Printing Optimization with Analytics

Compare stated label needs with actual usage data to find savings and optimize production.

Use Analytics in Control Center to see production data and investigate efficiency. Compare how many labels you need with how many labels you print to analyze your label usage and losses, improve your printing processes, and find ways to decrease your printing costs.

Example 22. Example

You produce 1000 product units per month. For each unit produced, you need 1 label. This means your label need is 1000 labels per month (1000 units x 1 label per unit).

Now, use Analytics to see your usage data:

  1. Open Analytics in Control Center.

  2. Click the Labels tab (on your top left).

  3. Use Filters > Print date (on your right) to see data from last month.

Analytics displays your bar graph and detailed list of user printing data.

From your graph, you see you printed 1100 labels last month, 100 more than you need.

Now you can investigate this difference between your label need and your usage data. Ask why you print more labels than you need and use the answers to find and decrease waste, errors, misprints, and malfeasance.


You can now use Analytics to view and analyze your usage data during print date ranges you select. Use this data to investigate, optimize production, and find ways to save by decreasing printing costs.