Network PDF Creates MIS: A Guide for Managers
NASHVILLE, Tenn.—Network PDF—a team of experts working together to connect IT and production across a global network using industry standards, in partnership with key industry associations including CIP4, IDEAlliance and PIA/GATF—has created a new educational program focused on management information systems (MIS). At the heart of this program is the creation of “MIS: A Guide for Managers,” a manual that explains connectivity, from content creation into an automated production system.
“MIS is an essential tool for helping printers transition from a craft to a modern manufacturing industry. The MIS Guide does a great job of educating the graphic communications industry about the benefits of MIS,” commented Bob Kutschke, general manager, Kodak Business Workflow Products Group. “This guide offers information for both industry newcomers and veterans alike.”
Network PDF’s goal is to help everyone understand the benefits of integrating industry standards within a network. Students are growing up with the ability to create their own content, in a world of digital images, video, wireless communication, and instant messaging. Meanwhile print, as a form of communication, has taken a back seat. Network PDF feels that attracting the next generation of printing technology professionals is of great importance to the future of print. As a result, it has identified a need within schools and graphic arts programs to expand and enhance curricula to help teachers create content supporting the ever-changing technologies in print, and the development of open standards.
The MIS Guide, and others in the series, is intended to increase understanding of common terms and concepts used in print, and to illustrate the “bigger picture” concisely for decision-makers and those in non-technical roles. The guide follows the same concept as the original “JDF: A Guide for Managers” by helping everyone understand and advance the new role of print and network publishing. It is focused on the education and process for choosing and using an MIS system as part of a print network.
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