WORKFLOW SOLUTIONS -- Can't Beat the System

All of the talk of big benefits from implementing CIM (computer-integrated manufacturing) in the printing sector has been considered overblown, or at least premature, by much of the market. Skeptics questioned the ROI from this proposed reengineering of the process.

As part of its efforts to spearhead JDF's development, one of the ways CIP4 (The International Cooperation for the Integration of Processes in Prepress, Press and Postpress) has responded to this challenge is by establishing the "CIP4 International Print Production Innovation" (CIPPI) awards. This program highlights tangible results of process automation, with an eye toward JDF-enabled solutions. The 2005 winners in three categories were announced recently.