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They define how tasks move through your company and whether PQM becomes a real production control tool or just another task list.<\/p>\n<h2>Why workflow matters<\/h2>\n<p>A workflow describes the path a job follows inside the company. PQM helps organize work, but first you need to name the real stages of production and define who is responsible for each one.<\/p>\n<h2>Designing statuses<\/h2>\n<p>A status should describe what is really happening with a task. It should not be too vague, but it should also not be too detailed. A status like \u201cIn Progress\u201d is fine at the beginning, but larger production teams may need more precise stages such as Prepress, Printing, Finishing, Quality Control and Shipping.<\/p>\n<h3>Minimal status set<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>New<\/strong> \u2013 task received but not started.<\/li>\n<li><strong>In Progress<\/strong> \u2013 work is currently being done.<\/li>\n<li><strong>On Hold<\/strong> \u2013 waiting for files, materials, customer approval or decision.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Waiting for Approval<\/strong> \u2013 requires internal or customer approval.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Ready<\/strong> \u2013 completed and waiting for pickup or shipping.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Completed<\/strong> \u2013 closed job.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Cancelled<\/strong> \u2013 will not be completed.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Complaint<\/strong> \u2013 requires review, correction or complaint handling.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Special statuses<\/h2>\n<p>Most production systems need at least three special status types: completed, cancelled and complaint. These statuses are important for reporting because completed work, cancelled work and complaint cases should not be counted in the same way.<\/p>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Status type<\/th>\n<th>Meaning<\/th>\n<th>Reporting impact<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Completed<\/td>\n<td>The job is finished.<\/td>\n<td>Counted as completed work.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Cancelled<\/td>\n<td>The job will not be completed.<\/td>\n<td>Should not increase completed production volume.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Complaint<\/td>\n<td>The job requires review or rework.<\/td>\n<td>Can be analyzed as quality or loss-related data.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2>Designing departments<\/h2>\n<p>A department represents an area of responsibility. It can be a real department, a machine, a production stage or a group of staff members.<\/p>\n<h3>Example print shop departments<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Prepress \/ DTP,<\/li>\n<li>Digital printing,<\/li>\n<li>Offset printing,<\/li>\n<li>UV printing,<\/li>\n<li>Large format printing,<\/li>\n<li>Cutting,<\/li>\n<li>Folding,<\/li>\n<li>Laminating,<\/li>\n<li>Packing,<\/li>\n<li>Shipping,<\/li>\n<li>Quality control.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Example general manufacturing departments<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Order intake,<\/li>\n<li>Design,<\/li>\n<li>Material preparation,<\/li>\n<li>Assembly,<\/li>\n<li>Quality control,<\/li>\n<li>Warehouse,<\/li>\n<li>Logistics,<\/li>\n<li>Customer service.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Avoid overcomplication<\/h2>\n<p>The most common mistake is creating too many statuses and departments on day one. A simple workflow used every day is better than a perfect workflow that nobody maintains.<\/p>\n<div class=\"warning\">\n<p>Do not create a separate status for every small technical action unless someone will consistently update it. Production systems depend on reliable data.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Customer-facing status mapping<\/h2>\n<p>Not every internal status should be visible to customers. You can map detailed internal statuses to simpler customer-facing messages.<\/p>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Internal status<\/th>\n<th>Customer-facing message<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Prepress \/ File check<\/td>\n<td>Your order is being prepared for production.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Printing<\/td>\n<td>Your order is in production.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Cutting \/ Finishing<\/td>\n<td>Your order is in the final production stage.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Packing<\/td>\n<td>Your order is being prepared for pickup or shipping.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Completed<\/td>\n<td>Your order has been completed.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2>Who changes the status?<\/h2>\n<p>Every company should decide who is responsible for changing task statuses. A good model is that the person or department finishing a stage updates the task before passing it forward.<\/p>\n<div class=\"success\">\n<p>The best workflow is understandable for staff, measurable in reports and simple enough to be maintained every day.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>",
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