Quotation Name Changed Here Custom Price Quotation 27 May 02 Company Mary s EMB Company Contact Information Name Name Mary Jones Product Denim Shirt Ada tey No of Pieces Phone am 253 3600 EXT Fax 24 Sewing 611661 cng Est ave Sewi Cou 6543 a KG FATAL Price Estimate Additional Extended paka ii Ea Extra Personalization 3 00 20o 00 Notes 150 00 Cost of Goods 10 00 oo a Additional Hooping 548 00 Delivery Shipping 25 00 a Compute Price Options Past Digitizing Costs a 75 00 Estimate Contract Add Other Charges 0 00 Retail Get _ Print _ Production Less Cash Credits 0 00 Print Estimate Less Discount age 10 0 69 66 Save Invoice State Tax Rate 5 0035 30 10 Prepared by im 5 Figure 9 Page 21 E Z Estimator v 3 5 06 30 2002 Pricing Data Some embroiderers used FBTSOYP pricing some use a matrix grid like a city to city milage chart some have a little formula known only to them and the guru who helped design it and yet some don t have a clue how to price a multiple quantity order Do not feel lonely This program was written for a company who needed real help AND they love it now Bring on the pricing monster we can do that oh FBTSOYP Fly by the seat of your pants The object of all businesses is to be reasonably profitable and ther
21. nd willing to contribute are essential parts of the equation AND of course good running equipment Get to know your maintenance support person aka Dan Dilley It was during a tear it down oil it and repair it session that Dan pronounced the quote presented in the Preface We can only hope to make it Utopia with a little bit of luck and some well applied business management practices The E Z Estimator will provide you an additional tool in your embroidery toolbox that will assist you in shop management and customer satisfaction The goals of this software were to be easy to use fast to process and very economical for the embroiderer We have met these goals It is suggested you bring up E Z Estimator when you start your day and minimize the task top right hand corner minus sign and use it as needed throughout the day Page 5 E Z Estimator v 3 5 06 30 2002 Features and Benefits You have purchased one of the industry s easiest tools for computing time and cost estimates EZ Estimator is by far the most economical of any software package performing these or similar tasks In order to simplify your comparative shopping nature a feature and benefit checklist is included for your consideration FEATURE BENEFIT Carinae Bewina imee imas Selectable variables enhance system p g versatility Gambia sauna cosi aimas Selectable variables enhance system p 9 versatility Stores preset user variables Ease of efficient use of user time Ex
22. of any Dakota Collectible designs have been temporarily removed from the system Individuals have commented on the excessively large database overhead of their system and have asked not to have this feature included in tis release of the E Z Estimator Future releases of the software may include this feature at another time Page 4 E Z Estimator v 3 5 06 30 2002 Introduction The eagerness of trying a new piece of software must be held in check for a few minutes longer The setup of the user features is most important BEFORE the setup the most important item is registering your software When you fill in the registration data you will receive a registration key that will allow you to Print and Save your estimates It is free and you may request more than one key when you are ready to load your software on additional computers Registration is done on the web at www ezstitches com under the EZ Estimator software page Each of the screens of the software will be presented and explained This is a user friendly manual and well worth the few minutes of your time which ultimately will be most rewarding for you EZ Stitches Inc is an embroidery company with much the same items and issues of any typical small to medium sized company We under go growth slow times and even get slammed with a lot to do and little time to do it Management and planning are the two keys to production control Staff members who are versatile a
23. om the database or Add a New Customer and that data is displayed in the Contact Information area This screen uses cost information from a Price Table described in the next section and pricing data supplied by you The Additional Costs column is for your consideration of fees or amounts that apply to this customer Each item on the screen is described below e No of Pieces Enter the quantity of pieces that need to be priced Note the quantity that is entered in this box will also be displayed in the Quantity column price grid e Est Stitch Count Enter the stitch count of the design When you hit return or mouse to another box notice the price is computed for the supplied information Page 18 E Z Estimator v 3 5 06 30 2002 Sewing Cost Estimate Presents the cost of the order for embroidery Sewing Unit Price Presents the single piece price of the order for embroidery We all have heard How much is that per piece It is included here Keep in mind it is only for embroidery charges Total Price Estimate This is the price estimate for the complete order This price changes each time you add values to the Pricing Grid Notice tax is automatically calculated in this price Remember the tax percentage you loaded in your customer screen Compute Estimate Manually computes an estimate just in case you feel the need to compute the estimate again Click the button
24. per minute Estimated UA Number of Heads 4 Overhead hr min Ctrl Enter Next Line TOTAL EH Estimated Overhead 30 Estimated Sewing Percentage 3 30 Time hr min setup tear down trim Estimate Prepared by pir S cio Compute Reset This Get Past E Price This Estimate Customer Quotes Kanti Sara Estimate Exit Figure 3 1 The text Name Changed Here will be your company if you entered the information in customer database 2 The Company Name feld may be a customer already on file or you may enter the customer name without having it entered in the customer database The advantage of having the customer information on file allows you to view the Contact Information for that customer when an estimate is printed and possibly faxed to the customer 3 The Product type may be selected from the drop down list If the product is listed you may enter a product name in this area 4 The Number of Stitches in the design is entered here OR you may enter the Dakota Collectible design number selected from the catalog If you enter the design number the number of stitches Page 13 E Z Estimator v 3 5 06 30 2002 number of color changes and the graphic of the design will automatically be displayed in the form NOTE The following screen view illustrates numbers 2 and 3 above Name Changed Here Production Time Estimates 26 May 92 Company lZee Emb x Contact Information Nama Hene Erorr o Pro
25. rms of this SLA do not install this software You may return the unopened software envelope for a refund less shipping and handling fees Copyright laws and international copyright treaties as well as other intellectual property laws and treaties protect the software The software is sold and licensed by E Z Stitches Inc herein referred to as EZSI It must be registered with E Z Stitches Inc 8004 Hilton Road Laytonsville Maryland 20882 3526 to obtain full processing privileges and use of operation 1 This SLA grants you the following rights Software installation and use Except as otherwise expressly provided in this SLA you may only install use access run and the software on a single computer workstation terminal or handheld pc Page 25 E Z Estimator v 3 5 06 30 2002 Termination E Z Stitches Inc may terminate your rights under this SLA if you fail to comply with the terms and conditions of this SLA In such event you must destroy all copies of the software and all of its component parts 2 Support services E Page 26 E Z Estimator v 3 5 06 30 2002 7 Governing law If you acquired the software in the United States of America the laws of the state of Maryland USA will apply to this contract If you acquired this software and hardware device outside of the United States of America then local law may apply Questions Should you have any questions or if you desire to contact E Z Stitches for any rea
26. son please contact or write E Z Stitches sales information center at the address provided earlier in this document You may prefer to reach us thru the web at www ezstitches com Limited warranty E Z Stitches warrants that on the day you receive the software and for the next 90 days thereafter it will perform substantially in accordance with its accompanying packaging and documentation under normal use and service You also have an implied warranty and or condition but only as to defects discovered during the stated warranty period and only f an implied warranty or condition is created by your state jurisdiction and federal or state provincial law prohibits disclaimer of it As to any defects discovered after the stated warranty period there is no warrant y or condition of any kind Some states and jurisdictions do not allow limitations on duration of an implied warranty or condition so the a hove limitation may not apply to you 10 Limitation on remedies no consequential or other damages Your exclusive remedy for any breach of this limited warranty is as set forth below Except for any refund elected by E Z Stitches you are not entitled to any damages including but not limited to consequential and incidental damages even if a remedy fails of its essential purpose This limited warranty gives you specific legal rights You may have others which vary from state jurisdiction to state jurisdiction Registration You are required to register yo
27. stimator Mme o Company Emaladdess TT Pre Esso SSCS Wouldiketose SSSOSCS S S a A problem po Overall comments Thank you for purchasing the E Z Estimator Page 28
28. tensive customization of user variables Ease of selective use of user time Build and customize a client database Stores client repetitive data and information Quickly re assess customer time Saves and Retrieves Customer Time Quotes l Quickly re assess customer cost Saves and Retrieves Customer Cost Quotes Use Preset Pricing tables Quickly establish a competitive pricing table Modify Preset Pricing tables T a customized competitive pricing View Past time or price quotations by pa e stomer Quickly view customer activity history Select Contract or Retail pricing structure Extensive versatility in pricing options tala ANO saa maka ad Printout available for customer q review retention approval Print detailed invoice Clean presentation of services rendered Registered owners receive additional AA ANIYA PAA discounts 9 y Secure Product protection Retain user integrity Dakota Collectible graphics View the graphic of the selected design number Page 6 E Z Estimator v 3 5 06 30 2002 Register Your Software You have purchased a very useful production tool in estimating the amount of time and associated costs for completing a customer s order E Z Estimator is an economical value for all of its built in features and benefits The software has embedded security to minimize unauthorized users from obtaining inappropriate access and utilization Since you are the lawful owner of E Z Estimator E Z Stitches would like you to register your software
29. ur acquisition of the software for this limited warranty to be effective Upon receiving and installing the registration code the software will perform to its optimum capability Beneficiary To the extent allowed by applicable law this limited warranty is only made to you the first licensed user of the software and there are no additional party beneficiaries of this limited warranty It is not intended for and does not apply to anyone else except as required by law Your exclusive remedy for breach of this warranty Subject to applicable law E Z Stitches and its suppliers entire liability and your exclusive remedy a for the first ninety 90 days after acquisition of the software shall be replacement of the software that does not meet the Limited warranty To exercise your remedy contact E Z Stitches at E Z Stitches address mentioned above Inclusion of general provisions All of the general provisions of the SLA also apply to this limited warranty and each provision is incorporated herein by this reference including but not limited to the exclusion of incidental consequential and certain other damages Page 27 E Z Estimator v 3 5 06 30 2002 Comments If you would like to contact E Z Stitches you may use the web site www ezstitches com and click on Contact Us or you may phone us 301 253 3971 in Maryland or you may Fax us your thoughts at 301 253 9978 You may use this form to help organize your thoughts about the E Z E
30. y you in the Price Data Maintenance Table When or if you modify the table do not forget to save your work after changing the dollar amounts or quantity less than numbers The Price Table screen image is included below The description of the Price Table is as follows The form is designed after observing contract embroidery price tables with quantity indicators for number of pieces and stitch counts Itis an easy form to use and allows you to set your own prices The top row is the number of pieces and the next 7 rows are for stitch estimates and costs The quantity row with the sign is the add on row for sew outs over 12999 stitches per item Any stitch quantity over 12000 will be included in the computed estimate Page 22 E Z Estimator v 3 5 06 30 2002 How many items must be sewn The number in the top row is a less than number the number of garments to sew is less than the quantity in the top row of each column For example if there are 20 items to sew use the prices in column 3 based on the stitch count range in column 1 On the form the individual columns represent Column 2 is 1 to 6 items or in computer ese less than 7 items Column 3 is 7 to 24 less than 25 items Column 4 is 25 to 72 less than 73 items Column 5 is 73 to 144 less than 145 items Column 6 is 145 to 250 less than 251 items Column 7 is for 251 items or more I inserted 25 000 as a top figure if you need more than the number
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