Any printing job is actually a series of steps, and each of them take time. Even in the best situation, where the job comes to the printer truly “ready to go,” the order seldom is ready as quickly as the customer had hoped. Few customers understand all that must be done between the time the order comes in and when it goes out the printer’s door.
Watch Out for Computer Assumptions that Cause Printing Delays
Time gremlins lurk in any printing project, causing complications that throw it off track. Such delays frustrate both the customer and the printer. Changes in technology may reduce some such problems but have been responsible for causing different ones instead.