Virtual Print Centers™

Documents on the Web

Print-On-Demand Primary Benefits

Consistency, Relevancy, Reduce Costsand ‘Going Green’

Documents on the Web

• Virtual Print Centers offer an intelligent print procurement solution that will maximize ROI, efficiency, and speed for all your print and signage needs.

What are Virtual Print Centers?

• Enable decentralized and customized printing in a manner that conforms completely to brand standards with centralized control of expense and reporting oversight.

Benefits of Virtual Print Centers

• Centralized management of all printed material that allows decentralized/multi-users to customize printed material for their needs.

• Economies of centralized purchasing with the speed and benefits of decentralized ordering.

• Enhanced operational efficiencies. • Environmentally Responsible.

Centralized Management

• Increase consistency• Simultaneous, unlimited users/internet connections• Static, versioned & personalized print templates• Templates enable graphic standards• Digital library of static & dynamic print jobs

Economies of Centralized Purchasing - Decentralized Ordering• Decrease costs

– Print only what is needed – no waste– Print-on-demand– No warehousing costs

• Real-time reporting & accounting controls– Customized Reports – E-Commerce accounting for each transaction

• Streamline the printing process – time is money

• Shorten cycle time (design, production, distribution)

• Regional print-on-demand capabilities• Increase speed-to-user

Enhanced Operational Efficiencies

Traditional Print Model

Unnecessary Traditional Print Expenses• Content obsolescence • Produce more than needed• Warehouse storage• Design costs and production cycles

4 week cycle from design to print

Cost Savings• No warehousing • No waste – Go Green• Regional Print-On-Demand capabilities• Design once, print many variations from same design

Reduced 4-week cycle to a matter of daysClient

Supplied Design

Templates from

Design

User Level Content

Instant PDF

Proof

Peer Review

Approval Print-On-Demand

Ship

Virtual Print Center Model

Industry FactsThe benefits of e-print procurement are well established.

A recent EDSF study conducted by Gartner,Inc., and George Mason University found 38 percent of the large-to-very-large companies report cost savings ranging from 10 percent to 25 percent, while another 13 percent report saving more than 25 percent.

•The study also found widespread user satisfaction with e-print procurement:

•47 percent of the companies reported the tool’s ease of use met their expectations.•40 percent of the companies reported the tool’s ease of use exceeded or far exceeded their expectations*.

*Xerox, White Paper, Controlling Your Print Spend, David Arnold, Dec. 2007.

A Sample of Corporations Using Web-Based Print-On-Demand Solutions

Virtual Print Centers in Action

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Why BFS|Daniels?

• Expertise in Print-On-Demand• Value-Driven Economies

• Technology, Customer Service, Quality