JDF BASICS -- It's Just the Ticket

The design of JMF potentially allows for direct communication between pieces of equipment that support it. However, the specification advises that—in almost all cases—a print shop will want to set up all of its production equipment to communicate with a MIS (Management Information System). "It is the MIS system that controls the scheduling, execution and management of work in progress. The role of this system is described within this standard, but it isn't highly defined," the documentation reads.