IN-PLANT JUSTIFICATION
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Public Sector In-Plants Get the Job Done
Being “for profit” doesn’t equate to being “efficient.” It just means you can charge more than it costs you to...
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Three Critical In-plant Trends for 2010
Today's marketing and sales focus includes listening to your customers' changing needs and responding before someone else can create a... -
Keep It In or Send It Out?
RECENTLY, I had the pleasure of meeting an exceptionally kind and open in-plant manager who works for a pharmaceutical company.... -
Spread Roots and Be Indispensable
"WE DON'T tell upper management everything that the machine can do. If they knew, well… (nudge, nudge, wink, wink) then... -
From the Editor : Not Too Late to Change
WHILE ATTENDING the Digital Printing in Government & Higher Education Forum in Washington, D.C., a few weeks ago, I listened... -
What Makes an In-plant Successful?
"ARE THERE any studies that demonstrate the superiority of an in-plant as opposed to outsourcing printing?" That request was sent... -
Government Printers Meet in New Orleans
NEW ORLEANS' devastation at the hands of Hurricane Katrina was witnessed on TV screens worldwide. But seeing the aftermath first... -
The FM Challenge
FEW INDUSTRY discussions are as contentious as the debate about how a large company or organization should handle its printing...
More On In-Plant Justification
Public Sector In-Plants Get the Job Done
March 2, 2010Being “for profit” doesn’t equate to being “efficient.” It just means you can charge more than it costs you to operate....
Begin With an End in Mind
February 11, 2010You need to have a good idea about what you want your future to look like in order to chart a path to get there....
Raising the Performance Bar
February 4, 2010Here are some Standard Operating Procedures from a shop I visited recently: No one leaves for the day until the white board is cleared and...
What Goes Around Comes Around
January 18, 2010I just hung up from a conversation with an administrator at a major university in the Southwest. Background: This school closed its in-plant printing department—offset...
Customers Taking Control
January 6, 2010Customers want more control of the production process. Frank Romano (I think) coined the term “ransom note typesetting” not long after the first Macintosh came...
Rochester Hosts IPMA 2009 Conference
December 10, 2009
In June 2009, the In-Plant Printing and Mailing Association (IPMA) met in Rochester, NY, for a successful conference that drew more than 100 in-plant managers....
From the Editor : Not Too Late to Change
December 2009
WHILE ATTENDING the Digital Printing in Government & Higher Education Forum in Washington, D.C., a few weeks ago, I listened to Leslie Rutledge, manager of...
Keep It In or Send It Out?
December 2009
RECENTLY, I had the pleasure of meeting an exceptionally kind and open in-plant manager who works for a pharmaceutical company. I was told the shop...
Spread Roots and Be Indispensable
December 2009
"WE DON'T tell upper management everything that the machine can do. If they knew, well… (nudge, nudge, wink, wink) then there would be more work...
What Makes an In-plant Successful?
December 2009
"ARE THERE any studies that demonstrate the superiority of an in-plant as opposed to outsourcing printing?" That request was sent to one of the e-mail...
