Overview
In today’s competitive work environment, process integration and optimization remain key factors in businesses’ success. EFI’s™ globally optimized print management solutions (EFI Print Management) provide the foundation for connecting all prepress production and business management processes together including specification, estimating, planning, purchasing and costing. The products offer real-time, shared access to baseline and high-level information for managers and executives to make critical business decisions. Based on the Theory of Global Optimization (TGO), EFI’s Print Management solutions also identify and eliminate weak links in companies’ manufacturing operations and management processes, while improving workflow, reducing costs and growing profits.
Product and Feature Highlights
For commercial, publishing, digital, in-plant, large format and specialty printers, EFI provides:
- EFI Hagen™, EFI Logic™, EFI PSI™ and EFI PSI Flexo™. The solutions improve process control and profit potential. The products also collect, organize, and present critical information to employees, enabling them to make intelligent, timely and profitable decisions.
- EFI PrintFlow®*. The dynamic scheduling add-on module optimizes production resources, stops bottlenecks and synchronizes work.
- EFI’s PrinterSite®* “Web-to-Print” Internet Tools. The tools leverage EFI Print MIS products to deliver customer-facing Internet applications that produce greater customer loyalty, offer access into larger accounts, streamline the order process, enhance workflow integration, and increase revenue streams.
- CIM Solutions including EFI Auto-Count® DMI (Direct Machine Interface)* and EFI JDF Connectors. EFI Auto-Count delivers a shop floor data collection solution that provides real-time production intelligence. EFI JDF Connector* links Fiery® digital servers, Print MIS solutions and Adobe® Creative Suite 2, Premium Edition together to produce a more accurate and efficient production workflow. The technology also facilitates the movement of critical job details.
- EFI Prograph®. The solution offers a comprehensive production management solution for publishers and large commercial operations. The product compares the manufacturing processes with companies’ internal equipment and resources to determine discrepancies and enable contingency planning.
- EFI Proteus®. The product allows publishing professionals to work independently or to collaborate on publication assembly and production.
EFI solutions catering to digital, print-for-pay, on-demand and small commercial operations include:
- EFI PrintSmith™. The solution automates the entire business process such as estimating, production and invoicing. Other options on PrintSmith include:
- PrintSmith Site®* Internet Tools. The add-on modules make it fast, easy and secure to order and receive estimates and to transmit print jobs online.
- Enterprise Information System (EIS)*. The tool works together with EFI’s Print MIS solutions to help executives make quick and accurate business decisions. With it, users can create graphical representation of critical information; develop a library of default visuals based on EFI client feedback; create and share custom visuals, and filter data for mission-focused review.
