EngageIT

AUTOMATION:An essential component of a total Konica Minolta solution for streamlining processes, increasing productivity, improving output capacity and maximizing cost-efficiencies to make your print production business more profitable.

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NEW WAY OF WORKING.

In the digital era, commercial printers face new challenges. Clients demand higher quality at lower cost. Jobs arrive from more directions and must be delivered on tighter deadlines. Custom finishing and variable data requirements keep professionals working overtime. Managing customer expectations is becoming more complex. And current print production processes can be slow, inefficient and labor-intensive. To increase profitability and stay competitive, you need new ideas, new solutions, and a new way of working. That’s why Konica Minolta has developed a comprehensive approach: EngageIT Automation.

STEP 1: PRINT ON DEMANDEngageIT Automation order automation allows the print to have an unlimited number of custom, client-specific Portals in addition to acting as their own retail storefront which includes:

• Robust Catalog System

• Finished Goods (Inventory System)

• Order Preview

• Accessible Production Details

• Adhoc Ordering and PDF Upload

• Document Quick Fix

• Intelligent Pricing

• Order Pad – Quick Order

• Fast Check Out

• Integrated Shipping and Payment

• Integrated Payment

• Reporting Dashboard and Sales Reports

• Automated Imposition and Automated Ganging/Batching

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STARTSTEP 3: JOB DEFINITION FORMATJDF is the print communication industry’s standard. Design, prepress, and print professionals are looking to JDF as an enabling technology to speed production, increase reliability, and enhance the quality and flexibility of printed output and finishing.

STEP 2: PREVIEWOn-screen soft-proof. Automates customer approvals.

TOO MANY TOUCHES CAN RAISE YOUR COSTS — AND REDUCE YOUR PROFITS.

In a traditional print production environment, every job is considered unique. A simple tri-fold flyer might require over 60 touches — from estimating, order entry, prep and pre-press, to proofing, printing and delivery. Each step must be duplicated again and again. If 12 similar flyers arrive at your shop, that’s 700 touches for your production staff — and a formula for high overhead costs, reduced output capacity and deteriorating profits.

A storefront alone can’t solve the problem. Most printers already have storefronts to make doing business easier for customers. But once an order is received, manual job processing still requires too many touches — even though the only difference may be the client content, not the setup, formatting or production steps. The fact is, 80% of most print production jobs can be automated — and the solution is EngageIT Automation.

With EngageIT Automation, lights-out production can be achieved to automate your process to keep your work flowing. Clients order from a secure order entry system of the kinds of print jobs your client needs most often: flyers, brochures, spec sheets, marketing bulletins, newsletters and more. Each order is automatically reviewed, imposed, batched and placed in queue. Job list, job number, bin assignment and client billing information are integrated into the production process.

AN ORDER AUTOMATION SYSTEM THAT’S INTELLIGENT, CUSTOMIZED AND SECURE.

An order automation system gives commercial printers a head-start toward higher productivity — but to reach your full revenue potential, your storefront must be integrated with your production workflow. The EngageIT Automation solution accomplishes this goal through its unique ecommerce architecture that provides clients with an easy-to-use self-service ordering automation solution of collateral products. And for even greater flexibility, EngageIT Automation can also interface with your existing storefront software.

Customers can control their orders, specifying the type and quantity of literature, marketing, training or communications materials they need in the quantity they require. Branding stays consistent. Reprints and updates are quick and simple. Security is maintained through public or private options depending on individual customer needs — a critically important benefit to ensure that confidential documents are not compromised.

In seconds, an order placed online can be in production with no touches by your staff. Shipping, pricing and payment information are fully integrated into the process. Client data is harvested and billing is streamlined, creating an archive of valuable client information that helps you increase profits as you build relationships.

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STEP 4: IMPOSITIONImposition for printing can reduce paper waste and save money on printing jobs. Commercial printers use large sheets of paper that they fold, cut, and trim to the finished size. Different jobs can be ganged up on a sheet to save money.

STEP 5: PRINTKonica Minolta bizhub PRESS C8000 at 80 impressions a minute with a barcode job ticket on top of the print job to insure job tracking.

STEP 6: CUT/TRIM/FOLDDuplo (assorted finishers), Spiral Binding (assorted finishers), Tec Lighting (UV coating), Intoprint (envelope printing), GBC (wide format laminators).

STEP 7: SHIPPING AND MAILINGWith production automated your ship or mail deadlines will be no problem.

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YOUR KEY TO HIGHER PROFITS — AND GREATER OPPORTUNITIES.The EngageIT Automation approach enables you to plan your production cycle even before a print job enters your workflow. By leveraging the power of an order automation system, EngageIT Automation combines all aspects of your production cycle — browsing and shopping, placing and managing orders, printing and finishing, shipping and billing.

How much can you save with EngageIT Automation? Reducing the number of touches required to produce a single job can save 20%, 30%, even 40% of your current labor costs — savings you can reinvest to take on additional capacity and drive new revenue opportunities.

If your order automation solution allows hundreds of line items to be printed without any human intervention, your productivity can increase by up to 75% — a strong advantage in today’s competitive print production environment.

EngageIT Automation provides real value for your print production business. It’s not just about replacing your legacy equipment. It’s about maximizing your profit through simplifying your processes, reducing non-value-added touches, and increasing your capacity to drive work through your shop. To accomplish these essential goals, count on Konica Minolta.

• Integrated Production Plans

• Print Engine JDF Submission

• In-line and Near-line Finishing

• Integrated Job Ticket

• Integrated Pick Ticket

• Automated Imposition

• Automated Ganging

• Automated Batching

• Quantity Threshold

• Order Destination Tool

• Production Due Date Alert

• Integration API

• Order Manager

• External Job Ticket

• Production Reports

FROM START TO FINISH,WE MEET ALL YOUR PRODUCTION NEEDS.EngageIT Automation production streamlines through hands-free automation the processes of order entry, job ticketing, prepress, scheduling, shipping and payment tasks for the printer’s most repetitive jobs. This includes:

Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A., Inc. is a leader in advanced document management technologies and IT Services. The company focuses on complete business solutions including production print systems, digital presses, multifunctional products (MFPs), managed print services, vertical application solutions and related services and supplies.

Konica Minolta has won numerous awards and recognition including being recognized as the #1 Brand for Customer Loyalty in the MFP Office Copier Market by Brand Keys for six years in a row. For the third consecutive year, Buyers Laboratory LLC (BLI) has named Konica Minolta as the winner of its “A3 MFP Line of the Year” award. In 2012, Konica Minolta also received “Document Imaging Solutions Line of the Year” recognition from BLI—and has been named to the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index in recognition of the company’s economic, environmental and social performance. For more reasons why print professionals count on Konica Minolta, please visit our website: www.CountOnKonicaMinolta.com