Forget Outsourcing GP's In-plant Succeeds Where FM Failed

The ordeal started back in the 1980s when an executive manager at Georgia-Pacific decided to follow the trend of the time and outsource the company's in-plant. The vendor set up shop in a rent-free space in Georgia-Pacific's facility.

The FM had promised to save the company money on printing, but departments quickly learned that, while the cost per copy may have been low, paper prices were high.