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Digital Technologies an Investigation Into the Effects

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Abstract

This paper has discussed issues related to digital technology. The effects of digital technology on printing industry can be viewed in terms of multiple dimensions. The workflow process is significantly affected including the digital sharing of information files has enabled to reduce time and multiple skills i.e. type settings, film developers, and to some extant graphics designers are significantly changed. The graphics designers are also required to produce formats and quality according to digital printing requirements. Numerous other impacts are also described in the following sections.

Digital Technologies

An investigation into the effects of DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES on U.S. PRINTING INDUSTRY

US Printing Industry

Business Segmentation of Print Market

Industry Trends

Traditional Printing

Digital Technology for Printing

Effects of Digital Technology on Printing Industry

Graphic Designing

Work Flow Redefined

Repurposing

Strategic Integration

Digital Media to Plate

Advantages

Disadvantages

Challenges of Digital printing Industry

Comparison of views on Issues

Similar conclusions of Research

Critical Aspects of Methodology

Gaps in Research

Previous Studies and Current Research

Relatedness with Literature in General

Method of Data Collection

Ethical Considerations

Results and Findings

Positive Impacts of Digital Technology on U.S. Printing Industry

Industry Wide Impact

Major Sectors

Change in Printing Business Processes

Technical Impacts

Negative Impacts of Digital Technology on U.S. Printing Industry

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Andrade, LC, Míguez, CG, Gómez, MC, &Bugallo, PM2012, Management strategy for hazardous waste from atomized SME: application to the printing industry, Journal of Cleaner Production.
Bienvenu, J 2011a, U.S. and Worldwide Production Color Printer 2011 – 2015 Forecasted and 2010 Vendor Shares, IDC, Vol. 1. Retrieved from: www.idc.com
Bienvenu, J 2011b, World Wide and U.S. Laser / LED and Continuous Feed Printer 2011 – 2015 Forecasted Vendor Shares, IDC, Vol. 1. Retrieved from: www.idc.com
Bienvenu, J 2012, IDC Survey Shows Significant Growth in Production, Print Page Volume, Color Usage, and the Shift from Offset to Digital Devices, IDC, Vol. 1. Retrieved from: www.idc.com
Board, N 2009, The Complete Book on Printing Technology, Asia Pacific Business Press Inc, New Dehli.
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Osterwalder, A &Pigneur, Y 2010, Business model generation: a handbook for visionaries, game changers, and challengers, Wiley, USA.
Raizman, D 2003, History of modern design: graphics and products since the Industrial Revolution, Laurence King Publishing, UK.
Romano, FJ 2000, Digital printing: Mastering on-demand and variable data printing for profit, Windsor Professional Information, UK.
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Watkins, D 2012, Factors Contributing to the Success of Commercial Printers (Doctoral dissertation, Rochester Institute of Technology).
Withers, R 2000, Digital workflow: implementing cost-effective print-based automation, Windsor Professional Information, UK.
Zhu, Q, Sarkis, J, & Lai, KH 2012, Examining the effects of green supply chain management practices and their mediations on performance improvements, International journal of production research, vol. 50, no. 5, pp. 1377-1394.

Andrade, LC, Míguez, CG, Gómez, MC, &Bugallo, PM2012, Management strategy for hazardous waste from atomized SME: application to the printing industry, Journal of Cleaner Production.
Bienvenu, J 2011a, U.S. and Worldwide Production Color Printer 2011 – 2015 Forecasted and 2010 Vendor Shares, IDC, Vol. 1. Retrieved from: www.idc.com
Bienvenu, J 2011b, World Wide and U.S. Laser / LED and Continuous Feed Printer 2011 – 2015 Forecasted Vendor Shares, IDC, Vol. 1. Retrieved from: www.idc.com
Bienvenu, J 2012, IDC Survey Shows Significant Growth in Production, Print Page Volume, Color Usage, and the Shift from Offset to Digital Devices, IDC, Vol. 1. Retrieved from: www.idc.com
Board, N 2009, The Complete Book on Printing Technology, Asia Pacific Business Press Inc, New Dehli.
Board, NIIR 2002, Hand Book On Printing Technology (Offset, Gravure, Flexo, Screen),National Institute of Industrial Research, USA.
Boer, M 2010, Megatrends in Digital Printing Applications, IT Strategies Inc.,USA.
Cope, B & Mason, D 2002, Markets for electronic book products, Virago Press, USA.
Cummings, TJ 2008, Print media distribution: A Look at infrastructure, systems, and trends, RIT Cary Graphic Arts Press, USA.
Hoskins, S2010,The margins of art practice bordering on industrial development, In Innovation through Knowledge Transfer (pp. 269-276), Springer, Berlin Heidelberg.
Khosrowpour, M 2005, Encyclopedia of information science and technology(Vol. 1), IGI Global, USA.
Kirchhoff, SM 2010, US Newspaper Industry in Transition, DIANE Publishing, USA.
Mejtoft, T2010, Moving closer to the customers: Effects of vertical integration in the Swedish commercial printing industry, Journal of Strategic Marketing,Vol. 18, no. 7, pp. 599-611.
Osterwalder, A &Pigneur, Y 2010, Business model generation: a handbook for visionaries, game changers, and challengers, Wiley, USA.
Raizman, D 2003, History of modern design: graphics and products since the Industrial Revolution, Laurence King Publishing, UK.
Romano, FJ 2000, Digital printing: Mastering on-demand and variable data printing for profit, Windsor Professional Information, UK.
Ryynanen, M, Sirvio, P, Tanninen, P, &Lindell, H2012, A Productivity Study of Digital Printing in the Packaging Industry, Packaging Technology and Science, Vol. 25, no. 2, pp. 119-124.
Watkins, D 2012, Factors Contributing to the Success of Commercial Printers (Doctoral dissertation, Rochester Institute of Technology).
Withers, R 2000, Digital workflow: implementing cost-effective print-based automation, Windsor Professional Information, UK.
Zhu, Q, Sarkis, J, & Lai, KH 2012, Examining the effects of green supply chain management practices and their mediations on performance improvements, International journal of production research, vol. 50, no. 5, pp. 1377-1394.