COMPUTER-INTEGRATED MANUFACTURING -- Making Customers' Work Flow

The printer's plan for extending CIM to the customer is still a work in progress at this point, but JDF (in combination with other relevant standards) is at the core of its efforts, Borhauer reports. "Leveraging the Internet will allow for us to differentiate ourselves in the marketplace," he says. "Currently, we are focusing on enabling our customer base to collaborate electronically and make choices in the overall production of their product."