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PhotoLab Server
Storefront.com's PhotoLab Server is the central workflow server within Storefront's PhotoLab production environment.
PhotoLab Server receives, harvests and aggregates orders from multiple sales channels into a single production workflow.
Orders and images are accepted from Storefront
PhotoKiosk,
PhotoCounter,
PhotoSite,
PhotoCart,
PhotoLab Terminal,
XP Print Wizard,
Adobe Online Print Services
and various 3rd party systems.
PhotoLab Terminal or
PhotoLab Output Manager
operate on orders within the PhotoLab Server's production workflow, while
PhotoLab Network Manager
manages communication with remote fulfillment locations and production partners.
Features and Benefits:
- Gain efficiency - PhotoLab Server efficiently manages, optimizes, tracks and facilitates production workflow within the lab, decreasing order processing time.
- Process - PhotoLab Server accepts incoming orders from multiple sales channels, performs lab and customer-defined image processing, and directs production ready images to digital minilabs and other production output devices.
- Integrate - PhotoLab Server's flexible architecture allows it to be integrated with virtually any image source, order source or output device. Sales and production channels can be created and managed for virtually any imaging product.
- Accelerate - Improved process, management, and communication; accelerated operations.
- Scale - Multiple stations running Storefront PhotoCounter, PhotoLab Terminal and PhotoLab Output Manager can connect to a PhotoLab Server to operate on orders and images within the server's production workflow.
- Correct - Use PhotoLab Terminal for image prejudging and image correction in the lab.
- Reduce Operational Errors - PhotoLab Server's integrated workflow reduces errors and eliminates redundant data entry. A full audit trail allows better reporting and accountability.
- Delegate - Secure permissions management allows for selective empowerment. Employees can be given various levels of access to meet operational requirements. Default roles exist for lab workers, lab managers, retail staff, retail managers, regional managers, sales managers, business unit managers, IT staff and senior managment.
- Enhance and Correct - PhotoLab supports a wide range of enhancement options. Products can be defined to optionally or inherently include “human expert” or automated image enhancement services. PhotoLab Server can support Colour-Science’s Q-Enhancer image enhancement engine.
- Schedule - PhotoLab includes integrated production scheduling and capacity management, and provides order and production visibility throughout the lab and to upstream sales channels such as PhotoCounter. Storefront PhotoLab Terminal provides management tools to help organize, prioritize, and control production activities.
- Network and Bandwidth Flexibility - A local PhotoLab Server keeps lab operations running even when Internet connectivity is interrupted. PhotoLab Server can be configured to suit various bandwidth scenarios, and allows operators to specify maximum upload and storage resolutions. In bandwidth limited areas, PhotoLab Server can instruct capable sales channels to downsize and compress large customer images prior to transfer.
- Manage your enterprise - Providing central visibility and control over local or distributed operations, PhotoLab Server is an enterprise application proven under heavy load.
PhotoLab Server manages the production workflow for a single store or fulfillment location.
In addition to managing local operations, PhotoLab Server manages communications and operations with centralized PhotoSites, sales channels, networks, payment gateways, image repositories and web services.
It can integrate with Storefront’s Distributed Fulfillment Engine and PhotoLab Network Manager to support other franchise locations and remote fulfillment partners.
Storefront's PhotoLab Suite:
- Manages distributed production workflow and fulfillment across multiple locations.
- Generates work orders, reports and tracks production activity.
- Tracks all customers, orders and fulfillment activities.
- Provides a complete audit trail of production activities and financial transactions.
- Automatically routes orders to appropriate production facilities.
- Allows orders to be re-routed to other production facilities.
- Integrates fulfillment routing activities in accounting reports.
- Uses barcodes to simplify handling and tracking of orders.
- Optimized for high-volume production workflow.
- Facilitates complex reverse logistics, shipping changes, partial cancellations and refunds.
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PhotoLab Workflow Platform