Hey Adobe! What About In-plants?
For example, in response the question about the kinds of features such a product should include, I mentioned two: the ability to turn the feature off on an organization-wide level and the ability to gather multiple quotes for orders before they are submitted to print.
The first is especially important for in-plants that operate within the boundaries of the public sector—federal, state and local government agencies and state-supported colleges and universities, for example. Such organizations often impose purchasing restrictions aimed at policy compliance, security/confidentiality and cost control issues. The ability to disable the Web-to-print feature globally would be important to ensure that public entities continue to meet their responsibilities.
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- 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.
