Avanti, xpedx form alliance

Jan 1, 2008 12:00 PM

MIS solutions provider Avanti (Toronto) and North American distributor xpedx (Loveland, OH) have announced an agreement under which Avanti's commercial and in-plant printing customers will have real-time access to availability and pricing information about printing papers.

The alliance, to be fully implemented first quarter 2008, gives Avanti customers direct access to the xpedx paper catalog, customized pricing and fully updated information on availability. This information enables printers to quickly deliver accurate job quotes to their customers and prospective customers. “Paper can account for more than 40 percent of a printer's total cost, and access to real-time information about pricing and the availability of specific papers is essential to just-in-time quoting,” says Stephen McWilliam, vice president of marketing for Avanti. The Avanti system directly connects the printer to the xpedx e-commerce site. Real-time pricing information is available for the quote and, once the order is received from the customer, purchase orders are generated automatically and all details about paper are passed to the xpedx site without any need to rekey the information.

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