The role of EDA in digital print automation and infrastructure optimization

The use of digital print provides unique opportunities to automate the printing process, revamp production steps, better utilize resources, and enhance productivity. This paper highlights the key role that electronic design automation (EDA) can play in the maturation of the digital print automation field. It first describes basic concepts in digital printing and digital commercial print services. Next it describes the application of discrete-event simulation to policy management and performance evaluation, and dynamic resource management using EDA flows based on scheduling and resource binding.