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 Thomas Pichler, CFO, and Jörg Warmer, CIO, were responsible for the roll-out of Klopotek software for Verlagsgruppe Random House. In an interview with us, they explain how the collaborative project between Verlagsgruppe Random House, Klopotek and arvato systems achieved a change of philosophy “from write-offs to value creation”.
“The reason that we selected Klopotek was because it’s a large system with a very broad range of modules and functionality“: Case Study CPHSS
 The Supply Chain Committee of the Association of Canadian Publishers (ACP) selected Klopotek as a hosted software solution for its members. Partly funded by the Canadian Heritage Book Publishing Industry Development Program, the companies selecting Klopotek formed an independent company – Canadian Publishers Hosted Software Solutions (CPHSS) – to support and maintain an independent version of the Klopotek publishing solution. The Klopotek solution allowed the participants to replace their existing IT systems with a centralized database solution. In our main interview, Peter Milroy, Director University of British Columbia Press (UBCpress), Vancouver, and Hamish Cameron, IT Manager, University of Toronto Press (UTP), point out the relevance of the ONIX Canadian ‘Gold’ Standard for catalog production and the benefits of a software solution that integrates all aspects of handling contracts, rights & royalties. Download a Case Study brochure about the ONIX Canadian Gold Standard, catalog production, and the specifics of the publishing business in Canada [PDF, 1MB, A4 format].
Case Study brochure CPHSS [PDF, 1MB, letter format]
“Implementing Klopotek has aided in reporting, so that we can do analysis work to make better-informed decisions on what we do to enhance the market share": Case Study Moody
 Moody Publishers has been working with an integrated version of Global Turnkey Systems’ product UNISON and Klopotek PPM since April 2008. In the middle of 2008, Moody implemented the PPM Product Pool and Business Partner Pool. Since that time, PPM has become the sole repository for maintaining product and author information. In June of 2009, Moody went live with the Production, Scheduling, and Production Cockpit modules, and August saw the beginning of phase 3: implementing Contracts, Rights & Royalties (CR&R). Duane Koenig, Director of Operations, and Gregory Miller, Manager of Business Solutions, explain why this software selection has radically improved many of Moody’s publishing processes, why Klopotek gives them vastly improved ability to monitor all aspects of rights management and payment, and what future plans are with Klopotek.
Download a Case Study brochure about why Moody implemented Klopotek software [PDF, 1 MB - low-res web version, A4 format].
Case Study Moody Publishers [PDF, 8 MB - high-res print version, A4 format].
Case Study Moody Publishers [PDF, 1 MB - low-res web version, letter format].
Case Study Moody Publishers [PDF, 8 MB - high-res print version, letter format].
"Royalty statement calculation time has been reduced from more than 16 hours down to a little more than two hours": Case Study Thomas Nelson
 Thomas Nelson, a Christian publisher with the mission to “inspire the world” and the seventh largest trade publisher in the USA, went live with Klopotek’s solution for Contracts, Rights & Royalties (CR&R), a module of the Product Planning and Management system (PPM), in November 2008. Troy Edens, Senior Vice President and Controller, and Christine Jones, Director of Accounting, Royalty, took the time to share their thoughts and experiences about the growing need to improve efficiency in rights management and the benefits of a solution that integrates all aspects of contracts, rights, and royalties. Download the Case Study about the Klopotek CR&R project at Thomas Nelson [PDF, 2MB, letter format].Download the Case Study about the Klopotek CR&R project at Thomas Nelson [PDF, 2MB, A4 format].
“We want to make books and invest in that, not in hardware”: Case Study Eichborn
 In 2008, Eichborn decided to review its internal processes and its software. The result: in a five-month project, the previous royalty statements system was replaced by Klopotek’s CR&R solution (Contracts, Rights & Royalties). After successfully switching to CR&R, the second project phase began in April 2009: there was a complete transfer to Klopotek’s Editorial, Production, Distribution, Marketing, and Publicity solutions in November 2009. Eichborn is a pilot customer for Klopotek SaaS (Software as a Service). In this interview, Stephan Gallenkamp, board member at Eichborn AG, explains why Eichborn had to replace its old systems, what the main requirements of a new software solution were, and why Eichborn chose the Klopotek SaaS model. Download the Case Study on why Eichborn chose Klopotek SaaS [PDF, 2MB, letter format].Download our Case Study on why Eichborn chose Klopotek SaaS [PDF, 2MB, A4 format].
2nd Case Study Elsevier: PPM ensures that "we know so much better what’s going on, and that’s the real gain"
 The rollout of Klopotek’s Product Planning and Management system at Elsevier was completed in 2009. Now a total of 1,000 users around the globe work with PPM that integrates XML technology with Klopotek’s extensive experience as the preferred software provider to the publishing industry. Some key aspects of this implementation project - featured in the 2nd Case Study brochure - were flexible integration of all crucial tasks, including editorial and financial planning processes, effective and transparent process management, streamlined ONIX support, and the availability of key information at any time to support decision-making processes and reduce costs. Download our 2nd Case Study brochure about why Elsevier implemented Klopotek PPM [PDF, 900KB - A4 format, Europe]Download our 2nd Case Study brochure about why Elsevier implemented Klopotek PPM [PDF, 900KB - letter format, USA]
1st Case Study Elsevier: PPM was the "missing piece in the jigsaw" to establish an e-workflow for books
 In 2007, Elsevier announced the selection of Klopotek’s Product Planning and Management. The rollout was completed in 2009. PPM replaced the existing software systems with a centralized database solution integrating the classical publishing business with innovative business models in the areas of electronic products and content delivery. Now a total of 1,000 users around the globe work with Klopotek’s solution that integrates XML technology with Klopotek’s extensive experience as the preferred software provider to the publishing industry. Elsevier’s Electronic Warehouse, a central archival storage system for all electronic production content, is now seamlessly connected to PPM. As a result, PPM and the Electronic Warehouse function as the technical backbone of Elsevier’s automated global supplier communication. Download our 1st Case Study brochure about why Elsevier implemented Klopotek PPM [PDF, 1MB - A4 format, Europe]Download our 1st Case Study brochure about why Elsevier implemented Klopotek PPM [PDF, 1.2MB - letter format, USA]
Case Study F.A. Davis Company
 In June 2007, F.A. Davis went live with Klopotek’s Customer Care Management (CCM), Book Sales and Distribution (BSD) and Product Planning and Management (PPM) for Production. Four months later, in October, the company completed the ‘switch to Klopotek’ by implementing PPM for Contracts, Rights & Royalties. George Ricciardi, Director of MIS / Internet Services, gave some insight into why F.A. Davis implemented Klopotek software and the benefits of an integrated solution for their business performance.
Download our case study brochure about why F.A. Davis implemented Klopotek software [PDF, 2MB]
"The updated interface makes it easy for users to access the powerful functionality contained within the Klopotek solution"
 We quote from the ' Book Publishing Software News' newsletter, September 2009 issue: " New Klopotek User Interface
In August Gregor Wolf, Chief Technology Officer, provided us with an advance screening of Klopotek's new user interface. The new user interface is designed to reduce training time and improve user productivity. Each screen is better organized and less crowded. The menu system is similar to that found in found in Outlook and MS Dynamics. Adjustable panels allow the user to customize the look of their workspace and to view multiple screens at the same time. Administrators can hide tabs and menus based on the user's role. Users can set up their own menus for frequently accessed screens. More importantly, we found that the updated interface makes it easy for users to access the powerful functionality contained within the Klopotek solution." Sign up for the 'Book Publishing Software News' newsletter.
 The October 2008 edition of Kensai's "Book Publishing Software News" states that Klopotek Editorial Planner "tracks the project from concept through the presentation of financial projections."
In the September 2008 issue of the Kensai Book Publishing Software Newsletter, Duane Koenig, Director of Operations for Moody Publishers, is quoted that Klopotek's "Product Planning & Management [system] surpassed all other systems we considered."
The " Book Publishing Software News" blog from Kensai International Ltd reports, "The World Bank Office of the Publisher went live with Klopotek’s Contracts, Rights & Royalties software in March 2008 following the successful implementation of the Editorial & Production software in February."
Case Study Bibliographisches Institut & F.A. Brockhaus AG
 Almost two years ago, BIFAB introduced Klopotek’s Product Planning and Management (PPM) system to support its planning and production processes. The new software simplified coordination by allowing departments to work with centralized data. The production software provides conven-ient tools tailored to meet specific departmental requirements that support BIFAB’s own workflow. Case Study BIFAB [PDF, 310KB]
Case Study VNU Business Publications
 In 2005 VNU Business Publications launched a project to replace its complete back-office systems. The idea was to have one central system that would streamline its circulation system, its advertisement ordering process and its complete sales process as well as integrate questionnaire management with the controlled circulation system.
Case Study VNU Business Publications [PDF, 300KB]
Case Study Taylor & Francis
 Within the context of the ‘Global Tracking’ project, Taylor & Francis legacy systems were replaced by Klopotek standard software Product Planning and Management PPM focusing on editorial, production and marketing. Until now, implementation has been carried out in Great Britain and the USA (New York), improving business processes within the editorial department and the entire editoral and production workflow.
Case Study Taylor & Francis [PDF, 230KB]
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