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The Challenges of Managing Print Operations 
As organizations seek to outsource non-core functions and reduce costs through improved efficiency, in-house print operations face a number of challenges. They must meet customer need for high throughput and consistent quality; deliver the same degree of variety, personalization, and flexibility available in the commercial print market; maintain visibility over print operations; more efficiently allocate resources; and maintain high service levels. Health Care Services Corporation turned to Infoprint Workflow for a solution.
On Demand Journal (2004). Articles>Publishing>Prepress>Case Studies
#25127
Digital Print Production and Distribution 
A presentation about aspects of digital prepress every technical communicator should know.
Flaman, Tim and John Givens. STC Region 7 Proceedings (2002). Articles>Publishing>Prepress
#31083
Green Printing: A Guide to Environmentally Responsible Printing 
Pressure from various green organizations (such as the Forest Stewardship Council and ForestEthics), government agencies, and environmentally aware consumers combined with the development of new vegetable-based materials have resulted in the availability of several alternatives to petroleum-derived chemicals for printing and paper made from wood pulp. These alternatives are increasingly price-competitive and a bargain when all costs to our environment are considered. Whether you print documents from your desktop computer or regularly contract with a printing company to produce 100,000 annual reports, user guides, or newsletters, you now have environmentally responsible printing choices. Such choices offer your company an opportunity to reduce its environmental footprint and favorably position itself in the growing Green Market. As a technical communicator, you can also feel better about your work product. This tutorial describes some of the business benefits of going green and outlines the choices that you can make when you print documents, from choosing an environmentally responsible print company to selecting vegetable-based inks and recycled or alternative paper. Even if your organization rarely produces paper-based documents for its customers, you likely can still reduce your office's paper consumption. This tutorial tells you how.
Munger, Roger. Technical Communication Online (2008). Articles>Publishing>Prepress>Environmental
#25335
Printing is a fascinating process involving huge high-speed machines, 2,000-pound rolls of paper, computers, metal plates, rubber blankets and sharp knives.
Mine, Mark. How Stuff Works (2002). Articles>Publishing>Prepress>Printing
#24681
PDF Means Change for Many Print Shops
There is a battle brewing in the back rooms print shops around the country, and after Graph Expo the pressure is on and tempers are flaring. What is causing the problem? PDF. Owners and production managers are going back to their shops to talk about the amazing things they have seen equipment do using PDF files. What they are hearing back from prepress staffs is that PDF files won't work for their shop. Owners are confused and not sure who to believe.
Giles, John. On Demand Journal (2004). Articles>Publishing>Prepress>Adobe Acrobat
#25884
Printer Versus Press: How and Where to Print Your Projects
How, you ask yourself, would someone who is unfamiliar with printing navigate their way through the mine field of contemporary offset printing?
Green, Chuck. Ideabook.com (2005). Articles>Publishing>Prepress>Printing
#30330
The demand for recycled paper is on the rise and more and more paper manufacturers are producing recycled paper in the same categories and range of choices as virgin stock. However, because of the variations and inconsistencies in the raw materials used, paper that contains recycled fiber tends to he at the middle to lower quality levels of each paper grade.
Boston Broadside (1992). Articles>Publishing>Prepress>Paper
