PRINT 13: In-plants in the Limelight
And for those "micro-managers" in the room, Sarantakos had an inspiring message: "People hate you," he revealed, to much amusement. So stop doing it, he said, and let people do their jobs without interference.
After a presentation by Konica Minolta's Jeffrey Collins on color integration, Lincoln, with the State of Colorado, relayed how merging print and mail a few years ago brought a 30 percent efficiency increase. He said he insists on top quality from his in-plant, which he admits has not traditionally been a focus in government.
Bob has served as editor of In-plant Impressions since October of 1994. Prior to that he served for three years as managing editor of Printing Impressions, a commercial printing publication. Mr. Neubauer is very active in the U.S. in-plant industry. He attends all the major in-plant conferences and has visited more than 180 in-plant operations around the world. He has given presentations to numerous in-plant groups in the U.S., Canada and Australia, including the Association of College and University Printers and the In-plant Printing and Mailing Association. He also coordinates the annual In-Print contest, co-sponsored by IPMA and In-plant Impressions.