Big Ten Printing and Copyright Conference

"You cannot automate everything at this point in time," Wise said. "We still want a human being to talk to them." That way, once the in-plant has the file, operators can suggest how to print the job most cost effectively.

Doing More With Less

I moderated a panel that offered ideas on doing more with shrinking budgets and staffs. Speaking first was Kelly Woodward, of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. She emphasized that understanding your true costs is essential to any in-plant. She showed the audience how to calculate a budgeted hourly rate.