Are there real JDF solutions available in the market? How many JDF devices are there? What do printers want to gain from the implementation of JDF? These are all frequently asked questions about JDF. This year, we vaguely saw that JDF feasible solutions are in progress, and the speed of progress is also very fast. Earlier this year, CIP4 conducted a survey on JDF devices among their buyers, which was repeated quarterly to monitor the progress of JDF in the market.
In this vote, it is found that 1405-1859 sets of JDF have been installed in the world. These figures are far more than the average person estimates. According to the author's rough estimate, half of them are printers or pre-press service providers who use JDF's feasible software devices, but they do not know. It is estimated that if more members vote in the future, the distance should be able to be reduced.
We can clearly see the popularity of JDF, because half of the respondents follow this device due to the automation of JDF. What's more encouraging is that we found 1261-1714 potential JDF users. They are waiting for a contract or negotiation with a device company that can support JDF. From this point of view, the adoption of JDF is beginning to show signs of increase, which is consistent with what we know from the printing industry.
In July 2004, CIP4 conducted a survey in the American Print Magazine. Since the survey is aimed at readers, the results are not very accurate and scientific, but they can reflect what the printing industry workers are doing and thinking. Among them, we found that most of the respondents have MIS and process systems. Among them, 65% are from continuous valuation to production, 27% said that the MIS system is only responsible for front-line functions; the other 8% said that there is no MIS system or only a department or process system. As we expected, most of the respondents (86%) only regarded the MIS process system as an ordinary easy-to-buy software, but a few (about 14%) said that they have a system inside.
When they were asked what aspects of using the MIS process system, we got some unexpected results:
91% billing information 91% valuation 77% order entry 77% sales information 77% schedule 73% paper and product inventory 73% sales store data collection 50% shipping status 36% customer relationship management solution (CRM)
36% maintenance schedule 36% process analysis and workload balance 23% digital asset management (DAM) or asset management and asset transfer 18% web and electronic transaction frontline 5% connection quality control data
However, when they were asked what items they hoped to obtain through the upgraded version of the MIS process system, 82% of the respondents hoped to have the following functions:
50% connection quality control data 50% process analysis and workload balance 44% delivery status 44% web and electronic transaction frontline 33% maintenance schedule 28% customer relationship management solution (CRM)
28% timetable 22% digital asset management (DAM) or asset management and asset transfer 22% paper and product inventory 22% sales store data collection 17% order entry 11% valuation 11% billing information 11% sales information
We can see that the order of the two is almost reversed. This is especially obvious with some process automation functions, such as connecting customers through the Internet and collecting connection quality control data to analyze processes, balance work, and collect and notify work delivery status. These are the functions the respondent expects most.
If these functions can be added to the current system, why should it be automated with the feasible solution of JDF? 92% of the respondents believe that the MIS process system can increase efficiency, while 86% believe that the MIS and process system can improve their customer service quality. 57% also think that employees will be happy to use the system when they need it. One of the main JDF functions is to save the required data between the system and avoid the need to increase manpower for input work.
In any case, 87% of respondents have heard of JDF now, and only 22% of them think they are familiar with JDF or have studied JDF seriously. So far, 43% of the respondents plan to implement JDF in the next 18 months.
According to the information obtained above, the automation of feasible solutions by JDF is now lagging behind. Although JDF is just a tool that gives technical staff or department managers detailed information, it also provides systems and software to buyers. What are the expectations among printers who have expressed their desire to implement JDF? The following analysis results are obtained from the reply of the respondent:
75% efficiency of information between systems 75% smoother production process 75% reduction of human errors in data entry 75% reduction of manpower 75% improvement of response time to customer requests 69% improvement of all operations command and control 69% reduction of processes 63% of waste increases capacity without increasing costs 56% connects customers and production processes 44% connects suppliers and businesses
These numerical results are consistent with the development of JDF solutions that I have seen from the market. Finally, there are now different options available to printers and pre-press jobs. In the October edition of JDFMarketplace, 161 of the 311 lists are already JDF viable products and services, some more than one function. This number is almost three times the Drupa 2004 version of the JDF Marketplace. CIP4 members and non-member companies that own JDF products (including many small MIS system companies) have not yet been calculated. It is estimated that nearly 200 feasible JDF products are put into service.
The JDF market is currently in progress, products are constantly improving, and printers, prepress services and other users are also urging the development of JDF. These rapid steps show that 2005 will bring changes and opportunities to the printing industry, which is an exciting year.
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