Once in production, each job is immediately compared to its estimate to ensure that all elements are properly included. The production manager works closely with the account managers, job planner, and department heads for checkpoints.

All information pertaining to the job is funneled through the production manager, who communicates progress to everyone involved. Once the job is approved for production, the production planner prepares a completed job layout for all departments to follow. The planner serves as the final checkpoint and evaluates criteria such as job size, folding paginations, and stock sizes and weights, assuring that all information needed is complete.