Just-In-Time Finishing — Flying to the Finish

On-demand printers report that once the proper finishing equipment is in place, and proper scheduling and workflow systems are coupled with the determination to meet extremely challenging deadlines, just-in-time finishing is not much different or more difficult than conventional binding.

Still, a true digital, on-demand printer—no matter how well-equipped—must have at its disposal a group of trade binderies that are equally committed to the on-demand concept, and willing to deliver at a moment's notice, Copresco's Johnson concludes.