Developing a Centralized Copier Management Program
Volume Tiers
Volume tiers, or volume bands, link the output speed of the device to a range of recommended average monthly volumes. Volume tiers are important because device output rate is one of the most important—and frequently overlooked—device criteria. As a rule, the price of a copier increases by 50 to 75 percent from one tier to the next, so placing a high capacity copier in a location with relatively low demand can dramatically increase the price per copy.
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.
