workflow

IPA: wˈɝkfɫoʊ

The rate at which a flow of work takes place
(business) A process or procedure by which tasks are completed. It may be defined by a flowchart with actors, actions, results, decisions, and action paths.

work flow

IPA: wˈɝkfɫoʊ

If you don't begin to alter your work-flow and how you are thinking about "book" and "magazine" -- then you WILL be left behind.
Aside from the horrible work-flow the (brand new!) store demonstrated, it also showed off how to still make a profit even if they don't churn through many customers: quite tasty product, and amazingly high prices.
One big reason digital newsrooms seem so foreign and stressful to those who have spent their careers in print is that the digital product, production schedules, goals, work-flow, reporting styles, and skill-sets are so different.
The power of SharePoint as an ECM tool stems from its ability to assign metadata to Office 2010 documents and other items, to trigger automatic actions based on that metadata, and to enforce approvals, sign-offs and other collaboration and work-flow rules.
Due to liability and an unpredictable work-flow, traditional manufacturers are not willing to offer mass custom products so advocates of mass customization have turned to offering a virtual product for the customer to download for fabrication as the solution.