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The Global Impact of JDF

This paper was made possible through a research grant provided by The Electronic Document Systems Foundation (EDSF) to California State University, Los Angeles, U.S.A. and Wuhan University, China.

Executive Summary

Job definition format (JDF) provides an open and automated workflow for print production. Printing vendors should expand their efforts to focus on the development of JDF technology.

Objective

The primary objective of this research effort was to determine the global impact of JDF on the graphic communications industry and the adoption trends within the graphic communications industry for this new technology. This research also compares the graphic communications industries in the U.S., China, and the rest of the world regarding the adoption of JDF.