Setting Up An E-Print Program BFMA March 22, 2001

What Is An E-Print Program? Electronic Printing has Many Aspects. –Desk top printing –Distribute then print –Network printing –Production printing –Production publishing (i.e. Docutech) Common need is managing digital files

Why Should You Do It? Saves money Saves time Better customer service More flexible print capability Flexible marketing Takes advantage of the Internet

What Are The Desired Outcomes? Cost –inventory reduction –obsolescence reduction –freight reduction Service –faster availability –always the latest edition –more reliable

What Are The Desired Outcomes? More Revenue –help your salespeople sell more –one-to-one marketing –faster time to market

What Does It take? Start with an enterprise strategy Set clear, measurable objectives Don’t force it - take what you can get Work towards end-to-end capability Technology? - not a lot Change management

Think Future - Act Present Organize your data for planning Innovation - share resources peer-to- peer Build a digital asset management system Convert existing documents Sell “digital color” Become a knowledge leader in digital

Getting Started Define specifications for digital Review existing forms Work with form owners and users Get IT involved early Survey users on potential candidates Be a change agent remember-print is not the enemy

How To Use The Internet Understand how printing on the Internet works Standardize on PDF Use for distribution Build a catalog for the Intranet Find print partners

Some Examples webprint.com kinkonet iprint.com