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Donnelley Unveils IMS for Books

CHICAGO—RR Donnelley has rolled out its Inventory Management Solution (IMS) for the manufacture of soft cover books on an as-needed basis, which reduces publishers' inventory costs. The IMS, developed with Donnelley by Muller Martini, MBO, Nipson, Shuttleworth and Hunkeler, produces short runs of perfect bound books with fast changeovers.