About the author: Sun Mao, graduated from Beijing Institute of Printing Technology majoring in electromechanics and automation, undergraduate. After graduation, he has been engaged in translation and editing. His articles have been published in the media. In 2002, public funds were selected and sent to Europe to participate in the "Journal Editor Training Course". JDF and PrintTalk How do JDF and PrintTalk help companies build supply chains? Before we answer this question, let's take a look at some basic concepts. First of all, JDF is just a standard format and cannot do everything. JDF simply describes how equipment and computer system designers create systems. This standard format allows interaction between computer systems and printing machinery from different suppliers. PrintTalk is a "community" formed by a printing management system and an e-commerce company, so that the printing plant's products can conduct regular and open communication in the community. Like JDF, PrintTalk is also based on the XML standard. Improve supply chain through JDF ◠Production: The focus of JDF application is printing. The factory is divided into multiple logistics units according to functions. The central production management system uses JMF information management independent unit. In each unit, JMF is used to send JDF commands to different devices and software systems. Take how the job passes through the prepress department as an example. The prepress controller receives the instructions from the plant controller, then interprets these instructions, sends the job for layout, RIP processing, and finally sends it to the direct plate-making machine. After the end, the prepress control department updates the factory control department information and returns JDF information, including processing information. The same process will be carried out in the printing, nailing and other departments. JDF can be used to specify the processing settings for each moment and control each part of the device. JMF can pass information between. JDF is an extremely critical production element in the supply chain. ◠Supply: Good communication can effectively improve the work efficiency of outsourcing partners. On the other hand, these partners have become highly efficient employees outside the printing house. If the information of the operation is very complete, the information can be directly used by the computer, which will make the information transmission between partners more efficient. JDF has this function. If it is integrated with commercial software such as PrintTalk, it can improve the efficiency of information transmission. PrintTalk-based information delivery is usually used for B2B and supplier-related business. In addition, PrintTalk can sometimes be used for customer business (B2C). In every business in the supply chain, printing companies have to face two partners: suppliers and customers. With PrintTalk and JDF threading the needle in the middle, the information of suppliers and customers can be unimpeded throughout the printing. At one end of the supply chain are customers who buy the final product, and at the other end are suppliers of raw materials such as paper and ink in the printing industry, which means that the entire supply chain is expanded. ◠Inventory: There is a lot of inventory in the warehouse of the printing factory, such as different types of paper, different brands of ink, and even some printed products that have been printed. Some printing houses also provide inventory management services for their customers, such as mailing. When determining the amount of storage for each item, sufficient information is the key to good decision-making. JDF can now show its talents, so that every operation sent to the plant controller has very comprehensive information. If the equipment in the factory has JDF function, it can count the scrap rate and pre-printing time. The comprehensive application of these information can improve the capacity of production planning, and can predict the future use of materials, so as to arrange a reasonable inventory. JDF information from factory controllers and equipment can be collected automatically, which is more accurate than previous manual data collection. This information can also be sent to the factory's management system, such as an enterprise resource planning system (ERP). Real-time tracking of the usage of materials can determine the true inventory level and also help determine when to replenish the materials. With cXML, purchase orders can be sent directly to suppliers. On the basis of the previously signed contract, the supplier can automatically replenish, and the printing plant can enjoy the uninterrupted supply and the thrill of printing from the beginning to the end without arranging orders. ◠Transportation: timely delivery, delivery on time, and the goods are not damaged, these are the key factors to customer satisfaction. Repeated entry of shipping information may cause errors and damage the business, especially if the printed products are sent to multiple locations or if the printed products are sent to customers. JDF can collect the customer's shipping request and send it directly to the shipping department without re-entering. A good relationship between the printing house and the publisher can maximize the use of this feature of JDF. By networking with the publisher ’s computer, you can avoid re-typing again. The packaging / shipping department of the printing house can also create packaging instructions based on the JDF information of the publisher. If you have the publisher's information and shipping information, the shipping label can be fully barcoded. After such a system is established, it can greatly reduce human errors, save space in the warehouse, and save costs. ◠Information: Information flow is the key to efficient work in the supply chain. It is not enough to just obtain operation information and produce. Information flow must cross multiple obstacles. In the printing house, the production information must be able to reach the management and accounting system to help the management to make the right decision based on the real situation. In order to ensure the normal operation of the supply chain, different types of data in each department must flow in and out. These data can come from the financial department, such as orders, or from the production department, such as the status of the operation. This will ensure that the inventory is within a reasonable range and allow suppliers to make reasonable arrangements. If there is business outsourcing, the outsourcing partners can also obtain sufficient information. Such a large-scale flow of comprehensive information will establish a virtual enterprise group, rather than a company fighting alone. Supply Chain Case The following are the successful cases of JDF improving the supply chain. American Cutrate companies often fight the price war to attract customers. Before the price war, the company will do a lot of advertising, such as large format posters, leaflets, and even greeting cards. The faster the advertising is done, the more obvious the effect of the price war. The company's advertising department uses an online system to generate new ads directly from the template library. The company has also cooperated with several printing consumable suppliers, and the suppliers will provide consumables according to JDF requirements. Once the advertising department sends the job with JDF to the management system of the printing house, the consumables are then transferred to the printing house. The management system of the printing plant extracts the consumables from the warehouse and sends the consumables to the designated printing machine. The manuscript information and prepress instructions from JDF documents will also be sent to the prepress department. Settings such as layout and RIP will be separated from the JDF file and processed accordingly. Since the settings are all separated from the JDF file, the processing is also very stable, no matter when the job is processed, the processing result is the same. This also avoids manual setting of parameters and manual selection of file versions, which can greatly avoid errors. The substrate is printed, nailed and packaged according to the instructions entered by the customer. In the shipping department, the shipping information is sent to the shipping computer system, and the printed products can be sent to the designated place in time according to the requirements. In this way, the entire supply chain is maximized and the relationship between suppliers, printing plants, and customers is further strengthened. In addition, the probability of errors is greatly reduced, which reduces the cost of printing plants and increases profits. Queen Size Bed,King Size Bed,Bunk Beds,Double Bed Foshan Chengda Furniture Co.,ltd , https://www.fscatalogfur.com