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Setting Up An E-Print Program BFMA March 22, 2001
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What Is An E-Print Program? Electronic Printing has Many Aspects. –Desk top printing –Distribute then print –Network printing –Production printing –Production publishing (i.e. Docutech) Common need is managing digital files
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Why Should You Do It? Saves money Saves time Better customer service More flexible print capability Flexible marketing Takes advantage of the Internet
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What Are The Desired Outcomes? Cost –inventory reduction –obsolescence reduction –freight reduction Service –faster availability –always the latest edition –more reliable
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What Are The Desired Outcomes? More Revenue –help your salespeople sell more –one-to-one marketing –faster time to market
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What Does It take? Start with an enterprise strategy Set clear, measurable objectives Don’t force it - take what you can get Work towards end-to-end capability Technology? - not a lot Change management
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Think Future - Act Present Organize your data for planning Innovation - share resources peer-to- peer Build a digital asset management system Convert existing documents Sell “digital color” Become a knowledge leader in digital
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Getting Started Define specifications for digital Review existing forms Work with form owners and users Get IT involved early Survey users on potential candidates Be a change agent remember-print is not the enemy
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How To Use The Internet Understand how printing on the Internet works Standardize on PDF Use e-mail for distribution Build a catalog for the Intranet Find print partners
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Some Examples webprint.com kinkonet iprint.com
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