Management Information Systems — A Hit with Printers

That aspect of implementing a system can be challenging, particularly for a smaller company, notes the company exec. “Everybody thinks it’s the software cost. The true investment will be double the software cost because of all the man hours and time involved in getting an MIS implemented.”

The topic of JDF elicits a wry laugh, even from Mandarino, but he believes the process integration promised by broad implementation of the specification will happen down the road. He wants the company to be ready.