1% Of Graphic Arts Firms See Computer Integrated Manufacturing as a Sales Opportunity - Down from 4% One Year Ago.DUBLIN, Ireland -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c46652) has announced the addition of "Computer Integrated Manufacturing (application) Computer Integrated Manufacturing - (CIM) http://dmtf.org/. : Time to Call 911?" to their offering. This Industry Measure/TWGA special report examines the current state of computer integrated manufacturing (CIM (1) (Computer-Integrated Manufacturing) Integrating office/accounting functions with automated factory systems. Point of sale, billing, machine tool scheduling and supply ordering are part of CIM. ) in the U.S. printing industry. The report presents data on CIM as a sales opportunity, CIM as a business challenge, and CIM as a planned investment. Data are analyzed in light of related technology, such as "networked digital infrastructure" and "building a JDF JDF Job Definition Format (XML-based format for workflow and control information) JDF Jamaica Defence Force JDF Juvenile Diabetes Foundation International JDF Job Description Form JDF Japan Defense Force JDF Jackson Drop Forge Company workflow." The report also includes detailed data on respondents' attitudes toward, and current levels of adoption of, CIM taken from the TWGA's 2004 CIM report. Data is provided in historical fashion, with the current data compared to data from the prior two surveys in a side-by-side comparison. Highlights * 1% of graphic arts graphic arts: see aquatint; drawing; drypoint; engraving; etching; illustration; linoleum block printing; lithography; mezzotint; niello; pastel; poster; silk-screen printing; silhouette; silverpoint; sketch; stencil; woodcut and wood engraving. firms see CIM as a sales opportunity -- down from 4% one year ago. * 20% of these same firms see CIM as a business challenge, nearly triple six months earlier. * 5% of graphic arts firms have taken steps to incorporate CIM into their workflows, rising to 23% of periodical periodical, a publication that is issued regularly. It is distinguished from the newspaper in format in that its pages are smaller and are usually bound, and it is published at weekly, monthly, quarterly, or other intervals, rather than daily. printers. Key topics covered: * CIM: In the Nascent nascent /nas·cent/ (nas´ent) (na´sent) 1. being born; just coming into existence. 2. just liberated from a chemical combination, and hence more reactive because uncombined. Stages * Major Issues for CIM * CIM as a Sales Opportunity * CIM as a Business Challenge * Comparisons to "JDF Workflow" * Planned Investments in CIM * Attitudes towards CIM * What's It All Mean? For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c46652 Source: Reed Business |
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