In-plant Purchasing Decisions in a Recession

Of the 601 respondents, 408 were from commercial printing companies and 193 were from in-plants. In-plant respondents were mainly management-level employees, with over 75 percent qualifying themselves as key decision makers. The organizations poled had a median in-plant operational size near 20 employees. The top three industries represented were educational institutions (37 percent), government and public sector employers (14 percent) and general manufacturers (13 percent). Overall, the median budget for in-plant printing related services was $300,000.