In-plants: An Epicenter of Industry Transformation

New Demands on Print

In-plants are at the bleeding edge in understanding the new demands on print from their customers, who are shifting their media preferences. But the challenge is huge, because of the multiple areas of work functions that will be impacted by such re-conceptions.

For example, many enterprises store content on multiple media servers, wasting hardware and duplicating content. A document workflow service system requires effective content management and fewer servers. The use of media servers will incrementally lead to the structuring of work in different ways that more accurately reflect the reality that work is a social system. This includes the replication of hierarchies and access privileges that are enforced by procedures in the offline world.