Managing a design-to-ship high performance workflow for a commercial printing environment

摘要

A design-to-pack high performance workflow for use in a commercial printing environment and method of managing the same. The present invention provides a method, program product and system for managing workflow in a commercial printing environment including a designer location and a print service provider location, where the method comprises creating a press ready file at the designer location using updated device configuration information from the print service provider location, submitting the press ready file to the print service provider location via an electronic network, verifying, at the print service provider location, that the press ready file will print at the print service provider location as designed at the designer location and, if not, correcting the press ready file to ensure printing substantially as designed, and performing automated shipping using, if created, said corrected press ready file, else using said verified press ready file.