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"The first thing that comes to mind when the subject of efficiency is raised is automation, which is more prevalent in printing plants as a result of technical progress," says Moritz Schwarz, who advises newspaper printing operations worldwide as a WAN-IFRA senior consultant.
But while automation leads to efficiency, and less personnel, Schwarz and other industry production experts told EXTRA that true lean production means carefully considering every aspect of a printing operation for continuous improvement.
The EXTRA features a variety of different lean production solutions:
The expanded ePaper version features two more case studies, from Russia and the United States, an interview with Schwarz about how newspapers are investing in their production facilities, and a report about workflow integration.
In June, WAN-IFRA will publish an EXTRA edition focusing on product innovation, followed in November with a cross-media systems review.
To subscribe to the WAN-IFRA magazine, contact Iris von der Marwitz on tel: +49 6151 7336; email: or go to http://www.wan-ifra.org/subscribe.