IN-PLANT JUSTIFICATION
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In-plants Aren’t Commercial Printers
Everyone has suddenly become aware of “in-plants.” There was a time when in-plants were looked down on by our colleagues...
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The Case for Unfair Competition
THIS IS an argument for unfair competition. In the end, it will conclude that service departments and auxiliary enterprises (SDAEs)... -
Six Steps To Make Your In-plant Financially Fit
In the December 2010 issue of In-plant Graphics , I recommended that every in-plant manager conduct a rigorous financial and... -
Naysayers and Yea-sayers
At last fall's TACUP (Texas Association of College and University Printers) conference, I used the term "naysayers" to express my... -
Ulterior Motives
Private sector printers have been bad-mouthing in-plants since time immemorial. Hungry for business, they have long tried to shame governments/universities/companies... -
In-plants Bring Value to Colleges and Universities
Océ North America has sponsored a research project that documents the value of in-plant printing operations in the college and... -
Changing the In-plant Perspective
In-plant production facilities face a host of challenges to survive: there is the threat of facilities management or outright closure;... -
Changing the In-plant Perspective: Part Two
Financial savings can be calculated in a variety of ways. Here is an approach that creates a more accurate estimate,...
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From the Editor: Justifying Your Value
April 2013
Last month I had an opportunity to moderate a webinar on the topic "Justifying Your In-plant's Value in Tough Times." It's obviously an important...
Overcoming Outsourcing Threats
April 2013
T hings were going well for Larry Mills. Volumes were way up at his in-plant at Regional Health, in Rapid City, S.D.; company executives...
Justifying Your In-plant’s Value
March 2013You know your in-plant provides a valuable, cost-saving service for your organization. But that won’t stop management from questioning the benefit of retaining you when...
Add Value, Secure Your Future
March 2013
In-plants have introduced scores of new services in just the past two years, ranging from new types of printed products, like vehicle wraps, foil...
Stepping Up During Tough Times
January 2013
One approach during the tough economic times we live in is to stick our heads in the sand, and wish all of this would...
From the Editor: Triumph in Tennessee
January 2013
It was exactly a year ago that the drama began for Jack Williams. That's when the board of trustees at the University of Tennessee,...
Preparing for 2013
December 2012
NAPL Senior Consultant Howard Fenton takes a look at industry trends, including what we saw at October's Graph Expo 2012: the unrelenting drive to reduce...
Change and Thrive
December 2012
A change that has been occurring and will continue to do so is optimizing processes. The job shop mentality is being replaced with concepts like...
The Problem with Benchmarks
November 16, 2012
If you’re looking for a benchmark to evaluate your performance, we suggest that you continuously benchmark your pricing against the prices charged by available commercial...
In-plants Popular at Graph Expo
November 2012
I t was hard for in-plant managers not to feel special at Graph Expo this year. After years of being included seemingly as an...
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