PRINERGY Rules-Based Automation Software Case ... - Kodak
PRINERGY Rules-Based Automation Software Case ... - Kodak
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MarketMover<br />
Business Advantage Solutions<br />
CASE STUDIES<br />
This document presents real-world examples of how <strong>Kodak</strong> Prinergy<br />
<strong>Rules</strong>-<strong>Based</strong> <strong>Automation</strong> (RBA) <strong>Software</strong> has helped printers fully automate<br />
and integrate technologies across their facilities. These case studies also<br />
show how <strong>Kodak</strong> MarketMover Business Advantage Solutions consultants<br />
can help pinpoint opportunities for automation and integration, then plan<br />
and implement an RBA <strong>Software</strong> solution, enabling a more streamlined<br />
process and proven cost savings.<br />
<strong>Case</strong> Study: Large CoMMerCiaL Printer<br />
Client<br />
A general commercial printer with 16 web presses, 5 sheetfed<br />
presses, and 7 HP Indigo Digital Presses; approximately $40M<br />
in annual revenue and 280 employees.<br />
rBa implementation<br />
• Automatic processing of incoming jobs from <strong>Kodak</strong> InSite<br />
Prepress Portal System<br />
• Automatic job archiving<br />
results<br />
• Reduced prepress labor from 18 operators to 13.<br />
• With Prinergy and RBA <strong>Software</strong>, this printer posts<br />
0.4 LH/P (labor hours per plate). Most commercial<br />
printers post 0.7-0.9 LH/P.<br />
• Most commercial printers spend 3-4% of revenue on<br />
prepress labor. Using this industry average, this printer<br />
would have 28 operators instead of 13.<br />
• The value delivered to the company is a minimum of<br />
$100,000 per year.<br />
<strong>Case</strong> Study: Large DireCt MaiL Printer<br />
Client<br />
Direct mail printer with multiple sheetfed and web presses,<br />
approximately $150M in annual revenue, and 700 employees.<br />
rBa implementation<br />
Over 60 rules include:<br />
• Automatic job archiving<br />
• Automatic job ticket retrieval<br />
• Automatic job creation for incoming InSite Prepress<br />
Portal System jobs and population of data<br />
• Automatic plate output<br />
• Automatic layout selection<br />
results<br />
RBA integration of Prinergy and InSite <strong>Software</strong> has effectively:<br />
• Reduced prepress labor from 36 to 26 operators.<br />
• Increased the number of plates produced per labor hour<br />
by 60%.<br />
• Provided labor savings of approximately $800,000 a year.<br />
• Reduced average job turn time from 50 hours to 20 hours.
<strong>Case</strong> Study: MiD-SiZe CoMMerCiaL Printer<br />
Client<br />
Commercial printer with four sheetfed presses, one half-web<br />
press, two offset presses and a <strong>Kodak</strong> NexPress 2500 Digital<br />
Production Color Press. The company has annual revenue of<br />
approximately $16M and 120 employees.<br />
rBa implementation<br />
• Automatic job archiving<br />
• Automatic RIPing and proofing through InSite <strong>Software</strong><br />
• Automatic variable print specification (VPS) creation<br />
• Automatic imposition of PDF files<br />
results<br />
• Spoilage reduced on press with potential savings of over<br />
$50,000 per year.<br />
• 20 labor hours per week saved through auto archiving,<br />
equating to approximately $27,500 per year.<br />
• Five operators produce approximately 600 plates per<br />
week while also running the digital press. Commercial<br />
printers of this size typically have 10 to 14 operators in<br />
prepress.<br />
• With Prinergy and RBA <strong>Software</strong>, this printer posts<br />
just under 0.3 LH/P. Most commercial printers post<br />
0.7-0.9 LH/P.<br />
• Other benefits of using RBA to integrate Prinergy and<br />
InSite <strong>Software</strong> include reduced cycle time, which has<br />
been compressed from 3-4 days to several hours, and a<br />
higher level of service offered to customers.<br />
For more information, visit www.kodak.com/go/marketmover<br />
Eastman <strong>Kodak</strong> Company<br />
343 State Street<br />
Rochester, NY 14650 USA<br />
© <strong>Kodak</strong>, 2011. <strong>Kodak</strong>, InSite, MarketMover, NexPress<br />
and Prinergy are trademarks of <strong>Kodak</strong>.<br />
U.UWS.135.0611.en.01 (K-153)<br />
<strong>Case</strong> Study: SMaLL CoMMerCiaL Printer<br />
Client<br />
Commercial printer with several sheetfed presses, approximately<br />
$4M in annual revenue and 31 employees.<br />
rBa implementation<br />
• Integration of Prinergy Workflow and InSite Prepress<br />
Portal, allowing customers to submit jobs online and view a<br />
preflighted, RIPed, trapped file within an hour<br />
• Automatic notification of received jobs<br />
• Integration of Prinergy Workflow with production planning<br />
software to automatically select output curves for screening<br />
• Automatic job archiving<br />
results<br />
• Combination of InSite, Prinergy and RBA <strong>Software</strong> reduced<br />
prepress labor from 6 operators to 2.<br />
• Allowed the company to offer a higher level of service that<br />
enabled a targeted increase in billing.<br />
• Revised costing and operational savings in manufacturing<br />
added $230,000 to bottom line in one year.
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