IPMA 2004 Education with a Dose of History

Other trends: 52 percent of in-plants are insourcing printing (similar to IPG's figure of 50 percent), and 33 percent offer variable data printing (compared to IPG's figure of 42 percent).

Corr advised in-plant managers to become "print czars" in their organizations, in charge of all printing and print buying, as well as the copiers and printers distributed throughout their organizations. In-plants should also oversee paper purchasing and mail, he recommended.