Maximizing Your Print Management Software ROI:
Implementing an e-Business
Strategy
It takes several
years to actually implement the strategies needed to truly become an
e-business. In fact, a recent study suggests that we will be
implementing e-business strategies for the next 5 to 7 years. By
then, e-business will just become "business."
In order for a company to actually
become an e-business, its business practices and Internet
technologies need to become fully integrated. Companies need to
reinvent order processes and workflows, and people need to learn to
adapt to these new ways of conducting business.
Some of the business practices and
processes you may want to consider realigning include:
Pre-production, production, and post-production workflows
Forms, paperwork,
reports, job tickets, etc.
Personnel roles, job
functions, job descriptions
Departmental
structure
Inter-company,
customer, and supplier communications methods
Implementation of an e-Business
Strategy may require cultural changes in your company. Company
owners and management must be willing to change the very way they do
business if they expect to maximize their investment in e-Business
technology. They must take an active role, even if only to monitor
the implementation progress. This will demonstrate to employees that
the new technology and related changes in the company are supported
by the management and owners.
The most difficult part of becoming
an e-business is people. Companies will achieve greater success by
educating their staff. You can accomplish this by hiring industry
consultants, attending seminars, and subscribing to e-business
publications.
