Hey Adobe! What About In-plants?
The commercial printers and their associations are happy now that the Kinko’s monopoly is broken, and they have little or no reason to be concerned about our issues. In fact, the opposite may be true, since in-plants are often viewed as competitors by local commercial shops.
According to InfoTrends (2004), there are approximately 50,000 in-plant printing and/or copying facilities in the U.S. with revenues in excess of $15 billion. Still, we lack a common voice. Every in-plant manager in the country should be thinking of ways to let our voices be heard. It is imperative that we let Adobe know that we have concerns that differ from those of our private sector colleagues, and those concerns need to be heard.
- Companies:
- Adobe Systems
Ray Chambers, CGCM, MBA, has invested over 30 years managing and directing printing plants, copy centers, mail centers and award-winning document management facilities in higher education and government.
Most recently, Chambers served as vice president and chief information officer at Juniata College. Chambers is currently a doctoral candidate studying Higher Education Administration at the Pennsylvania State University (PSU). His research interests include outsourcing in higher education and its impact on support services in higher education and managing support services. He also consults (Chambers Management Group) with leaders in both the public and private sectors to help them understand and improve in-plant printing and document services operations.
