Web to PrintA Solution that

FitsStaci Hill

Manager, Building Services

Agenda

• Who and what is Freese and Nichols, Inc.?

• Relevance• Trends in the market place• Statistics • Savings and Cross-Fit• Software and tools for analysis• Wrap up• Q&A

• A&E Firm• 18 offices – Texas to

North Carolina• Staff• Volume/impressions• Print ready files• Software

Freese and Nichols, Inc.

Our Work

Pipeline – Lake Alan Henry, Lubbock, TXUniversity of North Texas Law School – Denton, TX

Zedler Mill Dam – Luling, TX

DFW Airport SkyLink Rail – Dallas/Fort Worth, TX

Tilley Bridge – Fort Worth, TX

Farris Branch – Grapevine, TX

Lake Brazos Labyrinth Weir – Waco, TX

Elevated Water Tower – Keller, TX

CNG Stations

Web to Print Trends

• In the past, internally developed “homegrown” or commercially developed solutions were the options

• IT resources decreased and functionality needed in web to print systems increased - commercial solutions took off

• Deployment has changed (virtual, hosted, cloud)

Before web to print New solutions - WebCRD

Web to Print Statistics

In-Plant Graphics April, 2014

DATA SOURCES: *”Production Print Services in North America; an Evolution in Progress.” InfoTrends 2011 // **”The State of In-Plant Web to Print” Survey, Rochester Software Associates. 2012 // ***”In-plant Market Statistics.” In-Plant Graphics. 2012

DATA SOURCES: *”Production Print Services in North America; an Evolution in Progress.” InfoTrends 2011 // **”The State of In-Plant Web to Print” Survey, Rochester Software Associates. 2012 // ***”In-plant Market Statistics.” In-Plant Graphics. 2012

DATA SOURCES: *”Production Print Services in North America; an Evolution in Progress.” InfoTrends 2011 // **”The State of In-Plant Web to Print” Survey, Rochester Software Associates. 2012 // ***”In-plant Market Statistics.” In-Plant Graphics. 2012

Areas of Savings

• TCO lower if not using an internal application

• POD VS inventory cost savings• Labor savings - touches, templates (pre-

press)• Reduce reporting, accounting & chargeback

time• Reduced errors and waste• Bring in externally produced work - save $$• Our experience

Other Savings and Benefits• Customer time & satisfaction• Control point for:– Branding– Right of first refusal– Outsourcing - volume discounts and tracking

• Metrics to base workflow & business decisions:– Staffing – Equipment– Pricing

Cross-Fitting W2P

Analysis Tools - Calculators

• Web to Print ROI• VDP Template

Calculator

Conclusion• Understand the web to print trends• Think about the benefits it can bring you -

savings, doing more with less, etc..• What benefits do you seek for your shop?• Conduct some analysis to determine ROI• Is it a solution that fits?

Questions and Answers

• Questions?• Resources: www.rocsoft.com/build-a-better-in-plant/

• RSA - Special thank you for allthe of the resources and

partnership with this presentation!

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