The Competition Within
Why send jobs to the in-plant when a desktop printer or hallway copier can take care of them? That’s what many of your customers are thinking—and doing. It’s up to you to change their bad, wasteful habits. Here’s how some managers
Mike Chapman, Print Manager, Communication Services, Habitat for Humanity Intl., Americus, Ga.
Restrict Copy Quantities
Here are a couple of things we do to control the use of low-volume copiers:
1. To use one of the satellite copiers you need an access code. There is a posted copy limit of 50 copies per item. Any jobs that require more than 50 copies are to be taken to the Reprographics Department for processing. Monthly copy volumes and number of times used are monitored on the satellite copiers. If it appears a user is going over the copy limit, they are counseled twice. The third time they lose their satellite copier privileges and their access code is removed from the copier.
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