Print On Demand is about using technology to put your customers’ needs’ first.That’s one reason in-plants have taken the lead.

By Vic Barkin

POD is all about process automation. It’s all about being competitive. It’s all about survival. IPG

Vic Nathan Barkin has more than 30 years of experience in the printing industry. He was the manager of Northern Arizona University’s Printing Services department for 12 years and recently served as solutions sales manager, digital printing, for Kodak’s Graphic Communications Group. A Certified Graphic Communications Manager with IPMA, he is also a past president of the IPMA’s Arizona chapter, and has been a presenter at ACUP and SUPDMC. Barkin is currently serving as “Digital Printing Evangelist” and business development consultant for Spectro, a Denver-based marketing services firm specializing in Web-to-print hosting, digital and conventional offset printing, and collateral fulfillment. In addition, Barkin serves as an executive board member of the Mountain States Printing Education Foundation, and is an active associate member of the IPMA Rocky Mountain chapter. You can contact him at: vicbarkin@netscape.net

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Vic Nathan Barkin has more than 35 years of experience in the printing, paper and wood products industries and currently owns a consulting practice specializing in business development, workflow, and technology implementation, focusing on “Green Procurement and Production” practices. Vic is a QMS Lead Auditor certified to ISO 9001:2008 standards, is a consultant for the Rainforest Alliance as an FSC Chain of Custody and Controlled Wood senior auditor, is an FSC, SFI and PEFC lead auditor for PricewaterhouseCoopers and SGS North America, and has engaged in more than 700 site assessments and audits.

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