Customers of AlphaGraphics (www.alphagraphics.com) business centers throughout the U.S. can order, maintain and control all their printing projects at any time from any place, thanks to the company’s new online ordering system, AlphaGraphics Online. This powerful e-business tool provides customers with custom sites that allow them to proof, order and maintain their frequently printed materials online, increasing efficiency and cost control as well as ensuring brand consistency.

Using a robust e-business engine, AlphaGraphics Online offers customized Web-based ordering sites, available 24/7, which allow authorized users from multiple locations to order from online catalogs of their companies’ documents. Typical documents include business cards, stationery, brochures, manuals, catalogs, menus and flyers. By establishing one central online location for all frequently printed documents, customers can reduce turnaround times, ensure consistency and control costs. In addition, AlphaGraphics Online ordering sites are secure environments for order processing and checkout that include online shopping carts with credit card validation and processing as well as real-time shipping and order tracking.

“The use of online procurement by companies in all categories is steadily increasing,” said AlphaGraphics CEO Kevin K. Cushing. “There are a number of benefits, including lower cost of goods, reduction in administration costs, shortened acquisition cycles and improved inventory control. At AlphaGraphics, we are committed to delivering these benefits to our customers by being at the forefront of e-business technology.”