Professional Association Publisher (Workflow Management)

The Workflow Management System (WMS) provided an innovative design for managing modular workflows for a high-volume journal publishing organization.

Workflow Management

Company Profile

A non-profit organization and a leading professional association for the advancement of technology.

The Problem

• Manual publication workflow resulted in unacceptable lead times
• Rigid process for assembling a publication discouraged timely web updates
• Last minute changes were the norm
• Automated competitors gaining ground 

The Solution

• implement innovative “meta workflow” to achieve greater flexibility
• Design shortened publishing time while improving project status visibility
• Reduce labor costs associated with each journal by greater automation 

The Benefit

Provided a design to dramatically reduce publication times for the companies journals and free up existing resources for higher-level activities.