Inventory Management in the Age of Print-to-Order
- Presenter(s): Craig Gill; Davida Breier; ; Teresa Collins; Clara Totten
- Session Length: 75 minutes
- Date: Jun 9, 2025
Digital printing and global printer networks have made print-to-order and zero inventory real options for publishers, at the same time that rising costs, falling print sales, and sustainability concerns make inventory management an increasingly important issue. What are the benchmarks and best practices that should guide our decision-making in this context? How should we reassess our inventory levels, print runs, and write-down or write-off policies? This panel will offer guidance on several aspects of twenty-first-century inventory management:
- Benchmarks, KPIs, and best practices: What costs the press money, what to strive for
- The facts in the warehouse: Where most presses actually are
- Printing and inventory management strategies for the twenty-first century
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Digital printing and global printer networks have made print-to-order and zero inventory real options for publishers, at the same time that rising costs, falling print sales, and sustainability concerns make inventory management an increasingly important issue. What are the benchmarks and best practices that should guide our decision-making in this context? How should we reassess our inventory levels, print runs, and write-down or write-off policies? This panel will offer guidance on several aspects of twenty-first-century inventory management:- Benchmarks, KPIs, and best practices: What costs the press money, what to strive for
- The facts in the warehouse: Where most presses actually are
- Printing and inventory management strategies for the twenty-first century
