Color Wars

"Keep track of your company's outsourcing expenditures," advises Rollins. "Show them how much they're going to spend, and then show them how much they're going to save by bringing the work in-house. It's the perfect ammunition."

For many in-plants, though, money alone isn't the issue. Color, they say, isn't germane to their work. Furthermore, they say taking on color work would only raise production costs and waste valuable time.