BYU Streamlines

This decrease in work volumes, combined with technology changes, has led to a drop in staff levels too. The in-plant now has four fewer positions than it had a year ago.

"When we lose someone to retirement, we seriously look at not replacing that person," Roylance notes.

Even so, BYU remains one of the country's largest in-plants. Ranking eighth on the IPG Top 50, it reports an annual budget of $12.7 million. The quality of its printing has earned it a number of In-Print awards over the years, and even a Best of Show in 1995. Preliminary results from In-Print 2005 show that BYU won seven awards, more than any other in-plant this year.