The smell of a good book

Paper satisfies all five of the senses....

Paper can be beautiful to look at.

The tactile process of turning a page in a book satisfies both the fingers and the ears.

Well, OK, not so much does paper satisfy your taste-buds, but I had to keep you interested up to this point so I could show you how paper can satisfy your sense of smell....

Paper Passion perfume.

"the smell of a freshly printed book is the best smell in the world."

Read more here.










http://www.huhmagazine.co.uk/view_article.php?id=3887&s=culture&t=news

Paper or Plastic?

No, not for your shopping bag... for your milk!

Print Week has an interesting article about plastic milk jugs compared to carton-packs.


While carton-packs are less common here in the U.S., maybe we should become a bit more familiar with them for some environmental reasons.

Follow the link and see for yourself.




http://www.printweek.com/Business/article/1138764/bottles-use-50-finite-resources-carton-packs/?utm_source=WhatTheyThink+Newsletters&utm_campaign=dfe2065890-wtt_goinggreen_11110111_1_2011&utm_medium=email

Why are deadlines so important?

Why are deadlines so important? I mean why not just do everything as soon as it comes in?

Well..... what gets done and when is a delicate balance of what paper is available for which job on which machine in which order based on what has to be done before, during, and after the project. There is a lot of science to the process, and a surprisingly large amount of artistry. When a production schedule works it is a thing of beauty. When a production schedule goes wrong it is the source of heart burn, headaches, and unhappy customers.


Let me offer you the following example:

Project A is going to take 1 hour to complete using  Machine 1.

Project B is going to take 2 hours to complete, 1 hour on Machine 1 and 1 hour on Machine 2.

Project A is due in 2 hours, Project B is due in 3 hours.

It looks like it is a simple thing to do, Project A and then Project B. Everything gets done in order and everything gets done on time.

True.

But that is not the best way to organize those jobs. If Project B is started first, then Project A can run next in line while the second part of Project B is worked on. The result is both Projects A and B getting done at the same time with an hour to spare to do something else.

Not so intuitive to put the second project ahead of the first, is it?

That is why a complete Due Date is so important to us here in the Copy Center. If we know exactly when you need your project we can mange our schedule to better provide you what you need, when, and at the lowest possible cost.

So please, give us a complete due date. Help us to help you.